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{{Short description|Bangladeshi film actor, producer and politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ferdous Ahmed
| native_name =
| image = File:2019-04-05_Bangladesh_Cholochitra_Sangbadik_Samity_Film_Awards_presentation_Hasan_Mahmud_Bangladesh_Film_Archive_Dhaka_(PID-0039230)_(cropped).jpg
| caption = Ahmed in 2019
| office = [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|Member of Parliament]]
| constituency = [[Dhaka-10]]
| term_start = 29 January 2024
| term_end = 6 August 2024
| predecessor = [[Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin]]
| successor = [[Shaikh Rabiul Alam]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Tania Ferdous|2004}}
| children = 2
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|06|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Comilla]], Bangladesh
| occupation = Actor, producer and politician
| party = [[Bangladesh Awami League]]
| awards = [[Bangladesh National Film Awards]] (4 times)
| alma_mater = [[University of Dhaka]]<br />[[Adamjee Cantonment College]]
}}

'''Ferdous Ahmed''' (born 7 June 1972)<ref name=mp>{{Cite web |title=Ferdous Ahmed |url=https://www.parliament.gov.bd/member-profile/012018301/ferdous-ahmed |access-date=2024-01-10 |website=Bangladesh Parliament |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110165200/https://www.parliament.gov.bd/member-profile/012018301/ferdous-ahmed |archive-date=10 January 2024}}</ref> is a Bangladeshi film actor, producer,<ref name="birthday">{{cite news |author=Shah Alam Shazu |date=7 June 2017 |title=Happy Birthday Ferdous! |newspaper=The Daily Star |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/event/happy-birthday-ferdous-1416454 |access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=16 April 2019 |title=Who is Ferdous Ahmed? |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/ferdous-ahmed-bangladesh-actor-tmc-lok-sabha-elections-2019-5678511/ |access-date=13 May 2023 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> and politician.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ferdous gets perfect ten in debut electoral victory |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/336170/ferdous-gets-perfect-ten-in-debut-electoral |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=7 January 2024}}</ref> He served as an [[Member of Parliament (Bangladesh)|MP]] representing the [[Dhaka-10]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite news |script-title=bn:ঢাকা-১০ আসনে বিজয়ী হলেন ফেরদৌস |url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/673260/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A6-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8C%E0%A6%B8%C2%A0 |access-date=8 January 2024 |work=The Daily Ittefaq |language=bn}}</ref>

His work includes ''[[Hothat Brishti]]'' (1998), ''[[Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti]]'' (2003), ''[[Chandrokotha]]'' (2003), ''[[Nondito Noroke]]'' (2006), ''Amar Swapna Tumi'' (2005), ''[[Moner Manush]]'' (2010), and ''[[Guerrilla (2011 film)|Guerrilla]]'' (2011). He won the [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]] five times for his roles in the films ''[[Hothat Brishti]]'' (1998), ''[[Gangajatra]]'' (2009), ''[[Kusum Kusum Prem]]'' (2011), ''[[Ek Cup Cha]]'' (2014), and ''[[Putro (film)|Putro]]'' (2018).<ref name="nfa">{{cite web |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) |trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012) |url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২ |access-date=25 March 2019 |website=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation |publisher=Government of Bangladesh |language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=17 March 2013 |title=Guerrilla bags 10 National Film Awards |language=en |work=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/guerrilla-bags-10-national-film-awards |access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=25 February 2016 |title=29 artistes get Nat'l Film Award 2014 |language=en |work=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/29-artistes-get-natl-film-award-2014-682438 |access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=8 November 2019 |title=National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced |language=en |work=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/national-film-awards-2017-and-2018-announced-1824415 |access-date=14 November 2019}}</ref>

In November 2023, Ahmed was nominated as [[Awami League]]'s candidate for the [[Dhaka-10]] constituency, replacing the incumbent [[Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin]], in the [[2024 Bangladeshi general election|2024 Bangladeshi selection]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 November 2023 |title=Actor Ferdous gets AL ticket from Dhaka-10 |url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/yl7jpajdct |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Ferdous Ahmed has become one of the highest-paid actors in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 April 2019 |title=With four national awards, 200 movies, actor Ferdous popular in Bangladesh, Bengal |url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/with-four-national-awards-200-movies-actor-ferdous-popular-in-bangladesh-bengal/ |access-date=13 May 2023 |work=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Ahmed was introduced to the film industry by choreographer [[Amir Hossain Babu]].<ref name=break/> He debuted in the film ''Buker Vetor Agun''. But ''[[Hothat Brishti]]'' (1998), directed by [[Basu Chatterjee]], was Ahmed's first massive success.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hothat Brishti made me the Ferdous I am |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/hothat-brishti-made-me-the-ferdous-i-am-28269 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref> He won his first [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor]] for the lead role in the film.<ref name=nfa/> He then acted in two other Chatterjee films – ''Chupi Chupi'' (2001) and ''[[Tak Jhal Mishti]]'' (2002).

