Arifin Shuvo

Arifin Shuvoo
Arifin Shuvoo in 2017
Native name	আরিফিন শুভ
Born	Arifin Shuvoo Mymensingh, Bangladesh
Residence	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Actor, Television presenter, Model
Years active	2007– present
Notable work	Taarkata Chuye Dile Mon Musafir: Tale of Assassins Mrittupuri Niyoti
Spouse(s)	Arpita Samaddar (m. 2015)
Awards	Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Actor

Arifin Shuvoo (Bengali: আরিফিন শুভ; pronunciation : [ariˈfiːn ˈshuːvo]; is a Bangladeshi film actor and television personality. He is the recipient of several awards and nominations, including two Meril Prothom Alo Awards. Shuvoo made his debut in 2007, appearing in television series Ha/Na before appearing in his first film Jaago - Dare To Dream in 2010. He made a debut into mainstream cinema with Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini in 2013. His performance in the film was appreciated by both audiences and critics. For his negative role in the film, he received a nomination for Best Actor at the Meril Prothom Alo Awards. He later went on to star in Bhalobasha Zindabad in 2013 and the romantic action film Agnee in 2014. In 2015, his performance in Chuye Dile Mon earned him his first Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Actor.^[1] He later starred in the acclaimed him Musafir in 2016. He Is Now Bangladesh's 2nd Most Popular Actor After Shakib Khan

Personal life

Shuvoo is very protective about his personal life and philanthropic activities and likes to keep them private. He is married to fashion designer Arpita Samaddar from India. Shuvoo is very vocal about fitness and healthcare and avidly works out.^[2]

Career

2007–2009: Television

Before working in television, Shuvoo worked in television commercials. Shuvo made his acting debut in 2007, with appearance in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's television series Ha/Na in 2007, where he had a recurring role. He also had a recurring role in the show Iz Equal Two in 2008.^[3] He then starred in the television series Serious Ekta Kotha Ache alongside Mosharraf Karim. His performance was praised by critics. Another critically praised performance of his was in the show Lilaboti.^[4] Shuvoo continued in television until 2009 before starring in his debut film Jaago - Dare To Dream.

2009–2013: Debut and breakthrough

Shuvoo made his film debut in 2010 with Khijir Hayat Khan's sports drama film Jaago - Dare To Dream, starring alongside Ferdous Ahmed and Afsana Ara Bindu, and although the film was a commercial failure, Shuvoo's performance was appreciated by critics and audiences.

Shuvoo made his breakthrough by starring in Shafi Uddin's Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini where he played the antagonist. The film was a huge success commercially and his performance was highly praised by critics^[5], earning him a Best Actor nomination at the Meril Prothom Alo Awards.

Shuvo next starred in Debashish Biswas' Bhalobasha Zindabad alongside Airin Sultana, which was commercially successful and earned Shuvo appreciation from critics for his performance.^[6]

2014–present: Critical acclaim

In 2014, Arifin Shuvoo was first seen in Iftakar Chowdhury's action thriller Agnee, alongside Mahiya Mahi. The film was a huge success and later went to become the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of 2014. Also, Shuvoo's performance was acclaimed, especially from the audiences.^[7] He next started in MM Kamal Raj's Taarkata^[8], which received mixed to negative reviews from critics and received a mixed reaction from the audience. The film was a commercial failure. His next project, Ashiqur Rahman's Kistimaat, co-starring Achol, where he plays the role of a cop, was a huge success at box office and was critically a success. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of 2014.^[9]

In 2015, he starred in Shihab Shaheen's romantic drama film Chuye Dile Mon, alongside Zakia Bari Momo. The film and his performance was highly appreciated by both critics and audience, earning Shuvoo his first Meril Prothom Alo award for Best Actor^[1]. The film was a huge success commercially. The film received 3.5/5 from bioscopeblog and was given 8.8/10 rating on IMDB. The film was also a huge success abroad.^[3] He next went on to star in Uddin's Warning alongside Mahiya Mahi.^[10] The film was a moderate success commercially.

In 2016, Shuvoo starred in Ashiqur Rahman's Musafir.^[11] He then starred in Ostitto which released in May 2016.^[12] He also starred in the Indo-Bangladeshi joint venture Niyoti, which was produced by Jaaz Multimedia and Eskay Movies. Despite the film releasing in Kolkata before Bangladesh, the film had more success in Bangladesh than in Kolkata.^[13][14]

In 2017, Shuvoo began the year with Premi o Premi and Dhat Teri Ki, both being produced by Jaaz Multimedia and co-starring Nusrat Faria Mazhar.^[15] Regarding the former, the film and Shuvoo's performance were critically acclaimed.^[16] Shuvoo also gave the voiceover for the first animated film of Bangladesh Detective.

Filmography

Film

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Television

Playback

Other works

TV commercials

Awards and nominations

See also

• Cinema of Bangladesh
• Dhallywood
• List of Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of highest grossing Bangladeshi films
• List of Bangladeshi films
• Jaaz Multimedia
• Monsoon Films
• Tiger Media Limited
• Impress Telefilm Ltd.

References

Premi O Premi Title Track Singer Akash

External links

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• Arifin Shuvo on IMDb