Yeasmin Jahan Tareen (born 26 July),[1] commonly known as Tareen Jahan, is a Bangladeshi actress, model and singer.[2] She is mostly known for her acting career in the television dramas and telefilms.[3] In 1985, she stood first at the reality television competition program Notun Kuri for acting, dancing and storytelling divisions.[4] She won Meril Prothom Alo Awards three times for her roles in Kotha Chhilo Onnorokom (2006), Maya (2007) and Green Velvet (2012).[5]

Tareen Jahan
তারিন জাহান
Jahan in 2018
Born
Yeasmin Jahan Tareen

26 July
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
  • singer
Years active1988–present
Spouses
Sohel Arman
(m. 2001; div. 2001)
AwardsMeril Prothom Alo Awards

Early life

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Jahan was born to Mohammad Shahjahan (d. 2021) and Tahmina Jahan.[4][6] In 1985, Jahan stood first in the acting, dancing, and storytelling category in Bangladeshi talent hunt Notun Kuri.[7] She took classical music lessons from Hasan Ikram Ullah.[8] At the age of three, her mother would send her daughter to Tapan Das Gupta to learn dancing.[9][10] She obtained a master's degree in social work from Lalmatia Women's College.[11] She is the youngest among the five sisters including Nahin Kazi, a notable beautician and makeup artist.[12][6]

Career

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Jahan got her first major role as a child actor in the TV serial Ei Shob Din Ratri then she acted on the mega serial named Songsoptok, based on the novel by Shahidullah Kaiser, as a child artist in 1988. She acted in a film as a child actress in Kathal Burir Bagan (1988), directed by Badal Rahman.[3] As an adult, she acted mostly in numerous television plays and teleflims. Her notable works plays include Ful Baganer Sap, Kotha Chilo Onyorokom, U Turn, Maya, Harano Akash, Rajkonya, Shobuj Velvet and Ogni Bolaka, and also telefilms like Megher Arale Megh and Ilish.[13]

By 2013, Jahan acted in two films – Pirit Ratan Pirit Jatan and Kajaler Dinratri (2013).[4] She then acted in a Bangladesh Liberation War based film, 1971 Shei Shob Din (2023).[13] In April 2024, she debuted in Indian Bengali cinema, through the film Eta Amader Golpo, directed by Manasi Sinha.[14] Their second collaboration, 5 No Shopnomoy Lane, will be released in December 2024.[15]

Besides, Jahan voiced for Priyanka Upendra and Priyanka Banerjee in two Indian-Bangla films and also one film for Shabnur.[3] She owns a production house, A New Tree Entertainment Production.[3]

Singing

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Jahan released her first solo album, named Akash Debo Kake, in Eid ul Adha in 2011. There were ten tracks on the album, with four duet tracks where she sang with Raghab Chatterjee and Rupankar Bagchi of Kolkata and Ibrar Tipu and Tapan Chowdhury of Bangladesh. Joy Sarkar and Rupankar of Kolkata and Bappa Mazumder, Ibrar Tipu and Belal Khan were the composers of the album. All the tracks are based on different themes including mind, suffering, rain, hope, pain, sky, request, mother and others.[8] She dedicated a song titled "Amar Prothom Dekha Nayok" to her father. This song was penned by Julfikar Rasel and composed by Ibrar Tipu.[16] She also sang the title song of a drama named "Shopno Gulo Jonak Pokar Moto". This song was written by Arun Chowdhury and composed by Ibrar Tipu.[17]

Personal life

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Jahan was married to Sohel Arman, a son of filmmaker Amjad Hossain, for less than a year in 2001.[18]

Television appearances

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Dramas and telefilms

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Year Title Playwright & Director Aired on Notes & Source
1985-1986 Ei Shob Din Ratri Humayun Ahmed, Mostafizur Rahman Bangladesh Television drama serial, acted as a child artist
1988 Songsoptok Shahidullah Kaiser Bangladesh Television drama serial, acted as a child artist
Kathalburi debut as a lead actress
Fuler Bagane Saap acted first with Afzal
2006 Kotha Chhilo Onnorokom won Meril Prothom Alo Awards in Best TV Actress (Popular) category
U-Turn
2007 Maya won Meril Prothom Alo Awards in Best TV Actress (Popular) category
Harano Akash
Nupur
Bochhor Kuri Por
2011 Rajkonna produced by her Tana Production House
2012 Sobuj Velvet Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
Abu Raihan Jewel
ntv [19] and won Meril Prothom Alo Awards in Best TV Actress (Critics) category
Kalantar
Nakful Niaz Mahbub
Pantho Sahriar
Produced by herself
Chhayabrita Tauquir Ahmed ATN Bangla TV serial
Kagojer Bari Arun Chowdhury ntv TV serial
Bono Chaltar Gaye Prasun Rahman
Mahfuz Ahmed
5-episode TV serial, aired on Eid-ul-Adha[20]
2013 Sopno Golu Jonak Pokar Moto Jakaria Soukhin
Chayonika Chowdhury
ATN Bangla TV serial, sang the title song[21]
Juary Giasuddin Selim
Chayonika Chowdhury
ATN Bangla Eid Special Telefilm, Produced by herself[22]
Shondhikkhon Pantho Shahriar
Niaz Mahbub
SA TV Eid Special Telefilm, Produced by herself
Death of Birthday Masum Reza
Awlad Hossain
ATN Bangla Eid Special Telefilm
Jotsna O Tar Jol Tauquir Ahmed
Arif Khan
Eid Special Telefilm
Brishti Chayonika Chowdhury Eid Special TV play
Rong Tulir Achor Saiful Islam Mannu
Chayonika Chowdhury
Eid Special TV play[3]
Grand Master Sahjahan Sourav
Dipankar Dipan
TV serial[23]
Hey Nistobdho Purnima Jamini Bipasha Hayat
Tauquir Ahmed
Eid special TV play[5]
Abonti Tomar Opekkhay MS Rana
Naim Imtiaz Niamul
Banglavision 3 episode drama, aired on Eid[24]
My Husband My Hero Sahjahan Sourav
Nuzhat Alvi Ahmed
Channel 9 [25]
2014 Golpoti Sotti Naim Imtiaz Niamul SA TV [26]
Onucched 71 Shanta Rahman ATN Bangla Independent Day special TV play[27]
Kalo Mokhmol Niaz Mahbub TV serial[28]
Mon Iraj Ahmed
Chayonika Chowdhury
Ekushey Television Telefilm, aired on Pahela Baishakh[29]
Bewarish Manush Tarikul Islam
Oporanno Sakhawat Hossain Manik ntv aired on Eid[30]
Sigmar Telephone Songlap Dilara Hashem
Ezaz Munna
Delishia Hotya Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Begum Momtaz Hossain
Bangladesh Television [31]

