Yeasmin Jahan Tareen (born 26 July),[1] commonly known as Tareen Jahan, is a Bangladeshi actress, model and singer.[2] In 1987 or 1988, she stood first at the reality television competition program Notun Kuri for acting, dancing and storytelling divisions. Since then she started working on television as a child artist. She won Meril Prothom Alo Awards in 2006, 2007 and 2012.[3]

Tareen Jahan
তারিন জাহান
Jahan in 2018
Born
Yeasmin Jahan Tareen

26 July
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupations
Years active1988–present
Spouses
Sohel Arman
(m. 2001; div. 2001)
AwardsMeril Prothom Alo Awards

Early life edit

Jahan came first in the acting, dancing, and storytelling category in Bangladeshi talent hunt Notun Kuri in 1985.[4] She took classical music lessons from Hasan Ikram Ullah.[5] Seeing Jahan's interest and enthusiasm for dancing, her mother, Tahmina Begum, would send her daughter to Tapan Das Gupta to learn dancing at the age of three and a half years. She was the youngest among the five sisters.[6][7] She obtained a master's degree in social work from Lalmatia Women's College.[8]

Career edit

Acting edit

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 started her career as a lead actress in a Bangla drama named Kathalburi against Tauquir Ahmed, aired on ATN Bangla.[citation needed] Jahan has appeared in numerous television plays including Eishob Dinratri, Shongshoptok, Ful Baganer Sap, Kotha Chilo Onyorokom, U Turn, Maya, Harano Akash, Rajkonya, Shobuj Velvet and Ogni Bolaka. She also acted in many telefilms. She acted in two films – Pirit Ratan Pirit Jatan and Kajaler Dinratri.[9] As a child actress, she appeared first in the TV serial Eishob Dinratri in a lead role. In 1988, a TV serial based on the novel of Shahidullah Kaiser named Shongshoptok featured Jahan in a child role.

Jahan gave voice in two of the Indian-Bangla films for Priyanka Tribedi and Priyanka Bannerji. She also voiced Shabnur in one Bangla film. Jahan and her two sisters, Shameema Nahrin Jahan Tuhin and Nahin Kazi, owned a production house named Tana, made up of Ta from Tareen Jahan and Na from Nahin Kazi. Jahan is no longer involved with this production and owns a new production house named A New Tree Entertainment.[10]

Singing edit

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.[5] She dedicated a song titled "Amar Prothom Dekha Nayok" to her father. This song was penned by Julfikar Rasel and composed by Ibrar Tipu.[11] 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.[12] Jahan, along with her elder sister Tuhin, own a production company.

Personal life edit

Jahan was married to Sohel Arman, a son of filmmaker Amjad Hossain, for less than a year in 2001.[13]

Television appearances edit

Dramas and telefilms edit

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
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 [14] and won Meril Prothom Alo Awards in Best TV Actress (Critics) category
Kalantar
Nakful Niaz Mahbub
Pantho Sahriar
Produced by herself
Chhayabrita Tauquir Ahmed ATN Bangla TV serial
Kagojer Bari Arun Chowdhury ntv TV serial
Bono Chaltar Gaye Prasun Rahman
Mahfuz Ahmed
5-episode TV serial, aired on Eid-ul-Adha[15]
2013 Sopno Golu Jonak Pokar Moto Jakaria Soukhin
Chayonika Chowdhury
ATN Bangla TV serial, sang the title song[16]
Juary Giasuddin Selim
Chayonika Chowdhury
ATN Bangla Eid Special Telefilm, Produced by herself[17]
Shondhikkhon Pantho Shahriar
Niaz Mahbub
SA TV Eid Special Telefilm, Produced by herself
Death of Birthday Masum Reza
Awlad Hossain
ATN Bangla Eid Special Telefilm
Jotsna O Tar Jol Tauquir Ahmed
Arif Khan
Eid Special Telefilm
Brishti Chayonika Chowdhury Eid Special TV play
Rong Tulir Achor Saiful Islam Mannu
Chayonika Chowdhury
Eid Special TV play[1]
Grand Master Sahjahan Sourav
Dipankar Dipan
TV serial[18]
Hey Nistobdho Purnima Jamini Bipasha Hayat
Tauquir Ahmed
Eid special TV play[3]
Abonti Tomar Opekkhay MS Rana
Naim Imtiaz Niamul
Banglavision 3 episode drama, aired on Eid[19]
My Husband My Hero Sahjahan Sourav
Nuzhat Alvi Ahmed
Channel 9 [20]
2014 Golpoti Sotti Naim Imtiaz Niamul SA TV [21]
Onucched 71 Shanta Rahman ATN Bangla Independent Day special TV play[22]
Kalo Mokhmol Niaz Mahbub TV serial[23]
Mon Iraj Ahmed
Chayonika Chowdhury
Ekushey Television Telefilm, aired on Pahela Baishakh[24]
Bewarish Manush Tarikul Islam
Oporanno Sakhawat Hossain Manik ntv aired on Eid[25]
Sigmar Telephone Songlap Dilara Hashem
Ezaz Munna
Delishia Hotya Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Begum Momtaz Hossain
Bangladesh Television [26]

