Taneem Rahman Angshu

Taneem Rahman Angshu is a National Award winning Bangladeshi Film Director, Screenwriter, Editor and CGI Artist who largely works in Bengali Films and TV productions. His first feature film Shopner Ghor (2018), was a horror film which had critical success. He won the Best Director (Bangladesh) for Shopner Ghor at 18^th Telecine Award in Kolkata. His second film No Dorai (2019), was a major commercial success and won six national awards at Bangladesh’s 33^rd National Film Award (2019) including the Best Director and Best Film Category. No Dorai also won FIPRESCI at 18^th Dhaka International Film Festival. Angshu also won Best Music Video Award in Channel-I Music Awards for two consecutive years, 2016 and 2017.

Taneem Rahman Angshu
তানিম রহমান অংশু
Angshu at the Bangladesh National Film Award
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Filmmaker
Years active	2003-Present
Spouse(s)	Farhana Chowdhury
Children	1
Awards	Bangladesh National Film Awards, Telecine Award, International Federation of Film Critics, Channel i Music Awards

Early Life

While completing his graduation from Bhuiyan Institute of technology (BIT) in computer science he went to complete his Professional Video editing course in IVAS. Ranking 1^st in the department Angshu was selected by a very renowned multimedia company back in 2001 named Visual Soft Ltd, currently known as Studio Click House. After completing graduation and two years of work experience, he and his colleagues formed a CGI Studio in 2003, working there as a part time video editor and CGI Artist. By 2004 he felt his knack for 2D animation. In that same year he joined a 2D Animation Company named LITHI as an Animator. In 2005 he appointed himself as the Department Head in Audio Visual at SW Multimedia Ltd and emerged his career as a Video Director. He first acquainted the title of a Company Director in 2010 at Excel Communications which was a multimedia production company. From 2012 to 2017 he finally founded two different Audio-Visual companies named Motion Rock Entertainment and Fox Unit Films and established himself as one of the prominent film makers in almost every sector of entertainment business.

Career

Taneem Rahman Angshu receiving National Film Awards 2020 in Best Director category

Taneem Rahman Angshu after receiving 2019 Telecine Awards

After simultaneously completing his graduation and 2 years work experience with organizations like UNDP and others, he made his directorial debut with a short film titled “Bhejaal” (2007) that had an official screening at Dhaka International Film festival. Later he started making various TV commercials and documentaries for leading NGOs and agencies in Bangladesh. He made his first feature-length motion picture for television titled “Spook” (2012) casting Bidya Sinha Mim, Anisur Rahman Milon and Azad Abul Kalam. "Spook" was a zombie apocalypse themed story for Channel 24. The film made a big impact, as it was first of its kind that also pioneered using advanced CGI in TV Shows in Bangladesh. His long running directorial projects also includes many record-breaking Music Videos. In between television films, Angshu reintroduced a new style of Music Video in Bangladesh that made him distinguished. This followed a number of successful award winning music videos which contributed a new strong platform in Music Video Industry in Bangladesh. Till date, most of the highest viewed Bangladeshi music video in various Youtube Channels is directed by Angshu.

Telefilms like “Ami Trina o Magic”(2012) with Nusrat Imrose Tisha and Abdur Noor Shajal, was well received by viewers. “Aalo” (2014) was his first acclaimed horror Telefilm starring Aupee Karim and Partha Barua. Telefilms like “Hothat Tomar Jonno”(2014) with Tahsan Khan, “Life and Fiona”(2014) with Arfan Nisho and Sharlin Farzana, “Dui Ongsher Shesh Ektai”(2014) with Mishu Sabbir, Tawsif Mahbub and Shabnam Faria are amongst notable project. “Air Bender”(2015) was his first multi starred telefilm with Ziaul Faruk Apurba, Tariq Anam Khan,Siam Ahmed, Mumtaheena Chowdhury Toya, Suzena Zafar and Sharlin Farzana. "Airbender" was the first Telefilm in Bangladesh that had been shot inside an actual 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 over 200 episodes for Gazi TV. Alongside numerous TV shows, Angshu directed 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 18^th Telecine Award in Kolkata. His most recent feature film “No Dorai” (2019), produced by Star Cineplex and starring Sunerah Binte Kamal and Sariful Razz. The story 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 Filmaker Tareque Masud. “No Dorai” is currently competing for the Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2020 (APSA) Brisbane, Australia. Aadi (2015) his first shot feature film is yet to be released.

