Iftakar Chowdhury

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Iftakar Chowdhury
Native name	ইফতেখার চৌধুরী
Alma mater	College of Staten Island
Occupation	Film actor and director

Iftakar Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi-American film actor and director. He started his career as a director with Khoj: The Search. The film was released in 2010, and introduced new technologies in Dhallywood.^[1]

Early life and education

Chowdhury was born to a Bangladeshi parent but emigrated to the United States, settling in New York City. He completed his secondary education from La Guardia High School, later graduating from the College of Staten Island.^{[citation needed]}

Career

He started his career with Khoj: The Search, which did well at the box office.^[2] His second movie was Dehorokkhi, starring Anisur Rahman Milon, Kazi Maruf,^[3] and Bobby, which was released in 2013.^[4] It was a success at the box office.^[5][6]

His third film, Agnee, released on 14 February 2014, became an all-time blockbuster.^[7][8][9] He has finished Bizli, Bangladesh's first super hero film shot in Iceland, Thailand, India and Bangladesh. The film will release in 2018.

Filmography

As Director

Year	Film	Cast	Language	Notes
2010	Khoj: The Search	Ananta, Barsha, Bobby	Bengali	First Film
2013	Dehorokkhi	Kazi Maruf, Bobby, Milon	Bengali
2014	Agnee	Mahiya Mahi, Arifin Shuvoo	Bengali
	Rajotto[10][11][12]	Shakib Khan, Bobby	Bengali
2015	Action Jasmine[13]	Bobby, Symon Sadik	Bengali
	Agnee 2	Mahiya Mahi, Om	Bengali
2016	One Way	Bobby, Bappi, Milon	Bengali
	Nilima	Bobby , Sanj John	Bengali	Post-Production
2017	Bizli	Bobby, Raanveer	Bengali	Post-Production
2018	Malta	Vatsal Sheth, Bobby, Gulshan Grover	Bengali	Pre-Production

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As Actor

Year	Film	Role	Language	Notes
2010	Khoj: The Search	Anti Hero	Bengali
2013	Dehorokkhi	Guest Appearance	Bengali
2014	Agnee	Anti Hero	Bengali
2015	One Way	Side Villain	Bengali
2015	Action Jasmine	Director	Bengali