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Afran Nisho
আফরান নিশো
Nisho in 2019
Born
Ahammed Fazle Rabbi

(1980-12-08) 8 December 1980 (age 45)
Bhuapur, Tangail, Bangladesh
EducationDhanmondi Government Boys' High School, Dhaka
Dhaka College
East West University, Dhaka
Occupations
  • Film Actor
  • television personality
  • story writer
  • playback singer
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Trisha
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(m. 2011)​
Children1

Ahammed Fazle Rabbi (born 8 December 1980), known popularly as Afran Nisho,[1] is a Bangladeshi actor, story writer, and playback singer. He won a Meril Prothom Alo Award for critics' choice Best TV Actor for his role in the TV drama Jog Biyog in 2016, and he wrote the story and singing debut for director Kajal Arefin Ome's TV drama Muthophone (2019).[2][3] He also won Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best TV Actor for his role in Punorjonmo (2021). He made his debut in film as a lead in Surongo (2023) directed by Raihan Rafi.[4]

He won first time Bangladesh National Film Awards in the Best Film Actor category for his performance in the film Surongo (2023).

Personal life

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Nisho was born in Bhuapur, Tangail, Bangladesh, on 8 December 1980.[5] He married Trisha in 2011, and they have one child.[6]

Career

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Nisho began his career as a model in a television commercial in 2003.[7] Nisho has worked in countless TV dramas, telefilms, and TV series and has done around 850+ TV works for countless TV channels. He has worked with celebrities such as Mehazabien Chowdhury, Tanjin Tisha, Aupee Karim, Ziaul Faruq Apurba, Tahsan Rahman Khan, Chanchal Chowdhury, Tasnia Farin, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, and many more. He has worked in countless adverts before entering in as an actor. TVCs such as AKTEL goon goon and pre-paid, Gazi Tyres etc.

In 2023, Nisho made his debut in the Bangladeshi film industry with Raihan Rafi's crime thriller Surongo,[8] which received generally positive reviews and became a major commercial success at the box office.[9] Following a brief hiatus, he reunited with Alpha-i, Chorki, and SVF in Shihab Shaheen's crime drama Daagi in 2025.[10]

Filmography

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Films

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2023 Surongo Masud Debut film [11]
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2025 Daagi Mushfiqur Rahim "Nishan" Also singer of the "Daagi" title track [13]
Taandob Masud Special appearance [14]
2026 Domm: Until The Last Breath Shahjahan Islam Noor [15]
Surongo 2 † Masud Post-production [16]
Pulsirat † TBA Filming [17]
TBA Untitled project with Raihan Rafi † TBA Announced [18]

Web film

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Year Film Role Notes Ref.
2018 Chor Faruk Short film on Iflix
Bra-ther Ratul
2019 Ditiyo Koishor Rio Reiser Released on Bioscope [19]
2020 Mainkar Chipay Police Officer Released on ZEE5 [20]
2022 Redrum CID Officer Rashed Chowdhary Released on Chorki [21]
Shon Shon Shohag Released on Binge [22]
Shuklopokkho Rafsan Haque Released on Chorki
2023 Neel Joler Kabbo Shawon Released on iScreen

Web series

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role OTT Director Ref.
2017 Ami Cricketer Hote Chai Pappu "Bhai" YouTube Mabrur Rashid Bannah
2019 Beauty and The Bullet Rasel Bioscope Animesh Aich
2021 Morichika Salam Sharif Chorki Shihab Shaheen [1]
2022 Kaiser ADC Kaiser Chowdhury Hoichoi Tanim Noor [23]
Syndicate Adnan Chorki Shihab Shaheen [24]
2023 Sharey Showlo Ashfaq Reza Hoichoi Yasir Al Haq [25]
2025 AKA Abul Kalam Azad "AKA" Vicky Zahed [26]

