# Tareen Jahan

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

## Early life

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

## Career

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. 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.
By 2013, Jahan acted in two films – Pirit Ratan Pirit Jatan and Kajaler Dinratri (2013). She then acted in a Bangladesh Liberation War based film, 1971 Shei Shob Din (2023). In April 2024, she debuted in Indian Bengali cinema, through the film Eta Amader Golpo, directed by Manasi Sinha. Their second collaboration, 5 No Shopnomoy Lane, will be released in December 2024.
Besides, Jahan voiced for Priyanka Upendra and Priyanka Banerjee in two Indian-Bangla films and also one film for Shabnur. She owns a production house, A New Tree Entertainment Production.

### Singing

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. She dedicated a song titled "Amar Prothom Dekha Nayok" to her father. This song was penned by Julfikar Rasel and composed by Ibrar Tipu. 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.

## Personal life

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

## Television appearances
### Dramas and telefilms

| 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 |
| 2006 | 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 | and won Meril Prothom Alo Awards in Best TV Actress (Critics) category |
| 2012 | Kalantar | | | |
| 2012 | Nakful | Niaz Mahbub Pantho Sahriar | | Produced by herself |
| 2012 | Chhayabrita | Tauquir Ahmed | ATN Bangla | TV serial |
| 2012 | Kagojer Bari | Arun Chowdhury | ntv | TV serial |
| 2012 | Bono Chaltar Gaye | Prasun Rahman Mahfuz Ahmed | | 5-episode TV serial, aired on Eid-ul-Adha |
| 2013 | Sopno Golu Jonak Pokar Moto | Jakaria Soukhin Chayonika Chowdhury | ATN Bangla | TV serial, sang the title song |
| 2013 | Juary | Giasuddin Selim Chayonika Chowdhury | ATN Bangla | Eid Special Telefilm, Produced by herself |
| 2013 | Shondhikkhon | Pantho Shahriar Niaz Mahbub | SA TV | Eid Special Telefilm, Produced by herself |
| 2013 | Death of Birthday | Masum Reza Awlad Hossain | ATN Bangla | Eid Special Telefilm |
| 2013 | Jotsna O Tar Jol | Tauquir Ahmed Arif Khan | | Eid Special Telefilm |
| 2013 | Brishti | Chayonika Chowdhury | | Eid Special TV play |
| 2013 | Rong Tulir Achor | Saiful Islam Mannu Chayonika Chowdhury | | Eid Special TV play |
| 2013 | Grand Master | Sahjahan Sourav Dipankar Dipan | | TV serial |
| 2013 | Hey Nistobdho Purnima Jamini | Bipasha Hayat Tauquir Ahmed | | Eid special TV play |
| 2013 | Abonti Tomar Opekkhay | MS Rana Naim Imtiaz Niamul | Banglavision | 3 episode drama, aired on Eid |
| 2013 | My Husband My Hero | Sahjahan Sourav Nuzhat Alvi Ahmed | Channel 9 | |
| 2014 | Golpoti Sotti | Naim Imtiaz Niamul | SA TV | |
| 2014 | Onucched 71 | Shanta Rahman | ATN Bangla | Independent Day special TV play |
| 2014 | Kalo Mokhmol | Niaz Mahbub | | TV serial |
| 2014 | Mon | Iraj Ahmed Chayonika Chowdhury | Ekushey Television | Telefilm, aired on Pahela Baishakh |
| 2014 | Bewarish Manush | Tarikul Islam | | |
| 2014 | Oporanno | Sakhawat Hossain Manik | ntv | aired on Eid |
| 2014 | Sigmar Telephone Songlap | Dilara Hashem Ezaz Munna | | |
| 2014 | Delishia Hotya | Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain Begum Momtaz Hossain | Bangladesh Television | |

### Television

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

## Filmography

Tarin acted in two films, Pirit Roton Pirit Joton and Kajoler Dinratri. Kajoler Dinratri was submitted for National Film Awards 2013.
| Year | Film | Notes |
| | Pirit Roton Pirit Joton | |
| 2013 | Kajoler Dinratri | |

## Discography
### Solo

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

### Film scores

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

## Awards and nominations

| 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 |