Shakib Khan’s birthday today

Today is the 35th birthday of Bangla film superstar Shakib Khan.

He made his debut in Ananta Bhalobasha (1999), though it did not lead to widespread fame. After a few years, Khan established himself as one of the most successful actors in Bangladeshi film history.  

In his career, Khan has received various awards, including two National Film Awards for Best Actor, for Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na (2010) and Khodar Pore Ma (2012), and seven Meril Prothom Alo Awards.

Beside this career, Shakib also a producer. His first produced movie was Hero: The Superstar under his own banner SK films.

Shakib Khan was born in Narayanganj on March 28, 1983. His father Abdur Rab was a government officer and 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 had good results in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) exams.

Besides education, he also had an interest in dancing. He completed a dancing course under film choreographer Aziz Reza. In 1998 he went to Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) with his dance master Aziz Reza, a studio of Bangladeshi film industry at that time, 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. But Shakib Khan made his debut on the big screen with Ananta Bhalobasha (1999) directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan.

From 2011 to 2015 he was the president of the Film Artist Association and is engaged in various cultural activities.