Ahammed Fazle Rabbi (born 8 December 1980), known popularly as Afran Nisho, is a Bangladeshi actor, story writer, and playback singer. He won a Meril Prothom Alo Award for critics' choice Best TV Actor for his role in the TV drama Jog Biyog in 2016, and he wrote the story and singing debut for director Kajal Arefin Ome's TV drama Muthophone (2019). He also won Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Best TV Actor for his role in Punorjonmo (2021). He made his debut in film as a lead in Surongo (2023) directed by Raihan Rafi.
He won first time Bangladesh National Film Awards in the Best Film Actor category for his performance in the film Surongo (2023).
Personal life Nisho was born in Bhuapur, Tangail, Bangladesh, on 8 December 1980. He married Trisha in 2011, and they have one child.
Career Nisho began his career as a model in a television commercial in 2003. Nisho has worked in countless TV dramas, telefilms, and TV series and has done around 850+ TV works for countless TV channels. He has worked with celebrities such as Mehazabien Chowdhury, Tanjin Tisha, Aupee Karim, Ziaul Faruq Apurba, Tahsan Rahman Khan, Chanchal Chowdhury, Tasnia Farin, Nusrat Imrose Tisha, and many more. He has worked in countless adverts before entering in as an actor. TVCs such as AKTEL goon goon and pre-paid, Gazi Tyres etc.
In 2023, Nisho made his debut in the Bangladeshi film industry with Raihan Rafi's crime thriller Surongo, which received generally positive reviews and became a major commercial success at the box office. Following a brief hiatus, he reunited with Alpha-i, Chorki, and SVF in Shihab Shaheen's crime drama Daagi in 2025.
Filmography Films
YearFilmRoleNotes2023SurongoMasudDebut film2025DaagiMushfiqur Rahim "Nishan"Also singer of the "Daagi" title track TaandobMasudSpecial appearance2026Domm: Until The Last BreathShahjahan Islam NoorMasudPost-productionFilmingFilming
Web film YearFilmRoleNotes2018ChorFarukShort film on IflixBra-therRatul 2019Ditiyo KoishorRio ReiserReleased on Bioscope2020Mainkar ChipayPolice OfficerReleased on ZEE52022RedrumCID Officer Rashed ChowdharyReleased on ChorkiShon ShonShohagReleased on BingeShuklopokkhoRafsan HaqueReleased on Chorki2023Neel Joler KabboShawonReleased on iScreen
Web series
Year Title Role Director 2017Ami Cricketer Hote ChaiPappu "Bhai"YouTubeMabrur Rashid Bannah 2019 Beauty and The Bullet Rasel Bioscope Animesh Aich 2021 MorichikaSalam Sharif Chorki Shihab Shaheen 2022 Kaiser ADC Kaiser Chowdhury Hoichoi Tanim Noor Syndicate Adnan Chorki Shihab Shaheen 2023Sharey ShowloAshfaq RezaHoichoiYasir Al Haq2025AKAAbul Kalam Azad "AKA"Vicky Zahed
Awards and nominations Year Awards Category Work Results2017Meril-Prothom Alo AwardsBest TV Actor (critics' choice)Jog Biyog2019Meril-Prothom Alo AwardsBest TV Actor Buker Ba Pashe2020CJFB Performance Award Best TV Actor Sheshta Sundor2021 Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content Awards Best Actor in Negative Role (popular category) Morichika 2022Meril-Prothom Alo AwardsBest TV ActorPunorjonmo2023Blender's Choice-The Daily Star OTT & Digital Content AwardsBest OTT ActorRedrumBest OTT ActorKaiser2024Meril-Prothom Alo AwardsBest TV Actor (popular category)PunorjonmoMeril-Prothom Alo AwardsBest Actor (popular category)Surongo2025BIFA AwardsBest Film ActorDaagi2026Dhallywood Film and Music AwardsBest Film Actor (critics' choice)Bangladesh National Film Awards Best Film Actor SurongoMeril-Prothom Alo AwardsBest Film ActorDaagiBIFA AwardsBest OTT ActorAKABest Film Actor (popular category) Domm: Until The Last BreathMeril-Prothom Alo AwardsBest Film ActorDomm: Until The Last Breath
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