Shakib Khan

Shakib Khan (Bengali: শাকিব খান, born: 28 March 1979) is a Bangladeshi film actor. He made his debut in Annotho Bhalobasha (1999), though it did not lead to widespread fame. After a few years, Khan established himself as one of the most successful, and highest paid, actors in Bangladeshi film history. Throughout his career, Khan has received various awards, including two National Film Awards for Best Actor for Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na and Khodar Pore Ma, and seven Meril Prothom Alo Awards.

Early life

Shakib Khan was born in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. His father Abdur Rab was a government officer; his mother Nurjahan is a housewife. His father's job required the family to relocate frequently from one city to another during his school years. He was a brilliant student and had very good results in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) exams.

Besides education, he also had a keen interest in dancing. He completed a dancing course under film choreographer Aziz Reza. In 1998 he went to BFDC (Bangladesh Film Development Corporation), the only major studio of Bangladeshi film industry at that time, on a random visit, where he met a photographer who asked him to take part in a photo shoot. During the photo shoot, film director Abul Khair Bulbul noticed Shakib and offered him the leading role in his movie Shobaito Shukhi Hote Chai. Shakib accepted the offer. While filming Shobaito Shukhi Hote Chai, other directors noticed him and offered him roles.