| Tariq Anam Khan | |
| Native Name: | তারিক আনাম খান |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Date: | 10 May 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Satkhira, East Bengal, Pakistan |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Years Active: | 1981–present |
| Children: | Ariq Anam Khan |
| Awards: | Meril Prothom Alo Award |
Tariq Anam Khan (born May 10, 1953) is a Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and producer in theatre, television, and film. He was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor in Negative role for the film in 2014 and in 2019 for the film Abar Bosonto. He is the founding member and leader of prominent Bangladeshi theatre group, Natyakendra, where he holds the position of Principal Secretary.
Khan was a freedom fighter in the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971.[1]
Born in Satkhira, Khan is the eldest son of Fakhrul Anam Khan and Jahanara Khanam. He has three brothers and four sisters.[2]
Khan was involved in progressive cultural and political activities in Satkhira since before the Liberation War. At the beginning of 1971, he became directly active with the resistance movement. From April 1971, along with many others, he set up a camp at Bhomra border in Satkhira. Then he went to India and engaged himself in the Liberation War organization. He was responsible for recruiting the freedom fighters, taking them to the camp for training from Bashirhat town in West Bengal. At the same time, a cultural group was formed with a few other artists. They used to perform motivational songs and plays in different camps of Sector 9.
In 2018, he played as a missile specialist scientist in Ashiqur Rahman's action drama Super Hero, starring opposite Shakib Khan for the first time.[3]
Khan started his career as a theatre artist. He joined the Bangladeshi theatre group "Theatre" after his return from the National School of Drama. Later, he parted ways with Theatre due to some differences in opinion and founded "Natyakendra" on October 11, 1990 along with Jhuna Chowdhury, Tauqir Ahmed, and Nahid Ferdous Meghna. In 25 years, Natyakendra has staged 14 productions, 11 of which were directed by Khan. The group's first production Bichchu (adapted from Molière's That Scoundrel Scapin) is considered one of the iconic productions in Bangladesh theatre history. His directed plays have performed more than 500 shows in Bangladesh and abroad.
Khan started his career in marketing by founding the advertising firm Adshop in 1985.[4]
He was credited as the production supervisor of the Bangladesh unit of the 2015 Hollywood film .[5]
He started working as a marketing adviser of Akij Group in 2015.[6]
Khan has been acting in television plays for more than 30 years. He has acted in over 300 television plays telecast by all national and satellite television channels in Bangladesh. He gained popularity for his portrayal of a smuggler in the television series Tothapi (1994) directed by Zia Ansary, which was telecast on Bangladesh Television.
Khan has been married to actress Nima Rahman since 1985. Together they have a son, Ariq Anam Khan.[7]
| Year | Film | Director | Role | Co-artists | Notes |
| 1980 | Ghuddi | Syed Salahuddin Zaki | Tariq | ||
| 1981 | Lal Sobujer Pala | ||||
| 1985 | Suruj Miah | Kazal Arefin | Suruj Miah | Rozina, Suborna Mustafa, Raisul Islam Asad | |
| 1997 | Amar Ghor Amar Behesht | ||||
| 2004 | Joyjatra | Tauquir Ahmed | Torofdar | Mahfuz Ahmed, Azizul Hakim, Bipasha Hayat | Based on Liberation war |
| 2007 | Made In Bangladesh | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | DC Akhtar Uddin Khan | ||
| 2007 | Aha! | Enamul Karim Nirjhar | Mollik Saheb | Humayun Faridi, Fazlur Rahman Babu | |
| 2008 | The Last Thakur | Sadik Ahmed | Thakur | Ahmed Rubel, Tanveer Ahmed | |
| 2010 | Jaago – Dare to Dream | Khijir Hayat Khan | Coach Saffu | Ferdous Ahmed, Arifin Shuvoo | |
| 2012 | Ghetuputra Komola | Humayun Ahmed | Jomidar Chowdhury Hekmot Ali | Shameema Naznin, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Mamun | |
| 2014 | Jonakir Aalo | Khaled Mahmud Mithu | |||
| 2014 | Saikat Nasir | Hasan Haider | Mahiya Mahi, Shipon Mitra | Political thriller | |
| 2015 | Podmo Patar Jol | Tonmoy Tansen | Emon, Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Nima Rahman[8] | ||
| 2015 | Runout | Tonmoy Tansen | Shajal Noor, Mousumi Nag | ||
| 2016 | Good Morning London | Tania Ahmed | In post-production | ||
| 2017 | Peyarar Subash | Nurul Alam Atique | |||
| 2018 | Super Hero | K.M Khalil | Shakib Khan, Shobnom Bubly | ||
| 2019 | Shapludu | Golam Sohrab Dodul | Ahsanullah | ||
| Abar Boshonto | Anonno Mamun | Imran Chowdhury | |||
| 2021 | Makeup | Shahbaz Khan | Ziaul Roshan, Nipa Ahmed Realy | ||
| 2021 | Mridha Vs Mridha | Roni Bhowmik | Ashraful Mridha | Siam Ahmed, Nova | |
| 2023 | Mike | F. M. Shahin & Hasan Zafrul Bipul | |||
| Year | Title | Original script | Writer | Director | Actor | No. of shows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bichchu | That Scoundrel Scapin | Molière | Yes | Yes | 174 |
| 1992 | Tughlaq | Girish Karnad | Yes | Yes | 34 | |
| 1994 | Sukh | Marital Bliss | Abdel Monem Salim | Yes | 23 | |
| 1994 | Jera | The Interrogation | Farid Kamil | Yes | Yes | 23 |
| 1998 | Crucible | The Crucible | Arthur Miller | Yes | Yes | 13 |
| 2000 | Aroj Charitammrito | Masum Reza | Yes | 58 | ||
| 2003 | Protisoron | Tauquir Ahmed | Yes | 52 | ||
| 2004 | Projapati | The Matchmaker | Thornton Wilder | Yes | Yes | 50 |
| 2009 | Mrito Manusher Chhaya | John Gabriel Borkman | Henrik Ibsen | Yes | Yes | 3 |
| 2013 | Dui Je Chilo Ek Chakor | The Servant of Two Masters | Carlo Goldoni | Yes | 50 | |
| 2015 | Bonduk Juddho | The Trap | Alfred Farag | Yes | 29 | |
| 2015 | Gadhar Haat | The Donkey Market | Tawfiq al-Hakim | Yes | 29 | |
| Year | Title | OTT | Character | Co-Artist | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Beauty and the Bullet | Bioscope | |||||
| Indubala | Bioscope | ||||||
| Paanch Phoron | Hoichoi | ||||||
| 2020 | Ekattor | Hoichoi | Gul Mohammad | Tanim Noor | |||
| 2021 | Contract | Chanchal Chowdhury, Arifin Shuvoo, Rafiath Rashid Mithila, Zakia Bari Momo, Iresh Zaker, Aisha Khan, Shamol Mawla, Rawnak Hasan, Maznun Mizan, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Mahmud Sazzad, Somu Chowdhury | Tanim Noor and Krishnendu Chattopadhyay | a ZEE5 web series | |||
| 2021 | Koshtoneer | Hoichoi | Sabila Nur, Yash, Shamol Mawla | Ashfaq Nipun | |||
| 2023 | Buker Moddhye Agun | Hoichoi | Ziaul Faruq Apurba, Yash Rohan | Taneem Rahman Angshu |