Naresh Bhuiyan

Naresh Bhuiyan was born on 7 September 1951 in the present-day Chowmuhani area of Begumganj Upazila in Noakhali, Bangladesh. ^[2] His father's name is Debendra Kumar Bhuiyan, and his mother's name is Tulsi Bala Bhuiyan.^[3] He was enrolled in the Department of Economics at the University of Dhaka. From there, he earned his honors and master's degrees.^[4] He was addicted to drama since childhood. Later, he developed an interest in stage drama.

Bhuiyan first acted in the play Chokher Dukh in 1972.^[5] He then joined theatre acting. In 1989, he acted on stage in the play Saat Ghater Kanakari, directed by Momtazuddin Ahmed.

Bhuiyan's journalism career began in 1973 when he worked for Chitrali. He remained associated with Chitrali until 2005.

Bhuiyan came into the limelight in 1980, when he played the role of Andu Bhai in the BTV drama Matir Kole, produced by Musa Ahmed.

Bhuiyan acted in the play Mohor Ali, based on Rabeya Khatun's novel, in 1990. Khaled Khan played the role of Mohor Ali. Bhuiyan also garnered a lot of attention for playing the role of Mohor Ali's friend.

Bhuiyan's journey as a director began in 1998 with Bhalobasi Sudhayo Na Kare Bhalobasi. It was written by his wife, popular actress Shilpi Sharkar Apu. Even after that, he produced several other plays, including Dayita, Bhalobasa Chuye Gele, Kangkkito Prohor, and Bhull Lekhte Bhull Kario Na.

In the late 1980s, Bhuiyan served as the president of the Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association.

Bhuiyan served as the chief election commissioner for the Bangladesh Shilpi Sangha (Directors Guild) elections for 2025 to 2027.^[6][7]

Naresh Bhuiyan made his debut as a writer with the book Neeta Tomar Jonne.^[8] He then wrote two more books in 2018, Dipar Sarabela and Shudhui Tumi.

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Films

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Year	Film	Role	Director	Ref.
1977	Saheb Bibi Golam		Humayun Kabir	[9]
1979	Surja Dighal Bari	Sadek	Masihuddin Shaker, Sheikh Niamat Ali
1985	Suruj Mia		Kazal Arefin
2004	Lalon		Tanvir Mokammel
2005	Matritwa		Zahid Hossain
2009	Chana o Muktijuddho		Badal Rahman
2018	Alta Banu		Arun Chowdhury
	Swapnajaal		Giasuddin Selim
2019	Mayaboti		Arun Chowdhury
	Fagun Haway	Salesman	Tauquir Ahmed
2021	Chironjeeb Mujib		Nazrul Islam
	Sphulingo		Tauquir Ahmed
	Raat Jaga Phool		Mir Sabbir
2022	Operation Sundarbans	Akkas	Dipankar Dipon
	Daag		Sanjoy Somadder
	Payer Chap		Saiful Islam Mannu
2023	Uno Sir		Syed Shakil
	Pori		Mahmudur Rahman Heme
	Ekti Na Bola Golpo		Pankaj Palit
	Eti Chitra	Masuk's father	Raisul Islam Anik
2024	Poison		Sanjoy Somadder
	Shoroter Joba		Kusum Sikder	[10]
	Fatima	Prasad's Father	Dhrubo Hasan	[11]
2025	Rickshaw Girl	Selim	Amitabh Reza Chowdhury	[12]
	Borbaad	Nitu's paternal uncle	Mehedi Hassan Hridoy	[13]
	Utshob		Tanim Noor	[14]
TBA	Antorborti †	Abdur Rouf	S M Kayum

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Web series

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Year	Film	Role	Director	OTT
2021	Morichika	Rafique	Shihab Shaheen	Chorki
2023	Kabadi	Shafin's father	Rubayet Mahmud	Bioscope

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Short films

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Year	Films	Role	Director	Ref.
2016	The Red Note		Yash Rohan
2020	Coronakal	Emon's father	Goutam Koiri	[15]
2022	Ghore Fera	Ashok Mitra	Rafat Majumdar Rinku

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Television

• Matir Kole (1980)
• Mohor Ali (1990)
• Citing Master (2019)
• Shift (2020)
• Apnar Chele Ki Kore (2020)
• Ayna (2021)
• Troll (2021)
• Moner Bari (2021)
• Match Winner (2021)
• Baker Khoni (2021)
• Thikana Bodle Jay (2024)
• Sylheti vs Noakhali (2024)
• Faram-Gate (2024)
• Ki Mayai Jorale (2025)

Naresh Bhuiyan married actress Shilpi Sharkar Apu on 23 November 1983.^[4] They have three sons. Their eldest son Avimanyu Kishore Rupai is a marketing manager at PhillipCapital, Singapore.^[16] The second son, Yash Rohan, has already gained popularity as a young actor in Bengali dramas and films, and their younger son, Arjun.^[17][16]