Abdul Aziz (filmmaker)
Abdul Aziz | |
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| আব্দুল আজিজ | |
.jpg) Aziz in 2018 | |
| Born | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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| Years active | 2013– present |
| Employer | Jaaz Multimedia |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Moscow Film Festival Prize for Best Film |
Abdul Aziz is a Bangladeshi film producer and script writer. He is the chairman of Jaaz Multimedia.[1][2][3][4] He produced more than 40 films in Bangladesh and India.[5]
Aziz has been a fugitive since 2019, when the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department of the National Board of Revenue accused him of money laundering.[6][7] Cases have also been filed against him for embezzlement.[8] He has reportedly been living in Canada or Malaysia.[7][9] In the year of 2021, Jazz multimedia announced that, it would make 3 films which would cost more than 3.5 crores.[10]
Filmography
Producer
| Key | † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Controversy
Aziz has been a fugitive since 2019, when the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Department of the National Board of Revenue accused him of money laundering.[11] During his rule, he threatened Dhallywood star Shakib Khan to kill. Shakib filed a case against five people including assistant director and Jaaz's then CEO Shish Monowar.[12] Shish Manwar, the then CEO of Jaaz Multimedia, has been arrested over a case filled for kidnapping one of its staff on 2014.[13]
References
- ↑ "Abdul Aziz publicises alleged affair with Mahiya Mahi". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ↑ "Another India-Bangladesh joint production film soon". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ↑ "Peya pairs up with Soham". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ↑ "Song as a Birthday Gift". The Daily Star. 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ↑ "'Masud Rana' on silver screen again after 44 years". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ↑ "Authorities searching for absconding Jaaz Multimedia owner". Dhaka Tribune. 31 January 2019.
- 1 2 "Fugitive Abdul Aziz eyes on OTT platforms". Weekly Blitz. 27 July 2021.
- ↑ "Absconding Aziz making 3 new films". The Business Standard. 8 March 2021.
- ↑ "Money launderers living abroad in luxury". Daily Sun. 11 March 2020.
- ↑ "Absconding Aziz making 3 new films". The Business Standard. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ↑ "Jaaz Multimedia postpones release of 'Dohon' for 'Mr Bangladesh'". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-10-31. Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ↑ জাজ মাল্টিমিডিয়া যখন জাজ মাল্টিমিডিয়া ইন্ডিয়া লিমিটেড. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2019-02-07.
- ↑ "Desha: The Leader hit the cinemas". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
External links
- Media related to Abdul Aziz (filmmaker) at Wikimedia Commons
- Abdul Aziz at IMDb