Abdul Aziz (filmmaker)

Abdul Aziz
আব্দুল আজিজ
Born	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupations	Film producer Script writer
Years active	2013– present
Employer	Jaaz Multimedia
Children	2
Awards	Moscow Film Festival Prize for Best Film

Abdul Aziz is a Bangladeshi film producer and script writer. He is the chairman of Jaaz Multimedia. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} He produced more than 40 films in Bangladesh and India. ^[5]

Aziz has been a fugitive since 2019, when the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department of the National Board of Revenue accused him of money laundering. ^{[6] [7]} Cases have also been filed against him for embezzlement. ^[8] He has reportedly been living in Canada or Malaysia. ^{[7] [9]} In the year of 2021, Jazz multimedia announced that, it would make 3 films which would cost more than 3.5 crores. ^[10]

Filmography

Producer

Key

†

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Cast	Notes
2013	PoraMon	Symon, Mahiya Mahi
2014	Agnee	Arifin Shuvoo, Mahiya Mahi
	Onek Sadher Moyna	Bappy Chowdhury, Mahiya Mahi	Remake of MoynaMoti (1969)
	Desha: The Leader	Shipan Mitra, Mahiya Mahi	It won four National Film Awards.
2015	Romeo vs Juliet	Ankush Hazra, Mahiya Mahi	Indo-Bangladesh joint production
	Agnee 2	Mahiya Mahi, Om
	Aashiqui	Ankush Hazra, Nusraat Faria Mazhar
2016	Angaar	Om, Falguni Rahman Jolly
	Hero 420	Om, Nusraat Faria Mazhar, Riya Sen	Remake of Telugu film Maska (2009), Indo-Bangladesh joint production
	Shikari	Shakib Khan, Srabanti Chatterjee	Remake of Tamil film Aadhavan (2009), Indo-Bangladesh joint production
	Niyoti	Arifin Shuvoo, Falguni Rahman Jolly	Indo-Bangladesh joint production
	Rokto	Pori Moni, Ziaul Roshan
	Prem Ki Bujhini	Om Subhashree Ganguly	Remake of Telugu film 100% Love (2011), Indo-Bangladesh joint production
2017	Premi O Premi	Arifin Shuvoo, Nusraat Faria Mazhar
	Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe	Falguni Rahman Jolly
	Dhat Teri Ki	Arifin Shuvoo, Nusraat Faria Mazhar, Ziaul Roshan, Farin Khan	Remake of Punjabi movie Carry On Jatta
	Nabab	Shakib Khan, Subhashree Ganguly	Indo-Bangladesh joint production

Controversy

Aziz has been a fugitive since 2019, when the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department of the National Board of Revenue accused him of money laundering. ^[11] During his rule, he threatened Dhallywood star Shakib Khan to kill. Shakib filed a case against five people including assistant director and Jaaz's then CEO Shish Monowar. ^[12] Shish Manwar, the then CEO of Jaaz Multimedia, has been arrested over a case filled for kidnapping one of its staff on 2014. ^[13]

References

1. "Abdul Aziz publicises alleged affair with Mahiya Mahi". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
2. "Another India-Bangladesh joint production film soon". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
3. "Peya pairs up with Soham". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
4. "Song as a Birthday Gift". The Daily Star. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
5. "'Masud Rana' on silver screen again after 44 years". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
6. "Authorities searching for absconding Jaaz Multimedia owner". Dhaka Tribune. 31 January 2019.
7. "Fugitive Abdul Aziz eyes on OTT platforms". Weekly Blitz. 27 July 2021.
8. "Absconding Aziz making 3 new films". The Business Standard. 8 March 2021.
9. "Money launderers living abroad in luxury". Daily Sun. 11 March 2020.
10. "Absconding Aziz making 3 new films". The Business Standard. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
11. "Jaaz Multimedia postpones release of 'Dohon' for 'Mr Bangladesh'". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
12. জাজ মাল্টিমিডিয়া যখন জাজ মাল্টিমিডিয়া ইন্ডিয়া লিমিটেড. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-02-07.
13. "Desha: The Leader hit the cinemas". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2017-07-26.

External links

Abdul Aziz at IMDb