Taneem Rahman Angshu with his Channel i Music Awards

Personal Life

Angshu is married to his wife Farhana Chowdhury, with whom he has a son. Angshu is the eldest among four brothers. His Father Anisur Rahman Tanu is a prominent Music Director and mother Abida Rahman Chowdhury is a homemaker and a lyricist. His immediate sibling Taskeen Rahman is an award winning Actor. Taneem Rahman Angshu is a practicing Muslim.

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

Filmography

LIST OF MUSIC VIDEOS DIRECTED

Year	Title	Artist
2009	BONDHO JANALA	SHIRONAMHIN
2009	CHITHI POUCHE JABE	SHIRONAMHIN
2012	MEGHO MILON	TANJIB SAROWAR
2013	ABAR HASHIMUKH	SHIRONAMHIN
2014	AHARE	MINAR RAHMAN
2015	HARIYE FELA BHALOBASHA	HABIB WAHID
2015	DIL AMAR	TANJIB SAROWAR
2015	PLEASE DON'T WALK AWAY	ADIT FT. BAMMY
2015	PAGLI SURIYA	LIZA
2015	AMI CHUYE DILEI	NANCY
2016	JHOOM	MINAR RAHMAN
2016	ASHO MAMA HEY	PRITOM HASAN
2016	LOCAL BUS	PRITOM HASAN
2016	MONER THIKANA	HABIB WAHID
2016	DUB SHATAR	NODI
2016	MON DORIYA	ADIT FT. PAPON AND DOLA
2016	URE JAI	ADIT FT. SHEHTAZ AND BAMMY
2016	TUMI MOY HOK SHOMOY	ADIT FT. SHUVOMITA
2016	TUMI ASHBA NAKI	SALMA
2017	TA JANINA	MINAR RAHMAN
2017	KI TOMAR NAAM	MINAR RAHMAN
2017	KI KORI	MINAR RAHMAN
2017	JADUKOR	PRITOM HASAN
2017	DHAKA DYNAMITES OFFICIAL THEME SONG	PRITOM HASAN
2017	BHAIRAL BHAI	PRITOM HASAN
2017	BEYAIN SHAAB	PRITOM HASAN
2017	RAJ KUMAR	PRITOM HASAN
2017	JHOR	HABIB WAHID
2017	GHUM	HABIB WAHID
2017	CHOLO NA	HABIB WAHID
2017	CHOBI	INDALO
2017	DEULIYA	TANJIB SARWAR
2017	EK SHOHOR BHALOBASHA	TANJIB SARWAR
2017	GHUM HOYE	ADIT FT. SHOEB
2017	KEU JANUK AR NAI JANUK	SUSMITA ANIS
2017	TOMAR AKASH	SUSMITA ANIS
2018	BARABARI	MINAR RAHMAN
2018	GIRL FRIEND ER BIYA	PRITOM HASAN
2018	TUMI BOLO	KAUSHIK HOSSAIN TAPOSH
2018	ABAR TUI	HABIB WAHID
2018	TOR NAMER ICCHERA	IMRAN MAHMUDUL
2018	AMAR E MON	IMRAN MAHMUDUL
2018	BOLE DAO	ADIT
2018	BAISHAKI PREM	KUMAR BISHWAJIT
2019	ANMONE	TAHSAN KHAN AND MALA
2020	MON POSH MANENA	TANJIB SARWAR

