Nayeem (actor)

Khawaja Naim Murad
খাজা নাইম মুরাদ
Born	(1970-05-08) May 8, 1970 (age 55)
Occupations	Actor producer director
Years active	1991–1997
Spouse	Shabnaz ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	2
Relatives	Khwaja Salimullah (great-grandfather) Dhaka Nawab family

Khawaja Naim Murad (born May 8, 1970), better known as Naim or Nayeem, is a Bangladeshi film actor, film producer, and television director. Naim made his acting debut alongside his wife, then-co-star film actress Sabreena Taniya Shabnaz Naim, popularly known as Shabnaz, in Ehtesham's Chandni (1991). ^[1]

Following his success, Naim starred in 8 consecutive box office hits: Dil, Sonia, Zid, Love, Anutopto, Shakkhat, and Takar Ohonkar, all of which starred actress Shabnaz, making them the generation's most sought-after duo, "Naim-Shabnaz". ^[2]

Family

Naim was born in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), on May 8, 1970, to Khawaja Murad and Asiya Panni Murad. Naim is the direct descendant of the Dhaka Nawab family. Naim's father was the grandson of Nawab Sir Khwaja Salimullah and son of Nawabzada Khawaja Hafizullah. On the other hand, Naim's mother is Mehedi Ali Khan Panni's daughter and the granddaughter of Haider Ali Khan Panni, brother of Wajed Ali Khan Panni (Chand Mia) of the Karatia Zaminder Family. Naim has one younger sister, Zeba Murad, who is a writer and photographer. Pop singer Sabah Tani is his maternal first cousin.

On October 5, 1994, Naim married his co-star actress Shabnaz in a traditional Muslim wedding ceremony after a two-year courtship. They have two daughtersL Nameera Naim and Mahdiyah Naim. ^{[3] [4]}

Early life

When asked about his childhood, Naim mentioned he was always surrounded by art and music. He began playing tabla at the age of five. He has fond memories of hearing his father play the flute as a child, which sparked his love in music. In his teenage years he learned to play the guitar from the famous late guitarist and vocalist Niloy and Sheikh Ishtiaque. At the age of 16 Naim appeared alongside his sister Zeba Murad in the BTV music video " Cholo na Jai chole," which was sung by Shubro Dev and Sabah Tani. Following his popularity of the music video, he appeared in television commercials for Bata shoes and Sunsilk shampoo.^{[ citation needed ]}

Filmography

Year	Films	Role	Notes	Ref.
1991	Chandni	Anwar "Anu"	Debut film; remake of Chakori	[5]
1992	Lorai	Nayeem		[6]
	Sonia	Nadim		[6]
	Chokhe Chokhe	Shahed		[7]
	Dil	Shaju		[6]
1993	Zid	Raja		[8]
	Love	Joy		[8]
	Anutopto	Ratan		[8]
	Shakkhat	Raisul Islam Rana		[8]
	Takar Ohonkar	Juwel Chowdhury		[8]
1994	Pul Ar Kata	Badshah		[9]
	Agun Jole	Selim	Debut in as producer	[10]
1995	Bisher Banshi	Selim		[11]
1997	Ghore Ghore Juddho	Nadim		[12] [13]
1998	Sukher Ashai	Palash		[14]
1999	Meyerao Mastan	Advocate Nasim		[15]
2009	Nil Achol	Himself	Cameo appearance	[16]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2005–2006	Kach Ghar	Tayeb Jahan Khan	TV Serial on Boishakhi TV; also as story writer, director and producer	[17]
2007	Prottaborton	—	Telefilm; as director and producer	[17]

References

1. "The red and green silver screen". 15th Anniversary Special. February 4, 2006.
2. তারকা দম্পতি নাঈম-শাবনাজের একত্রে ২৯ বছর | বিনোদন. Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-11-16.
3. Hasan, Shuvo (July 30, 2015). অভিনয় থেকে পরিচালনায় চিত্রনায়ক নাঈম. thedailylifenews (in Bengali).
4. Mainuddin, Ovi. চিত্রনায়ক নাঈমের দুই মেয়ের উদ্যোগ. Binodon Sarabela (in Bengali).
5. Shazu, Shah Alam (2025-03-21). আমাদের সময় অনেক প্রতিযোগিতা ছিল: চিত্রনায়ক নাঈম. The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
6. শুভ জন্মদিন 'চাঁদনী'র নায়ক. Risingbd.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-11-15.
7. চলচ্চিত্রে ফিরছেন শাবনাজ-নাঈম. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). July 30, 2015.
8. নাঈম-শাবনাজের সুখী দাম্পত্যের তিন দশক পার. Dhaka Times 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-11-15.
9. হঠাৎ হাসপাতালে চিত্রনায়ক নাঈম. MT News 24 (in Bengali). June 30, 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015.
10. আমি আর মা'তে নাঈম ও তাঁর মা. Saatdin.com (in Bengali).
11. Alam, Manjarul (2020-10-10). শাবনাজ এখনো নাঈমের 'ময়না'. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-11-15.
12. "ঘরে ঘরে যুদ্ধ – Bangladesh Film Archive" . Retrieved 2025-11-15.
13. Shazu, Shah Alam (2020-06-15). "Many happy returns to Shabana". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
14. শুভ জন্মদিন 'চাঁদনী'র নায়ক. risingbd.com (in Bengali). 2025-05-10. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
15. নাঈম-শাবনাজের 'চাঁদনী সন্ধ্যায়'. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-11-15.
16. "নাঈমের গল্প - বাংলা মুভি ডেটাবেজ" (in Bengali). Retrieved 2025-11-15.
17. নবাববাড়ি থেকে পাতরাইল: নাইমের রুপালি–যাত্রা. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2025-11-15.

External links

• Nayeem at IMDb