Bappy Chowdhury

Bappy Chowdhury (born Bappy Kumar Saha; 6 December 1982) is a Bangladeshi actor who works in Dhallywood films. and his mother, Swapan Saha (d. 2024), was a housewife. Since his childhood, Chowdhury aspired to be an actor, inspired by Salman Shah and Nayok Raz Razzak. He studied journalism at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh, and joined NTV as an apprentice journalist in 2018.

Career Chowdhury made his acting debut in 2012 with Bhalobasar Rong, opposite Mahiya Mahi. The film was a major financial success. For his 2013 works—Onnorokom Bhalobasha, Prem Prem Paglaami and Tobou Bhalobashi—Chowdhury earned three Freelancer Rubel nominations in the Best Actor category. Two of his subsequent films, Lover Number One and Ajob Prem (both 2015), were remakes of Indian movies. In 2016, he starred with Bidya Sinha Saha Mim in two films: Sweetheart and Ami Tomar Hote Chai; the latter was a moderate success. The same year, he also featured in Apon Manush with Pori Moni and in One Way with Bobby. he ranks Sultan amongst the most memorable roles of his career. The thriller Dongiri (2019) saw him switch from romantic to action roles; the film proved popular with the audience. His other two releases of 2019 were critical and financial successes: Daag Hridoye and Paglami.

Chowdhury then collaborated with director Kazi Hayat on Joy Bangla (2023; co-starring Zahara Mitu). It was a highly anticipated release, based on Muntassir Mamoon's novel of the same name. Directed by Belal Sani, it stars Chowdhury opposite Falguni Rahman Jolly.

Upcoming projects In February 2022, New Age reported that Chowdhury is simultaneously working in eleven productions. His other upcoming films include Kustigir, which pairs him with Zahara Mitu. Shah Alam Shazu of The Daily Star describes Chowdhury as "one of the film industry's most sought-after names [who] created a craze around him[self] in a relatively short period of time." Most of Chowdhury's films have been commercially successful. In 2021, he and Shakib Khan jointly won a Best Actor award at the Dhallywood Film and Music ceremony.

On behalf of BRAC, Chowdhury visited the Rohingya refugee camps in 2018. He later described the visit as "one of the most eye-opening experiences of [his] life".

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Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Film Result 2013 Freelancer Rubel First Stage Nomination for Best Film Actor Onnorokom Bhalobasha Second Stage Nomination for Best Film Actor Prem Prem Paglaami Third Stage Nomination for Best Film Actor Tobou Bhalobashi 2021Dhallywood Film and Music AwardsBest Actor 202320th Tele Cine Awards KolkataSpecial