Abdul Aziz (filmmaker)

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Abdul Aziz
আব্দুল আজিজ
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Born
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Occupations
  • Film producer
  • Script writer
Years active2013– present
Employer Jaaz Multimedia
Children2
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]

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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

KeyDenotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmCastNotes
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
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)
Shikari Shakib Khan, Srabanti Chatterjee Remake of Tamil film Aadhavan (2009)
Niyoti Arifin Shuvoo, Falguni Rahman Jolly°
Rokto Pori Moni, Ziaul Roshan
Prem Ki Bujhini Om Subhashree Ganguly Remake of Telugu film 100% Love (2011)
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

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]

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