Shakib Khan

Shakib Khan (শাকিব খান), ; (born 28 March 1979), also known by the initialism SK, is a Bangladeshi actor, producer, businessman, occasional singer, film organiser, and media personality who works in Bengali films, both in Bangladesh and West Bengal.

He is widely regarded as one of the most popular and influential figures in Bengali cinema and is considered to be one of the most successful actors in the country's history.

In his career spanning about two decades, Khan has been the propeller of the contemporary film industry Dhallywood.

Currently he is the highest paid actor in Bangladesh.

Shakib Khan was born on 28 March 1979 as Masud Rana in Ragadhi, Muksudpur, Gopalganj, Bangladesh.

Khan's original residence is Maksudpur Upazila of Gopalganj district.

His father Abdur Rab was a government officer and his mother Nurjahan is a housewife.

The other members of his family are a sister and a brother.

He grew up as a teenager in Narayanganj district due to his father's job.

His father's job required the family to relocate frequently from one city to another during his school years.

In many interviews he said that he did not mind travelling and changing schools.

During his ninth grade, when he was residing with his family in Narayanganj, he became interested in martial arts.

After that he has done a course in martial arts.

In his childhood he dreamt to become a doctor or engineer.

He was a bright student and did brilliant results in Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSC) exams but discontinued his study after getting chance to act in films.

Following his debut in Sohanur Rahman Sohan's 1999 action romantic Ananta Bhalobasha, Khan did not lead to widespread fame.

Subsequently, Khan established himself as one of the most successful actors in Bengali cinema.

His other notable films are drama film Shuva (2006), where he played a village boy and earned him highly praised from critics, romantic film such Amar Praner Swami (2007) and Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghore (2009) earned him highest accolades, romantic-comedy Adorer Jamai (2011), action-romantic Don Number One (2012), political thriller Rajneeti (2017), which is highly considers the politics of Bangladesh and created controversy with Khan used a phone number in the film that eventually turned out to be that of a rickshaw driver.

That driver later sued him for $60,000 (£45,000) stating that the use of his number let millions to call to his number searching for Shakib Khan (See Controversy section for further details).

The Badiul Alam Khokon-directed Priya Amar Priya (2008) in which Khan played a college student with careless attitude, was a major commercial success in his career, which set several box office records.

It is the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of 2008 and also one of the highest grossing Bangladeshi films of all-time.

Also the highest-grossing film of Khan's career surpassing his 2008 blockbuster Priya Amar Priya.

Khan has earned numerous accolades in his long career, including four National Film Awards, eight Meril Prothom Alo Awards, three Bachsas Awards and five CJFB Performance Awards.

He won his first National Film Awards for Best Actor in 2010 for the film Bhalobaslei Ghor Bandha Jay Na, where he played as Surja Khan, an independent young man who studied law.

In 2011, he made his debut as a playback singer in the film of Moner Jala.

His second National Film Award for his portrayal of a boy who deeply love his mother and got separated from his mother when he was quite young in Shahin-Sumon duo's Khodar Pore Ma (2012).

In 2014, he made his debut as a producer with the film Hero: The Superstar and subsequently produced films like Password (2019), Bir (2020).

His worldwide success was tragic romance Priyotoma (2023), which broke several box-office records, thus re-establishing Khan's stardom.

The film has the fastest gross figure collection in the history of Bangladeshi Cinema and became the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time with gross collection.

He was noted for his performances in SA Haque Alik's romance film Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay (2015) and Hashibur Reza Kallol's romance drama film Swatta (2017) and also won third and fourth National Film Award respectively.

His Shikaris new look garnered him praised from the audience and critics and was declared as a blockbuster at the box office, and become the highest-grossing Bengali film of 2016.

His 2017 success is Swatta and Nabab.

Where Swatta won numerous accolades including five National Film Awards, six Bachsas Awards, two Meril-Prothom Alo Awards and earned him fourth National Film Awards for Best Actor and Nabab in which he played an intelligence agent from Bangladesh.

His energetic performance and re-emergence in the film was praised by both critics and audiences.

He has also been involved in a number of high-profile relationships, including with actresses Apu Biswas and Shobnom Bubly, after which being revealed, he faces nationwide criticism.

Romantic action films such Bhaijaan Elo Re (2018), Chalbaaz (2018) and supernatural-thiller Naqaab (2018) earned him worldwide recognition, political thriller Bir (2020) and legal drama Nabab LLB (2021), where he played an advocate and becoming the first Dhallywood film to released any OTT platform.

In 2019, Khan was paid-up BDT50 lakh for the film Nolok and become the highest-paid entertainers in the history of Bangladesh.

Khan is known for his versatility and ability to play a wide range of roles.

He has starred in romantic films, action films, comedies, and dramas.

He is also known for his dancing skills and has performed in several musical numbers in his films.