Shahiduzzaman Selim

Shahiduzzaman Selim is a Bangladeshi theatre, television and film actor. Known as one of the finest actors in Bangladesh, he won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for his performance in the film Chorabali. He is currently the president of Actors' Equity Bangladesh.

Early life

Selim studied in Tangail Bindubashini Government High School up to class two. Then he came to Dhaka and passed SSC examination from Motijheel Ideal School. He was then admitted into the department of economics of Jahangirnagar University. He joined Dhaka Theatre in 1983 while he was a university student.

Career

In 1989, Selim started his acting career in television through his roles in the drama Jonaki Jwoley. He made four digital films titled Mixed Culture, Ekjon Ajmal Hossain, Abinashi Shabdorashi and Chicago Hridoy in 2008, jointly produced by Chicago Bioscope and Dream Factory and shooting of these film were in the United States. Ekjon Ajmal Hossain participated in the Independent Film Festival in the US. He directed DB, a detective TV drama serial in 2012, and Ek Jhak Mrito Jonaki in 2015. Selim has also made two tele-dramas titled Somoy Osomoy and Fera Ar Na Ferar Majhe. He attended North American Film Festivals where his acted film Bapjaner Bio-scope were shown. Selim is also the caller of "Jahangirnagar University Media Society". In late 2020, he collaborated with Shakib Khan for the first time in Anonno Mamun's legal drama Nabab LLB, where he played as a corrupt advocate fought for antagonist. In the beginning of 2023, he performed as a Home Minister in the Topu Khan's political drama Leader: Amie Bangladesh, which was a commercial hit at box office and become one of highest grossing film of the year. In the middle of that year, he also performed as an antagonist in Himel Ashraf's tragic romance Priyotoma.

Television appearances

TV programs

"Amar Ami" on Banglavision in 2012

Directed theatre dramas

Ponchonari Akkhyan written by Harun Rashid

Web series

Year	Title	OTT	Character	Co-Artist	Director	Notes
2017	Feluda Golokdam Rahasya	Bioscope		Parambrata Chatterjee, Rawnak Hasan, Ahsan Habib Nasim, Riddhi Sen
2018	Indubala			Popy, ABM Sumon, Achol, Tariq Anam Khan	Anonno Mamun
2019	Beauty and the Bullet	Bioscope		Afran Nisho, Tahsan, Emon, Momo, Mim, Mim Mantasha, Tariq Anam Khan, Suborna Mustafa, Shahed Ali	Animesh Aich	Bioscope Original Web Series
2020	Kuasha			ABM Sumon, Tisha	Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz
2020	August 14	Binge	Rafiqul Islam	Tasnuva Tisha, Monira Mithu, Shatabdi Wadud, Sayed Zaman Shawon, Abu Hurayra Tanvir	Shihab Shaheen	Binge Original Web Series
2021	E Emon Porichoy	ZEE5		Rosey Siddiqui, Shamol Mawla, Aisha Khan Tahiya	Nazrul Islam Raju	A ZEE5 Web Series
2021	Middle Class Din Ratri		Narrator	Rosey Siddiqui, Allen Shuvro, Prottoy Heron	Sheikh Nazmul Huda Emon

Personal life

Selim is married to actress Rosey Siddique. Together they have two daughters. In his early years he used to work for Reneta Pharmaceuticals Ltd. He studied in Jahangirnagar University in economics department.