Television

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Year Program Anchor Channel Notes
Sur Ar Anondo Tarin as host
2013 Gaane Alapone Tarin ntv as host, aired on Valentine's Day[32]

Filmography

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Tarin acted in two films, Pirit Roton Pirit Joton and Kajoler Dinratri. Kajoler Dinratri was submitted for National Film Awards 2013.[31]

Year Film Notes
Pirit Roton Pirit Joton
2013 Kajoler Dinratri

Discography

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Solo

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Year Album Notes
2012 Akash Debo Kake? 4 tracks of the album are duets, including one with Tapan Chowdhury

Film scores

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Year Film Notes
2013 Shopno Gulo Jonak Pokar Moto Serial drama directed by Chayanika Chowdhury.

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Title Category Drama Result
1982 Notun Kuri Acting, Dancing, Story Telling First
2006 Meril Prothom Alo Awards Best TV Actress (Popular) Kotha Chhilo Onnorokom Won
2007 Meril Prothom Alo Awards Best TV Actress (Popular) Maya Won
2012 Meril Prothom Alo Awards Best TV Actress (Critics) Green Velvet Won[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tareen will spend a busy birthday". The Daily Star. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  2. ^ "Launched her debut album in August 2011". Dhaka Mirror. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e তারিনের দিনরাত্রি [Tarin's daily life]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  4. ^ a b c বদলে যাওয়া তারিন [Evolved Tareen]. Ekushey TV. 2018-07-21.
  5. ^ a b c ঈদে তারিনের নাটক 'হে নিস্তব্ধ পূর্ণিমা যামিনি' [Tarin's 'Hey Nistobdho Purnima Jamini' on Eid]. Bijoy Bangla24 (in Bengali). Dhaka. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b বাবা হারালেন অভিনেত্রী তারিন. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  7. ^ "Tareen in '1971 Shei Sob Din'". Daily Sun. 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  8. ^ a b "Tarin's different preparation..." Dhaka Mirror. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  9. ^ তারিন জাহান - প্রিয়.কম. priyo.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-07-29.
  10. ^ এই সময়ের তারিন. Samakal (in Bengali).
  11. ^ "Tareen honoured at her own college". The New Nation. 10 December 2019.
  12. ^ সৌন্দর্যের ভুবনে নাহিন কাজী'র চার দশক. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 2021-06-18. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
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  14. ^ "Tareen to make Tollywood debut this month". The Daily Star. 2024-04-20. Retrieved 2024-04-21.
  15. ^ "Apurba debuts, Tareen returns to Tollywood this Christmas". The Daily Star. 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
  16. ^ বাবাকে তারিনের উপহার! [Tarin's gift to her Father]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  17. ^ Khan, Fahud (7 March 2013). নাটকের গানে কণ্ঠ দিলেন তারিন [Tarin rendered voice in Drama Track]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  18. ^ ঢালিউডে আলোচিত বিবাহ বিচ্ছেদ [Notable divorces in Dhallywood]. Channel i (in Bengali). 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  19. ^ তারিনকে কাঁদালেন চম্পা [Champa cried Tarin]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  20. ^ শিক্ষামূলক নাটকে তারিন [Tarin in educational dramas]. Jaijaidin (in Bengali). Dhaka. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  21. ^ ধারাবাহিকের গানে কণ্ঠ দিলেন তারিন [Tarin lend voice for Drama serial]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Dhaka. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  22. ^ নাটক প্রযোজনা করছেন তারিন [Tarin produced Drama]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  23. ^ ধারাবাহিকমুখী তারিন [Tarin moved to Drama serials]. Jaijaidin (in Bengali). Dhaka. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  24. ^ মিলনের 'অবন্তি তোমার অপেক্ষায়' [Milon's 'Abonti Tomar Opekkhay']. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  25. ^ তারিনের 'মাই হ্যাসবেন্ড মাই হিরো' [Tarin's 'My Husband My Hero']. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  26. ^ দীর্ঘ আট বছর পর একসঙ্গে আফজাল-তারিন [Afzal-Tarin after long Eight years]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  27. ^ আবার শুরু [Again starts]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Dhaka. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  28. ^ ফুরিয়ে যাননি তারিন [Tarin hasn't finished]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  29. ^ পহেলা বৈশাখে অপূর্ব-তারিনের 'মন' [Apurba-Tarin's 'Mon' on Pahela Boishak]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  30. ^ বেছে বেছে নাটক করছেন তারিন! [Tarin working selective plays]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  31. ^ a b তারিনের 'ডেলেশিয়া হত্যা' [Tarin's 'Delishia Hotya']. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-11-30. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  32. ^ আবার উপস্থাপনায় তারিন [Tarin again in anchoring]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
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