In 2002, he appeared in Azadi Hasanat Firoz's romance ''Sobar Upore Prem''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shobar Upore Prem |url=http://photo.bfa.gov.bd/product/shobar-upore-prem-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0-%e0%a6%89%e0%a6%aa%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%aa%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%ae-2/ |access-date=18 December 2023 |website=Bangladesh Film Archive |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2003, he performed in ''[[Chandrokotha]]'' and ''Kal Shokale''. He appeared in ''[[Bachelor (2004 film)|Bachelor]]'' (2004) and in ''Meher Nigar'' (the first film made from the writing of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam). In 2005, he performed in ''Rakkhushi''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-08-27 |script-title=bn:ঢাকায় নজরুল সাহিত্যের যত চলচ্চিত্র |url=https://www.bd-pratidin.com/entertainment-news/2025/08/27/1151462 |access-date=2025-09-02 |work=Bangladesh Pratidin |language=bn}}</ref> In 2006, Ahmed appeared in two films by Didarul Alam. The first was made from Humayun Ahmed's [[In Blissful Hell|novel]], ''[[In Blissful Hell#Adaptation|Nondito Noroke]]'', directed by Belal Ahmed.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ferdous to be honoured at Bangla Fest in Canada |url=http://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/225598/Ferdous-to-be-honoured-at-Bangla-Fest-in-Canada-/2017-05-11 |newspaper=Daily Sun |location=Dhaka |date=11 May 2017 |archive-date=5 April 2023 |access-date=8 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405094253/https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/225598/Ferdous-to-be-honoured-at-Bangla-Fest-in-Canada-/2017-05-11 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Ferdous Ahmed owns a film production company, ''Nuzhat Films'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Ferdous: Dedication and earnestness are prerequisites for making good films |url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/apr/12/ferdous-dedication-and-earnestness-are-prerequisites-making-good-films |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=11 November 2015}}</ref> the television production house ''CinemaScope'', and a wing of an event planning studio.<ref name=break>{{cite magazine |title=Breaking Cultural Barriers |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/05/01/cinema.htm |magazine=Star Weekend |date=6 May 2005 |access-date=19 October 2012 |archive-date=18 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618223909/http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2005/05/01/cinema.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> He produced his first film, ''[[Ek Cup Cha]]'' in 2014.<ref name=keeping>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/news/keeping-ferdous-1835302 |title=Keeping up with Ferdous |date=4 December 2019 |work=The Daily Star |language=en |access-date=4 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 August 2010 |title="I had no intention of being an actor" -- Ferdous |language=en |work=The Daily Star |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-150482 |access-date=17 April 2019}}</ref> which produced ''Postmaster 71''.<ref name=keeping/>

==Personal life==
Ferdous married Tania Ferdous, a pilot by profession, in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:অ্যাডিলেডে সপরিবারে ফেরদৌস |trans-title=Ferdous with family in Adelaide |url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/92881/ |newspaper=Prothom Alo |language=bn |access-date=10 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210095227/http://www.prothom-alo.com/entertainment/article/92881/ |archive-date=10 December 2014}}</ref><ref name=price/> Together they have two daughters, Nuzhat and Namira.<ref name=price>{{Cite news |last=Purohit |first=Devadeep |title=Bangladesh superstar Ferdous Ahmed is still paying the Lok Sabha poll price |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/bangladesh-superstar-ferdous-ahmed-is-still-paying-the-lok-sabha-poll-price/cid/1694783 |date=18 July 2018 |access-date=1 December 2023 |work=The Telegraph |language=en}}</ref>

==Controversy==
During the run-up to the [[2019 Indian general election]], Ahmed visited [[West Bengal]], India, and was campaigning for chief minister and [[All India Trinamool Congress]] chief [[Mamata Banerjee]]. The [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Indian Union Ministry of Home Affairs]] revoked his business visa in turn.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ahuja |first1=Namrata Biji |title=Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed in hot water after campaigning for TMC |url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2019/04/16/bangladeshi-actor-ferdous-ahmed-hot-water-after-campaigning-for-tmc.html |access-date=17 April 2019 |work=The Week |date=16 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

In September 2024, a series of [[WhatsApp]] messages from a group named "''Alo Ashbei''" circulated online.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 2024 |title=Shock and surprise grip entertainment arena after chats discovery |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/765421 |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=Daily Sun |language=en}}</ref> The group, reportedly initiated by Ahmed and former state minister [[Mohammad Ali Arafat]], included numerous pro-[[Awami League]] entertainers, politicians, and journalists.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Alo Ashbei WhatsApp group message leaked |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/tags/alo-ashbei-whatsapp-group-message-leaked |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref> The leaked chats exposed members discussing strategies against the [[2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement|student-led anti-discrimination protests]] that took place in July 2024, which called for reform in the government job quota system and later evolved into a [[Non-cooperation movement (2024)|broader movement]] against the [[Fifth Hasina ministry|Awami League government]] and then-Prime Minister [[Sheikh Hasina]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-03 |title='Throw hot water on protesters': 'Alo Ashbei' artistes' WhatsApp group under fire |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/throw-hot-water-protesters-alo-ashbei-artistes-whatsapp-group-under-fire-3693581 |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}</ref>

The messages revealed in the chats, which included violent and provocative language, sparked outrage among netizens and within the entertainment industry. For instance, actress [[Aruna Biswas]], another member of the group, suggested that they should "dump hot waters on the protesters", a comment she later clarified was misinterpreted.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-04 |title=Leaked conversation of artists speaking against student movement goes viral |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/leaked-conversation-artists-speaking-against-student-movement-goes-viral-933266 |access-date=2024-09-04 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{main|Ferdous Ahmed filmography}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|1383799}}

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Birjesh Kumar at 17:20, 7 March 2026