Don (actor)

Don
Born	Mohammad Ashraful Haque (1971-08-07) 7 August 1971 (age 53) Katnapara, Bogra, Rajshahi
Occupation	actor
Years active	1993–present
Notable work	Keyamot Theke Keyamot (1993) Swatta (2017)

Mohammad Ashraful Haque (better known by the stage name as Don, birth: 7 August 1971) ^[1] is a Bangladeshi film actor. He usually plays supporting character as an antagonist. He made his on-screen debut in the film Love (1991) directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan, but his first release was Keyamot Theke Keyamot in 1993, which was also directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan. Don has acted more than 650 films in his career of more than two decades. ^{[2] [3]} In 2023 he performed in Priyotoma , which is the highest grossing Bangladesh film of all-time.

Early life

Don was born on 7 August 1971 as Mohammad Ashraful Haque to Mohammad Nazmul Haque and Mosammat Moazzama Haque in Katnapara, Bogra. His father is deceased but his mother is currently living in US. Don is the youngest of ten siblings.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

After leaving Bogra city and coming to Dhaka, he auditioned in search of new faces for BFDC in 1991, but was failed. When he met director Sohanur Rahman Sohan, give him a chance in a film for the first time. Don made his on-screen debut in the Sohanur Rahman Sohan's Love. But his first release Sohan's another project Keyamot Theke Keyamot in 1993, which was also debut of popular actors Salman Shah and Moushumi. ^{[4] [5]} He got to know the late actor Salman Shah by acting in the film Keyamot Theke Keyamot. His list of hit films include E Jibon Tomar Amar, Bikkhov, Valobasa Mullo Koto, Tomake Chai, Phuler Moto Bou, Biyer Phul, Jibon Songsar, Valobasa Kare Koy, Moha Milon, Milon Hobe Koto Din, Matir Phul. He has acted more than 650 films in his career of more than two decades. Apart from films, he has also acted in several television dramas. He was also played as hero opposite actress Jona in the telefilm Koto Bhalobashi Tomake directed by Kaushik Hossain Taposh. Don also produced a film titled Ek Janomer Valabasha, apart from film. In 2023, he performed as an antagonist in Himel Ashraf's tragic romance Priyotoma co-starring Shakib Khan, which became the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all-time.^{[ citation needed ]}

Along with acting, Don also formed the band group named Archive. ^[6] Involved in various social activities. From 2015 to 2016, he also served as the international affairs editor of the Bangladesh Film Artists Association. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Filmography

As actor

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Films	Roles	Directors	Notes	Ref.
1991	Love	Sharif	Sohanur Rahman Sohan	On-screen debut
1993	Keyamot Theke Keyamot	Selim	Sohanur Rahman Sohan	Debut film
1994	Premjuddho	Gulzar	Jibon Rahman
1994	Tumi Amar		Jahirul Haque and Tamijuddin Rijvi
2015	Blackmail		Anonno Mamun
	Valobashar Golpo		Anonno Mamun
	The Story of Samara		Rikiya Masudo
2016	Rudra The Gangster		Sayem Zafar Imami
	Ostitto
	Ami Tomar Hote Chai		Anonno Mamun
2017	Swatta		Hashibur Reza Kallol
2018	Pagol Manush		M. M. Sarker
	Captain Khan	Tony	Wajed Ali Sumon
2019	Password		Malek Afsari
	Moner Moto Manush Pailam Na		Jakir Hossain Raju
	Valobasha Dot Com		Mohammad Aslam
	Amar Prem Amar Priya		Shamimul Islam Shamim		[11]
	Abbas	Jabbar Joaddar	Saif Chandan		[12]
2020	Shahenshah		Shamim Ahamed Roni
	Hridoy Jore		Rafiq Sikder
2022	Shaan		M Rahim
2023	Lal Shari	Bodi	Bandhan Biswas
	Priyotoma	Ranga	Himel Ashraf
	Jontrona		Arifur Jaman Arif		[13]
2024	Trap – The Untold Story		Din Islam		[14]
	Chhaya Brikkho †	TBA	Bandhan Biswas	Awaiting for release	[15]

Music video

Year	Title	Singer	Music	Co-casting	Ref.
2022	"O Babu Re"	Muna	Jahid Bashar Pankaj	Priya Onanna & Muna	[16]

References

1. Shant, Aminul Islam (18 January 2019). সালমানের জন্য কাঁদলেন ডন. Risingbd.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
2. মুয়াজ্জিন থেকে খল অভিনেতা ডন. Bangladesh Journal Online. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
3. ভিলেনদের পারিশ্রমিক : মে দিবস স্পেশাল. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 1 May 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
4. হাসপাতাল থেকে বাসায় ফিরলেন অভিনেতা ডন. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 December 2019.
5. বড় পর্দার খলনায়করা.... Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 30 December 2019.
6. ডন আসছেন গানের অ্যালবাম নিয়ে. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
7. "সভাপতি শাকিব খান অমিত হাসান সাধারণ সম্পাদক". Jugantor (in Bengali). 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
8. সভাপতি শাকিব খান সাধারণ সম্পাদক অমিত হাসান. Samakal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2018-11-15. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
9. বাংলাদেশ চলচ্চিত্র শিল্পী সমিতির সভাপতি হলেন শাকিব, সাধারণ সম্পাদক অমিত. Priyo.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
10. ভোটকেন্দ্রে ডন, সঙ্গে নার্স. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-12-30.
11. ভালোবাসা দিবস উপলক্ষে আসছে আরজু-পরীমনির সিনেমা. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2019-02-02. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
12. 'আব্বাস'-এর ফার্স্টলুক প্রকাশ. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2023-11-12.
13. "Ador, Sayma's 'Jontrona'". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
14. ২০ হলে অপু-জয়ের ট্র্যাপ. Sarabangla (in Bengali). 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
15. "Chhaya Brikkho got the clearance and released in November". www.deshrupantor.com.
16. O Babu Re | ও বাবু রে | Muna | Don | Priya Ononna | New Bangla Song 2022 | New Music Video 2022 , retrieved 2023-11-03

External links

• Don at IMDb
• Don at the Bangla Movie Database (in Bengali)