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

YearTitlePlaywright & DirectorAired onNotes & Source
1985-1986Ei Shob Din RatriHumayun Ahmed, Mostafizur RahmanBangladesh Televisiondrama serial, acted as a child artist
1988SongsoptokShahidullah KaiserBangladesh Televisiondrama serial, acted as a child artist
Kathalburidebut as a lead actress
Fuler Bagane Saapacted first with Afzal
2006Kotha Chhilo Onnorokomwon Meril Prothom Alo Awards in Best TV Actress (Popular) category
U-Turn
2007Mayawon Meril Prothom Alo Awards in Best TV Actress (Popular) category
Harano Akash
Nupur
Bochhor Kuri Por
2011Rajkonnaproduced by her Tana Production House
2012Sobuj VelvetMuhammad Zafar Iqbal Abu Raihan Jewelntvand won Meril Prothom Alo Awards in Best TV Actress (Critics) category
Kalantar
NakfulNiaz Mahbub Pantho SahriarProduced by herself
ChhayabritaTauquir AhmedATN BanglaTV serial
Kagojer BariArun ChowdhuryntvTV serial
Bono Chaltar GayePrasun Rahman Mahfuz Ahmed5-episode TV serial, aired on Eid-ul-Adha
2013Sopno Golu Jonak Pokar MotoJakaria Soukhin Chayonika ChowdhuryATN BanglaTV serial, sang the title song
JuaryGiasuddin Selim Chayonika ChowdhuryATN BanglaEid Special Telefilm, Produced by herself
ShondhikkhonPantho Shahriar Niaz MahbubSA TVEid Special Telefilm, Produced by herself
Death of BirthdayMasum Reza Awlad HossainATN BanglaEid Special Telefilm
Jotsna O Tar JolTauquir Ahmed Arif KhanEid Special Telefilm
BrishtiChayonika ChowdhuryEid Special TV play
Rong Tulir AchorSaiful Islam Mannu Chayonika ChowdhuryEid Special TV play
Grand MasterSahjahan Sourav Dipankar DipanTV serial
Hey Nistobdho Purnima JaminiBipasha Hayat Tauquir AhmedEid special TV play
Abonti Tomar OpekkhayMS Rana Naim Imtiaz NiamulBanglavision3 episode drama, aired on Eid
My Husband My HeroSahjahan Sourav Nuzhat Alvi AhmedChannel 9
2014Golpoti SottiNaim Imtiaz NiamulSA TV
Onucched 71Shanta RahmanATN BanglaIndependent Day special TV play
Kalo MokhmolNiaz MahbubTV serial
MonIraj Ahmed Chayonika ChowdhuryEkushey TelevisionTelefilm, aired on Pahela Baishakh
Bewarish ManushTarikul Islam
OporannoSakhawat Hossain Manikntvaired on Eid
Sigmar Telephone SonglapDilara Hashem Ezaz Munna
Delishia HotyaRokeya Sakhawat Hossain Begum Momtaz HossainBangladesh Television

Television

YearProgramAnchorChannelNotes
Sur Ar AnondoTarinas host
2013Gaane AlaponeTarinntvas 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.

YearFilmNotes
Pirit Roton Pirit Joton
2013Kajoler Dinratri

Discography

Solo

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

Film scores

YearFilmNotes
2013Shopno Gulo Jonak Pokar MotoSerial drama directed by Chayanika Chowdhury.

Awards and nominations

YearAward TitleCategoryDramaResult
1982Notun KuriActing, Dancing, Story TellingFirst
2006Meril Prothom Alo AwardsBest TV Actress (Popular)Kotha Chhilo OnnorokomWon
2007Meril Prothom Alo AwardsBest TV Actress (Popular)MayaWon
2012Meril Prothom Alo AwardsBest TV Actress (Critics)Green VelvetWon

External links

  • Media related to Tareen Jahan at Wikimedia Commons
  • at IMDb