Mosharraf Karim


K M Mosharraf Hossain, known by his stage name Mosharraf Karim, is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. A prominent actor in Bangladesh, he has received multiple awards for his contribution to the Bangladeshi entertainment industry, including the Meril Prothom Alo Awards and national-level honors.

Background

Karim began working as a theatre artist in the late 1980s with Nattokendro, where he has continuously played lead roles in theatre productions for 16 years. He has collaborated several times with actor Chanchal Chowdhury.
In 1989, Karim participated in an audition initiated by Tariq Anam Khan, and out of 1400 participants, 25 were selected and given the opportunity to work in the theatre, including Karim. Then he joined the theater troupe "Nattokendro" and worked for 16 years continuously. After over a decade in theater, Karim debuted in television in 1999 with the single-episode TV play Atithi, directed by Ferdous Hasan and aired on Channel I. He has been a regular on the TV screen since February 2005. Towards the end of 2005, he changed his name from Mosharraf Hossain to Mosharraf Karim. According to him, the surname, Karim, was taken from his father's name.

Career

Theatre and Television

In 2004, Karim played two important roles in two different television works. One of those roles included the popular telefilm Kyarom, where he performed with co-artist Nusrat Imroz Tisha. Before starring in the play Kyarom, Mosharraf Karim played the central role in only one play. That was 'Hefaz Bhai' directed by Syed Awlad.
In 2009, Karim acted in his first film Third Person Singular Number, with co-artist Nusrat Imroz Tisha. He acted in his first drama serial 420 aired on Channel I. Anik was the main star. After this, he worked in the two drama serials, Vober Hat and Ghor Kutum.

Films

Mosharraf Karim made his film debut in Daruchini Dwip, directed by Tauquir Ahmed. He later starred in critically acclaimed films such as Television by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and Komola Rocket. Mosharraf Karim has ventured into playback singing with Fazlul Kabir Tuhin's film Bildakini. The song, Bhalo Bhalo Lage Na, was both written and composed by him. Besides providing vocals, he also appears on-screen performing the song in the movie.

Web Series

In recent years, he has gained popularity in digital media. His performance in the web series Mohanagar was widely praised, where he played the role of OC Harun.

Personal life

Karim married Robena Reza Jui on 7 October 2004.
Before starting his acting career, he was a renowned Bengali teacher at the Haque Coaching Centre in Malibagh.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2004JoyjatraFoni Moyra / Farid AliDebut Film
2006Rupkothar GolpoPickpocketerCameo appearance
2007Daruchini DwipAyon / Boltu
2009Third Person Singular NumberMunna
2011ProjapotiTarek
2012TelevisionMajnu
2014Jalal's StoryJalalWinner — Avanca Film Festival 2015 for Best Actor
2016OggatonamaForhad
2017HaldaaBolda
2018Komola RocketMofizul
2021DictionaryMakar Kanti ChatterjeeDebut Indian Film
2022MukhoshIbrahim Khaledi
2022DaagAlamgirWebfilm on Chorki
2024HubbaHubba ShyamalIndian Bengali Film
2025Ondhokarer GaanMukulWebfilm on Binge
2025BildakiniManik MajhiAlso Playback singer
2025Chokkor 302Inspector Moinul
2025InsaafShamsher

Web series

YearTitleRoleOTTDirectorNotes
2021MohanagarOC Harun Ur RashidHoichoiAshfaque Nipun
2022DriverDriver RafiqBioscopeIftakar Chowdhury
2022DourRuhul AminHoichoiRaihan Khan
2023Mohanagar 2OC Harun Ur RashidHoichoiAshfaque Nipun
2023MobaroknamaAdv. Mobarok BhuiyaanHoichoiGolam Sohrab Dodul
2025Bohemian GhoraAli AbbasHoichoiAmitabh Reza Chowdhury