Awards and nominations

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Year Awards Category Work Results Ref.
2017 Meril-Prothom Alo Awards Best TV Actor (critics' choice) Jog Biyog Won [27]
2019 Meril-Prothom Alo Awards Best TV Actor Buker Ba Pashe Won [28]
2020 CJFB Performance Award Best TV Actor Sheshta Sundor Won [29]
2021 Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards Best Actor in Negative Role (popular category) Morichika Won [30]
2022 Meril-Prothom Alo Awards Best TV Actor Punorjonmo Won [31]
2023 Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards Best OTT Actor Redrum Won [32]
Best OTT Actor Kaiser Nominated [33]
2024 Meril-Prothom Alo Awards Best TV Actor (popular category) Punorjonmo Won [34]
Meril-Prothom Alo Awards Best Actor (popular category) Surongo Won [34]
2025 BIFA Awards Best Film Actor Daagi Won [35]
2026 Dhallywood Film and Music Awards Best Film Actor (critics' choice) Won [36]
Bangladesh National Film Awards Best Film Actor Surongo Won [37]
Meril-Prothom Alo Awards Best Film Actor Daagi Won [38]
BIFA Awards Best OTT Actor AKA Nominated [39]
Best Film Actor (popular category) Domm: Until The Last Breath Won [40]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Meril-Prothom Alo awards the best in TV and film". The Daily Star. 24 April 2017.
  2. ^ নির্মাতা কাজল আরেফিন অমির 'মুঠোফোনে' গাইলেন আফরান নিশো. notunshomoy.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ ঈদ নাটকের গল্পকার আফরান নিশো. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Meril-Prothom Alo Puroshkar-2016 conferred". Prothom Alo. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. ^ Nisho, Afran (24 April 2019). "What's in a name?". The Daily Star (Interview). Interviewed by Sadi Mohammad Shahnewaz. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Afran Nisho becomes dad". The New Nation. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Afran Nisho, Aparna new pair in TV serial". The New Nation. 10 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Afran Nisho to make film debut opposite Tama Mirza, announcement to come soon". The Daily Star. 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  9. ^ Ahsan, Sohel (11 January 2024). "How Priyotoma and Surongo broken Dhallywood's box office slumber". Business Standard. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ^ এত দিন নাকি অনেক খুঁজতেছিলা...অবশেষে মুখ খুললেন নিশো. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 8 December 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  11. ^ Shazu, Shah Alam (14 June 2023). "I am not a lazy actor: Afran Nisho". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  12. ^ "'Surongo' celebrates a star-studded muhurat". The Daily Star. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  13. ^ "'Daagi' wraps up filming, set for Eid release". The Daily Star. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  14. ^ শাকিবের তাণ্ডবে সিয়াম ও নিশোর বাজিমাৎ. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 8 June 2025.
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  16. ^ "'Surongo 2' announced officially, Afran Nisho returns as Masud | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  17. ^ "প্রথমবার সিনেমায় জুটি বাঁধছেন আফরান নিশো ও মেহজাবীন". Bangladesh Journal Online (in Bengali). Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Afran Nisho signs deal for two silver screen films". The Daily Star. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  19. ^ শিহাব শাহীনের ওয়েব ফিল্ম. Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Watch Mainkar Chipay Movie Online, Release Date, Trailer, Cast and Songs | Suspense and Thriller Film". Digit. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  21. ^ Samaddar, Ashley Shoptorshi (18 February 2022). "Exploring the intriguing characters of 'Redrum'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  22. ^ Shon Shon | Releases on 29 Sept | A Binge Original, 26 September 2022, retrieved 19 June 2023
  23. ^ Sur, Binita (4 July 2022). "Kaiser, Gaming-Addict Detective From Dhaka, Is Coming To Hoichoi On July 8". ABP News. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Afran Nisho's 'live video' drama to promote 'Syndicate'". The Daily Star. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  25. ^ "Hoichoi reveals first look of 'Sharey Showlo's' characters". The Business Standard. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Nabila to star opposite Nisho in upcoming web series". Daily Sun. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  27. ^ "Meril-Prothom Alo awards the best in TV and film". The Daily Star. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  28. ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (8 November 2019). "কেউ নিলেন রুদ্ধশ্বাসে, কেউ ভেজা চোখে". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 May 2026.
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  30. ^ "Full winners' list for Blender's Choice-The Daily Star Awards 2021". The Daily Star. 4 September 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  31. ^ 'মেরিল-প্রথম আলো পুরস্কার ২০২১' পেলেন যারা. Dhaka Times 24. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  32. ^ "Complete winners' list for Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT Awards 2022 | The Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  33. ^ "Blender's Choice-The Daily Star to celebrate the best of OTT". The Daily Star. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  34. ^ a b "'Mohanagar 2', 'Aam Kathaler Chhuti' dominate Meril-Prothom Alo Awards 2023". The Daily Star. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  35. ^ ৪৫ ক্যাটাগরীতে বাইফা অ্যাওয়ার্ড পেলেন দেশসেরা তারকারা. Amarbarta (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  36. ^ অনলাইন, চ্যানেল আই (10 January 2026). "শ্রেষ্ঠ ছবি 'উৎসব', আরো যাদের হাতে সেরার পুরস্কার". চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  37. ^ "National Film Awards 2023: 'Sataao' wins Best Film, Nisho Best Actor | Daily Star". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  38. ^ ডেস্ক, বিনোদন (25 April 2026). "কার হাতে কোন পুরস্কার". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
  39. ^ "BIFA Awards 2026 – Bangladesh Institute Of Film & Arts". Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  40. ^ অনলাইন, চ্যানেল আই (9 May 2026). "বাইফার মঞ্চে তারকাদের ঝলক, পুরস্কারে সেরা যারা". চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
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