Arifin Shuvoo

Arifin Shuvoo (Bengali: আরিফিন শুভ; pronunciation : [ariˈfiːn ˈshuːbho]) is a Bangladeshi film actor and television personality. He is the recipient of several awards and nominations, including two Meril Prothom Alo Awards. He made his debut in 2007, appearing in television series Ha/Na before appearing in his first film Jaago - Dare To Dream in 2010. He made a debut into mainstream cinema with Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini in 2013. For his negative role in the film, he received a nomination for Best Actor at the Meril Prothom Alo Awards. He later went on to star in Bhalobasha Zindabad in 2013 and the romantic action film Agnee in 2014. In 2015, his performance in Chuye Dile Mon earned him his first Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Actor. He later starred in the film Musafir directed by Ashiqur Rahman in 2016.

Shuvo get married on February 16. His wife is Arpita Samaddar. Arpita Samaddar is a fashion designer from Kolkata who works for a multinational company in Dhaka.

2007–2009: Television

Before working in television, Shuvo worked in television commercials. He made his acting debut in 2007, with appearance in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's television series Ha/Na in 2007, where he had a recurring role. He also had a recurring role in the show Iz Equal Two in 2008.

He then starred in the television series Serious Ekta Kotha Ache alongside Mosharraf Karim. His performance was praised by critics. Another critically praised performance of his was in the show Lilaboti. He continued in television until 2009 before starring in his debut film Jaago - Dare To Dream.

2009–2013: Debut and breakthrough

Shuvo made his film debut in 2010 with Khijir Hayat Khan's sports drama film Jaago - Dare To Dream, starring alongside Ferdous Ahmed and Afsana Ara Bindu. He made his breakthrough by starring in Shafi Uddin's Purno Doirgho Prem Kahini where he played the antagonist. The film was a huge success commercially and his performance was highly praised by critics, earning him a Best Actor nomination at the Meril Prothom Alo Awards. He next starred in Debashish Biswas' Bhalobasha Zindabad alongside Airin Sultana.

2014–present: Critical acclaim

In 2014, Shuvo was first seen in Iftakar Chowdhury's action thriller Agnee, alongside Mahiya Mahi. He next started in MM Kamal Raj's Taarkata, which received mixed to negative reviews from critics and received a mixed reaction from the audience. The film was a commercial failure. His next project, Ashiqur Rahman's Kistimaat, co-starring Achol, where he plays the role of a cop, was a huge success at box office and was critically a success. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of 2014.

In 2015, he starred in Shihab Shaheen's romantic drama film Chuye Dile Mon, alongside Zakia Bari Momo. The film and his performance was highly appreciated by both critics and audience, earning Shuvo his first Meril Prothom Alo award for Best Actor He next went on to star in Uddin's Warning alongside Mahiya Mahi. The film was a moderate success commercially.

In 2016, Shuvo starred in Ashiqur Rahman's Musafir. He then starred in Ostitto which released in May 2016. He also starred in the Indo-Bangladeshi joint venture Niyoti, which was produced by Jaaz Multimedia and Eskay Movies.

In 2017, Shuvoo began the year with Premi o Premi and Dhat Teri Ki, both being produced by Jaaz Multimedia and co-starring Nusrat Faria Mazhar. Regarding the former, the film and Shuvoo's performance were critically acclaimed. Shuvoo also gave the voiceover for the first animated film of Bangladesh Detective. Later he acted in the film Dhaka Attack which was a huge blockbuster in the box office. The film was directed by "Dipankar Dipan". The film was the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of 2017 & still it is the 3rd highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time. And it is also the highest grossing Bangladeshi film worldwide.

In 2018, Shuvoo started the year with Valo Theko produced by 'Tiger Media' co-starring Tanha Tasnia Islam. Though the story of this film was good enough, Shuvoo received negative reviews from the critics for acting in this film. Next he started his new project Ahare co-starring Rituporna Sengupta which is completely an Indian Bengali film. His most recent work is in Shapludu, a political thriller directed by Golam Sohrab Dodul, where he portrayed the character of Arman. The movie was released on 27 September 2019. He has also signed a Police action thriller Mission Extreme.

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