Mahbub Alam Pollab (Bengali: মাহবুব আলম পল্লব), is a Bangladeshi-born South Korean actor and film director. He acted in several films in South Korea.[1][2][3] He became a South Korean citizen in 2011.[4]
Mahbub Alam Pollab | |
|---|---|
| মাহবুব আলম পল্লব | |
| Born | Mahbub Alam 17 February 1978 |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Other names | Mahbub Lee |
| Education | Government Tolaram College |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Film Director |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | Bandhobi |
Acting career
editMahbub Alam migrated from Bangladesh to South Korea in 1999 as a migrant worker. From 2002 He started making documentary on life of migrant workers. In 2005 Alam worked in a Korean short film called "Dream of Revenge". In 2009 he made his debut as a lead actor in film named "Where is Ronny"[5] In that same year he acted in a Korean Indie film named "Bandhobi" opposite of Baek Jin-hee. He played a role of Bangladeshi migrant worker named Karim. It received several awards including Best Film Award in 31st Festival of three Continents. He has also worked on several TV shows and advertisements.[6]
Filmography
edit- Where is Ronny...
- Bandhobi (2009)
- City of Crane
- Love in Korea(Documentary)
- Black Gull
- Son of a man
- Chinese Winter
- My friend and his wife
- Pained
- You Are My Vampire
- Cheo Yong
- Perfect Proposal
- Asura: The City of Madness
Awards and honours
editMahbub Alam received several awards including the president award of South Korea in 2012.
Popularity In Bangladesh
editThe Daily Prothom Alo first published an article about Alam's film "Bandhobi" in 2009. In 2014 he appeared in popular Bengali magazine show Ityadi. [7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "How Mahbub Alam from Bangladesh became a successful actor in South Korea". The Daily Star. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Bangladesh's Mahbub is now a hero in South Korea". Prothom Alo. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "কোরিয়ান সিনেমার সফল নায়ক প্রবাসী শ্রমিক মাহবুব". Bangla News24. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "당선자 절대다수가 男… 다양성 아쉬워" (in Korean). Seoul Shinmun. Retrieved 2024-11-17 – via Naver News.
- ^ Where Is Ronny... (2009) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-08
- ^ "Foreign actors shine in Korean films".
- ^ "Bangladesh's Mahbub gains recognition in South Korea". Dhaka Tribune. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
Mahbub Alam at IMDb
External links
edit- Official website
- Official website (in Korean)
- Bandhobi at IMDb
- Bandhobi at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)