# Mosharraf Karim

K M Mosharraf Hossain (born 22 August 1971), known by his stage name Mosharraf Karim, is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. 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 Karimm. 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 (2007), directed by Tauquir Ahmed. He later starred in critically acclaimed films such as Television (2012) by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki and Komola Rocket (2018). 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 (2021) was widely praised, where he played the role of OC Harun.

## Personal life

Karim married Robena Reza Jui on 7 October 2004.

## Filmography

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 2004 | Joyjatra | Foni Moyra / Farid Ali | Tauquir Ahmed | Debut Film; Based on the liberation war of Bangladesh |
| 2006 | Rupkothar Golpo | Pickpocketer | Tauquir Ahmed | Cameo appearance |
| 2007 | Daruchini Dwip | Ayon / Boltu | Tauquir Ahmed | Based on Novel of Humayun Ahmed |
| 2009 | Third Person Singular Number | Munna | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | |
| 2011 | Projapoti | Tarek | Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Raz | |
| 2012 | Television | Majnu | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | |
| 2014 | Jalal's Story | Jalal | Abu Shahed Emon | Winner — Avanca Film Festival 2015 for Best Actor |
| 2016 | Oggatonama | Forhad | Tauquir Ahmed | |
| 2017 | Haldaa | Bolda | Tauquir Ahmed | Released in November 2017 |
| 2018 | Komola Rocket | Mofizul | Noor Imran Mithu | Based on two short stories Moulik and Saipras written by Shahaduz Zaman |
| 2021 | Dictionary | Makar Kanti Chatterjee | Bratya Basu | Indian Film; Based on the story, Baba Hoya and Swami Hoya, by Buddhadeb Guha |
| 2022 | Mukhosh | Ibrahim Khaledi | Efthakhar Suvo | Based on the novel of Page Number 44 by Iftekhar Shuvo |
| 2022 | Daag | Alamgir | Sanjoy Somadder | A Chorki Web film |
| 2024 | Hubba | Hubba Bimol | Bratya Basu | Indian Film |
| 2025 | Chokkor 302 | Investigator | Sharaf Ahmed Jibon | |
| 2025 | Bildakini | | Fazlul Tuhin | Also Playback singer |

### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | OTT | Director | Notes |
| 2021 | Mohanagar | OC Harun Ur Rashid | Hoichoi | Ashfaque Nipun | |
| 2022 | Driver | Driver Rafiq | Bioscope | Iftakar Chowdhury | |
| 2022 | Dour | Ruhul Amin | Hoichoi | Raihan Khan | |
| 2023 | Mohanagar 2 | OC Harun Ur Rashid | Hoichoi | Ashfaque Nipun | Season 2 |
| 2023 | Mobaroknama | Adv. Mobarok Bhuiyaan | Hoichoi | Golam Sohrab Dodul | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Director | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | Otithi | Ferdous Hasan | Servant | First television appearance |
| 2006 | Vober Hat | Salauddin Lavlu | Bhashan Kha | 106-episode TV series, ended in 2007 |
| 2008 | House Full | Redoan Rony and Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi | Ifti | 122-episode mega-series, ended in 2009 |
| 2008 | Aim in Life | Masud Sezan | | |
| 2009 | Sakin Sarisuri | Salahuddin Lavlu | Ruiton | 102-episode mega-serial, ended in 2010 |
| 2010 | FnF: Friends 'n' Family | Redoan Rony | Johir | 79-episode series, ended in 2011 |
| 2014 | Tita Mitha Modhuchandrima | Jubair Ibn Bakar | Shaina's husband | Eye-catching Shaina's motorcycle riding scene |
| 2015 | Ghum Babu | Shahid Un-Nabi | | 6-episode TV series aired on Channel 9 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Awards | Category | Film/Drama | Result |
| 2008 | Meril-Prothom Alo Awards | Best TV Actor (Critics Choice) | Deyal Almari | Won |
| 2009 | Meril-Prothom Alo Awards | Best TV Actor (Public Choice) | House Full | Won |
| 2011 | Meril-Prothom Alo Awards | Best TV Actor (Public Choice) | Chander Nijer Kono Alo Nei | Won |
| 2012 | Meril-Prothom Alo Awards | Best TV Actor (Critics Choice) | Jorda Jamal | Won |
| 2012 | Meril-Prothom Alo Awards | Best TV Actor (Public Choice) | Radio Chocolate | Nominated |
| 2013 | Meril-Prothom Alo Awards | Best TV Actor (Public Choice) | Sikandar Box Ekhon Birat Model | Won |
| 2013 | Meril-Prothom Alo Awards | Best TV Actor (Critics Choice) | Sei Rokom Cha-Khor | Won |
| 2014 | Meril-Prothom Alo Awards | Best TV Actor (Public Choice) | Sei Rokom Pan-Khor | Won |