Television edit

Year Program Anchor Channel Notes
Sur Ar Anondo Tarin as host
2013 Gaane Alapone Tarin ntv as host, aired on Valentine's Day[27]

Filmography edit

Tarin acted in two films, Pirit Roton Pirit Joton and Kajoler Dinratri. Kajoler Dinratri was submitted for National Film Awards 2013.[26]

Year Film Notes
Pirit Roton Pirit Joton
2013 Kajoler Dinratri

Discography edit

Solo edit

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

Film Scores edit

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

Awards and nominations edit

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) Sobuj Velvet Won[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Masud, Mehedi (25 July 2013). তারিনের দিনরাত্রি [Tarin's Lifestyle]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Launched her debut album in August 2011". Dhaka Mirror. 4 August 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c ঈদে তারিনের নাটক ‘হে নিস্তব্ধ পূর্ণিমা যামিনি’ [Tarin's 'Hey Nistobdho Purnima Jamini' on Eid]. Bijoy Bangla24 (in Bengali). Dhaka. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. ^ Sun, Daily (2021). "Tareen in '1971 Shei Sob Din'". daily-sun. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  5. ^ a b "Tarin's different preparation…". Dhaka Mirror. 2011-08-04. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  6. ^ এই সময়ের তারিন. Samakal (in Bengali).
  7. ^ তারিন জাহান - প্রিয়.কম. priyo.com (in Bengali).
  8. ^ "Tareen honoured at her own college". The New Nation. 10 December 2019.
  9. ^ বদলে যাওয়া তারিন. Ekushey TV. 2018-07-21.
  10. ^ তারিন [Tarin]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  11. ^ বাবাকে তারিনের উপহার! [Tarin's gift to her Father]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-04-09. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  12. ^ Khan, Fahud (7 March 2013). নাটকের গানে কণ্ঠ দিলেন তারিন [Tarin rendered voice in Drama Track]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  13. ^ ঢালিউডে আলোচিত বিবাহ বিচ্ছেদ [Notable divorces in Dhallywood]. Channel i (in Bengali). 2016-06-05. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  14. ^ তারিনকে কাঁদালেন চম্পা [Champa cried Tarin]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2013-05-28. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  15. ^ শিক্ষামূলক নাটকে তারিন [Tarin in educational dramas]. Jaijaidin (in Bengali). Dhaka. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  16. ^ ধারাবাহিকের গানে কণ্ঠ দিলেন তারিন [Tarin lend voice for Drama serial]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Dhaka. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  17. ^ নাটক প্রযোজনা করছেন তারিন [Tarin produced Drama]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2013-04-08. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  18. ^ ধারাবাহিকমুখী তারিন [Tarin moved to Drama serials]. Jaijaidin (in Bengali). Dhaka. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  19. ^ মিলনের ‘অবন্তি তোমার অপেক্ষায়’ [Milon's 'Abonti Tomar Opekkhay']. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  20. ^ তারিনের ‘মাই হ্যাসবেন্ড মাই হিরো’ [Tarin's 'My Husband My Hero']. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  21. ^ দীর্ঘ আট বছর পর একসঙ্গে আফজাল-তারিন [Afzal-Tarin after long Eight years]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-01-02. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  22. ^ আবার শুরু [Again starts]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Dhaka. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  23. ^ ফুরিয়ে যাননি তারিন [Tarin hasn't finished]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  24. ^ পহেলা বৈশাখে অপূর্ব-তারিনের ‘মন’ [Apurba-Tarin's 'Mon' on Pahela Boishak]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-04-11. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  25. ^ বেছে বেছে নাটক করছেন তারিন! [Tarin working selective plays]. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-04-22. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  26. ^ a b তারিনের ‘ডেলেশিয়া হত্যা’ [Tarin's 'Delishia Hotya']. Priyo News (in Bengali). Dhaka. 2014-11-30. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  27. ^ আবার উপস্থাপনায় তারিন [Tarin again in anchoring]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 18 January 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

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