LIST OF FICTION DIRECTED

Year	Title	Actor and Actress	Type of Fiction
2012	SPOOK	AZAD ABUL KALAM BIDYA SINHA MIM ANISUR RAHMAN MILON TANJIR TUHIN	DRAMA
2012	AMI TRINA O MAGIC	ABDUN NOOR SHAJAL NUSRAT IMROSE TISHA	DRAMA
2012	FULLY BAKED, FULLY WISE, FULLY YOURSELF	NUSRAT IMROSE TISHA SHAFAYET MANSUR RANA MIR SHARIFUL KARIM SRABON	DRAMA
2013	IMPOSSIBLE FIVE	ARCHITA SPORSHIA ALLEN SHUVRO TAREEF RAHMAN PRIOTA IFTEKHAR IRESH ZAKER	TELE FILM
2014	AALO	APEE KARIM PARTHA BARUA TOMALIKA KORMOKAR	TELE FILM
2014	HOTHAT TOMAR JONNO	TAHSAN KHAN SHARLIN FARZANA	DRAMA
2014	DUI ANGSHER SESH EKTAI	TAWSIF MAHBUB SHABNAMFARIA MISHU SABBIR AZMERI ASHA KACHI KHANDOKAR	DRAMA
2014	LIFE AND FEONA	AFRAN NISHO SHARLIN FARZANA DIPANWITA MARTIN	TELE FILM
2015	TIME CLOUD	TASKEEN RAHMAN SHAILA SABI	DRAMA
2015	KOPA SHAMSU	ZAHID HASAN MOUSHUMI HAMID SWADIKA SHORNA TANZIA ZAMAN MITHILA PIYA BIPASHA	DRAMA
2015	4^TH NOTE	TASKEEN RAHMAN ZIAUL FARUK APURBA MUMTAHINA TOYA	SERIES DRAMA
2015	AIRBENDER	TARIQ ANAM KHAN ZIAUL FARUK APURBA SHARLIN FARZANA SIAM AHMED MUMTAHINA TOYA MISHU SABBIR SHEMOL MAWLA TAREEF RAHMAN SUZANA ZAFAR	TELE FILM
2015	FLIPPER	ZIAUL FARUQ  APURBA RAFIATH RASHID MITHILA	DRAMA
2015	POINT BLANK	ZIAUL FARUQ  APURBA SUZANA ZAFAR MUMTAHINA TOYA TAREEF RAHMAN DIGANTA HASAN	DRAMA
2016	APNAR ONUVUTI KI	ZIAUL FARUQ  APURBA SHARLIN FARZANA RONO MAZUMDER	DRAMA
2016	TOMAKE ALO VEBE	AFRAN NISHO NUSRAT IMROSE TISHA	DRAMA
2016	DUI ONGSHER SESH EKHANEI	TOWSIF MAHBUB SHABNAM FARIA MISHU SABBIR TOMALIKA KORMOKAR KEYA RAHMAN	TELE FILM
2016	ABESH	SALMAN MUKTADIR SAFA KABIR	DRAMA
2016	KO TE KAZI, KHO TE KHELA	TAHSAN KHAN URMILA SRABANTI KAR	DRAMA
2017	JOKHON BASHONTA	AFRAN NISHO SHARLIN FARZANA	DRAMA
2017	KE, KENO, KIVABE	SIAM AHMED NADIA AFRIN MIM KALYAN CORRAYA	DRAMA
2018	DORJAR OPASHE	APEE KARIM JOY RAAJ	DRAMA

FILMS

Year	Title	Actor and Actress	Release Date
2016	AADI	TASKEEN RAHMAN A B M SUMON SAILA SABI SHOTABDI WADUD TAREEF RAHMAN	TBA
2017-18	SHOPNER GHOR	ANISUR RAHMAN MILON ZAKIA BARI MAMO SHIMUL KHAN Q NAWSHABA AHMED	2018
2018-19	NO DORAI	SUNERAH BINTE KAMAL SHARIFUL RAZ SAYED BABU WASIM SITAR JOSEFIENE LINDEGAARD TOMMY HINDLEY	2019