Don (actor)

Don was born on 7 August 1971 as Mohammad Ashraful Haque to Mohammad Nazmul Haque and Mosammat Moazzama Haque in Katnapara, Bogra. His father is deceased but his mother is currently living in US. Don is the youngest of ten siblings.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

After leaving Bogra city and coming to Dhaka, he auditioned in search of new faces for BFDC in 1991, but was failed. When he met director Sohanur Rahman Sohan, give him a chance in a film for the first time. Don made his on-screen debut in the Sohanur Rahman Sohan's Love. But his first release Sohan's another project Keyamot Theke Keyamot in 1993, which was also debut of popular actors Salman Shah and Moushumi.{{cite news |url=https://m.priyo.com/i/actor-don-returns-home-from-hospital-2017416 |script-title=bn:হাসপাতাল থেকে বাসায় ফিরলেন অভিনেতা ডন |work=Priyo.com |language=bn |access-date=30 December 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/entertainment/2014/11/19/44476 |script-title=bn:বড় পর্দার খলনায়করা... |work=Bangladesh Pratidin |language=bn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230064725/https://www.bd-pratidin.com/entertainment/2014/11/19/44476 |archive-date=30 December 2019 |url-status=live}} He got to know the late actor Salman Shah by acting in the film Keyamot Theke Keyamot. His list of hit films include E Jibon Tomar Amar, Bikkhov, Valobasa Mullo Koto, Tomake Chai, Phuler Moto Bou, Biyer Phul, Jibon Songsar, Valobasa Kare Koy, Moha Milon, Milon Hobe Koto Din, Matir Phul. He has acted more than 650 films in his career of more than two decades. Apart from films, he has also acted in several television dramas. He was also played as hero opposite actress Jona in the telefilm Koto Bhalobashi Tomake directed by Kaushik Hossain Taposh. Don also produced a film titled Ek Janomer Valabasha, apart from film. In 2023, he performed as an antagonist in Himel Ashraf's tragic romance Priyotoma co-starring Shakib Khan, which became the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all-time.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Along with acting, Don also formed the band group named Archive.{{Cite news |date=2016-01-23 |script-title=bn:ডন আসছেন গানের অ্যালবাম নিয়ে |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/entertainment/news/bd/459565.details |access-date=2023-07-29 |work=banglanews24.com |language=bn}} Involved in various social activities. From 2015 to 2016, he also served as the international affairs editor of the Bangladesh Film Artists Association.{{cite news |date=2015-01-31 |title=সভাপতি শাকিব খান অমিত হাসান সাধারণ সম্পাদক |url=https://www.jugantor.com/old/current-news/2015/01/31/213439 |access-date=2019-12-30 |work=Jugantor |language=bn}}{{cite news |date= |script-title=bn:সভাপতি শাকিব খান সাধারণ সম্পাদক অমিত হাসান |url=https://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-others/article/1502115822/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |access-date=2019-12-30 |work=Samakal |language=bn |archive-date=2018-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181115151049/http://samakal.com/todays-print-edition/tp-others/article/1502115822/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8 |url-status=dead}}{{cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ চলচ্চিত্র শিল্পী সমিতির সভাপতি হলেন শাকিব, সাধারণ সম্পাদক অমিত |url=https://m.priyo.com/i/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A3-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4 |access-date=2019-12-30 |work=Priyo.com |language=bn}}{{cite news |script-title=bn:ভোটকেন্দ্রে ডন, সঙ্গে নার্স |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/entertainment/news/bd/572272.details |access-date=2019-12-30 |work=banglanews24.com |language=bn}}

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