Ahmed Rubel
{{Short description|Bangladeshi actor (1965–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{infobox person
| name = Ahmed Rubel
| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|bn|আহমেদ রুবেল}}}}
| native_name_lang = bn
| image = Ahmed rubel pic.jpg
| birth_name = Ahmed Reza Rubel
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1968|10|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chapainawabganj District, Rajshahi Division, East Pakistan, Pakistan
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|2|7|1968|10|05|df=y}}
| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = Tarana Halim{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/09/d508091403105.htm|title="Being marooned on an island would be a blessing in disguise." --Tarana|publisher=The Daily Star|date=9 August 2005|access-date=3 September 2015|archive-date=7 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207100630/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/08/09/d508091403105.htm|url-status=dead}}
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Ahmed Reza Rubel (5 October 1968–7 February 2024) was a Bangladeshi theatre, film and television actor. He started his career in Selim Al Deen's theatre group Dhaka Theatre. Later he concentrated on mainstream commercial cinema, starring in six feature films. Rubel then left the film industry to work in tele-dramas.
Life and career
Ahmed Rezaul Islam (Ruble/Rubel) started his career working for Dhaka Theatre, a theatre group of Selim Al Deen. Then he moved to act in commercial Bengali movies. He starred in the movie Aakhri Hamla and played in a negative role in his subsequent movie. He came back to theatre again to work in Bonopangshul, a theatrical drama. At this point he moved to television dramas by director Aatiqul Huq Chowdhury. His first appearance in television was Giyasuddin Selim's Swapnojatra. He followed in Humayun Ahmed's Eid drama Pushpo Kotha where he played the character Ghora Mojid. He came to limelight in Ekushey Television serial Pret, which was based on Muhammad Zafar Iqbal's novel by the same name and directed by Aahir Alam. Rubel continued working in television with Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and others.{{cite news
| last =Babu
| first =Kamruzzaman
| script-title =bn:একজন রুবেল
| work =Anondo, Prothom Alo
| pages =1
| language =Bengali
| publisher =Mahfuz Anam
| date =25 October 2007}}
Rubel also worked in Humayun Ahmed's Bangladesh Liberation War-related movie Shyamol Chhaya.{{Cite magazine |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/11/02/cover.htm |title=Eye on the Tube |magazine=Star Weekend Magazine |date=12 November 2004 |access-date=14 May 2018}}
Rubel died on 7 February 2024, at the age of 55, from cardiac arrest.{{cite news |title=Actor Ahmed Rubel passes away |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/entertainment/oj8r7lspky |access-date=7 February 2024 |publisher=Prothomalo |date=7 February 2024}}
Filmography
- Ke Oporadhi (1997)
- Meghla Akash (2001)
- Chandrokotha (2003)
- Bachelor (2004)
- Shyamol Chhaya (2004)
- The Last Thakur (2008)
- Guerrilla (2011)
- Jonakir Aalo (2014)
- Parapaar (2014)
- Poush Maser Pirit (2016)
- Alatchakra: Circle of Desire (2021)
- Laal Moroger Jhuti (2021)
- Chiranjeeb Mujib (2021)
- Peyarar Subash (2024)
= Web series =
- Noyon Rahasya-Feluda (2017)
- Bou Diaries (Spotlight) (2021)
- Kaiser (2022)
= Television appearances =
- Zindabahar (2022)
- Pret (2002)
Awards
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of awards and nominations | ||||
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Film ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Chandrokotha | 6th Meril Prothom Alo Awards | Best Film Actor, Critics Choice Awards | {{won}}{{cite news |title=Meril-Prothom Alo Award handed over |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/05/22/d40522012323.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=22 May 2004 |access-date=22 May 2018 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110220/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/05/22/d40522012323.htm |url-status=dead }} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1551630}}
{{Bengali theatre}}
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Category:Bangladeshi male film actors
Category:Bangladeshi male stage actors
Category:Bangladeshi male television actors