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Taneem Rahman Angshu (born 14 July 1981) is a Bangladeshi filmmaker who works in the Bengali films and TV productions. His first feature film Shopner Ghor (2018), earned critical success. He won Best Director (Bangladesh) for Shopner Ghor at 18th Telecine Award in Kolkata, India. His second film, No Dorai (2019), was a major commercial success and won six awards at Bangladesh's 33rd National Film Award (2019), including Best Director and Best Film. ‘No Dorai’ also won FIPRESCI at 18th Dhaka International Film Festival. Angshu also won Best Music Video Award in Channel-I Music Awards for two consecutive years, 2016 and 2017.
Career
He made his directorial debut with a short film titled Bhejaal (2007) that had an official screening at Dhaka International Film festival. Later he made various television commercials and documentaries for NGOs and agencies in Bangladesh.
In 2012, Angshu released his first feature-length film, a zombie apocalypse horror film titled Spook for Channel 24. The cast of the film included Bidya Sinha Mim, Anisur Rahman Milon and Azad Abul Kalam. His other films include Ami Trina o Magic (2012), Aalo (2014), Hothat Tomar Jonno (2014), Life and Fiona (2014), and Ongsher Shesh Ektai (2014).
Angshu has also directed a number of music videos in Bangladesh.
His film Air Bender (2015) was the first television film in Bangladesh to be shot inside a real commercial aircraft. Followed by over 30 successful TV Dramas and Telefilms, he came up with his first mega TV series: The Daily Fright Night (2015), consisting of over 200 episodes for Gazi TV. Alongside numerous TV shows, Angshu directed a number of successful music videos like Aahare (2014) by Minar Rahman, Hariye Fela Bhalobasha (2015) by Habib Wahid, Jhoom (2016) by Minar Rahman, Local Bus (2016) by Pritom Hassan, Beiaainshaab (2016) by Pritom Hassan, Moner Thikana (2016) by Habib Wahid, Jadukor (2017) by Pritom Hassan, Ta Jani Na (2017) by Minar Rahman, Ghum (2017) by Habib Wahid, Cholo Na (2018) by Habib Wahid, Amar E Mon (2018) by Imran Mahmudul, Girlfriend Er Biya (2018) by Pritom Hasan and Protic Hasan are amongst many other hits. Angshu consecutively received two Channel-I Music Awards for best music video for Hariye Fela Bhalobasha and Jhoom respectively for the year 2016 and 2017.
Angshu's first directorial released feature film Shopner Ghor (2018) starring Zakia Bari Mamo and Anisur Rahman Milon is a classic horror film which brought him an award at the 18th Telecine Award in Kolkata, India. His most recent feature film No Dorai (2019), produced by Star Cineplex and starring Sunerah Binte Kamal and Sariful Razz. The story was inspired by a champion female surfer from Cox's Bazar. The film won 6 National Awards in 2020, including Best Film and Best Director. Angshu has also received FIPRESCI award at 18th Dhaka International Film Festival. Angshu is the second Bangladeshi director to win this award after renowned filmmaker Tareque Masud. No Dorai is selected for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2020 (APSA) Brisbane, Australia. Aadi (2015) his first shot feature film is yet to be released.
Filmography
= Feature films
== Television
== Web series
== Music videos
=Awards and honors
Channel-I Music Awards in Best Music Video category – 2016
Channel-I Music Awards in Best Music Video category – 2017
18th Telecine Award – 2018
National Film Award – 2020
FIPRESCI Award – 2020