Tauqir Ahmed tells New Age
Popular small screen actor Tauqir Ahmed says that he has enacted a few challenging characters such as a dacoit and a war child in this year’s Eid special teleplays and telefilms. Tauquir has also written two TV plays and directed two dramas, which will be aired during the weeklong Eid special programmes chalked out by different channels.
‘I enjoyed my works for this year’s Eid as I’ve enacted diverse challenging characters in some quality productions. For instance, I’ve liked playing the role of David, a war child of 1971 who had been brought and raised in the USA, in the teleplay Sangri La,’ said Tauqir Ahmed.
Written by Tauqir Ahmed and directed by Shahiduzzaman Selim, the seven-episode teleplay, revolving around a tourist team in Nepal reveals the urge of every individual to find eternal peace as the story progresses.
‘I’ve written the play based on two popular Nepalese myths. Sangri La will also feature my contemporary actors including Azizul Hakim, Shahiduzzaman Selim, Zahid Hasan and Mahfuz Ahmed. Our juniors like Jaya, Tarin and others have also worked really hard for this play,’ said Tauqir.
Tauqir Ahmed has played the role of a dacoit in Ashfaq Nipu’s play titled Dakatia Banshi. ‘My fans will see me in a very different role,’ said Tauqir, who emerged as a romantic actor in the late 1980s.
‘People will also love my acting in Faisal Rajib’s Sombar Rat Aat-tar Porey, M Didar’s Mukhosh Jiban and Sonali Roder Rang Dekhiachhi, directed by me,’ said Tauqir, who has performed in 10 single-episodes and series teleplays for the Eid festival.
The prominent actor also hopes that the viewers will also enjoy his performances in Jochhna O Jal, written by and directed by Arif Khan, and in E Nistabdho Purnima Jamini, written by Bipasha Hayat and directed by Tauqir himself.
Tauqir Ahmed observes that several fine teleplays are broadcasted on the local TV channels, which sometimes remain unnoticed in midst of a number of bad productions. ‘Plays that are produced should have diversity in terms of plots. Unfortunately there is a lack of variety due to excessive commercialisation,’ Tauqir Ahmed said.
‘In fact, we all should work together to improve the standard of the small screen industry, otherwise it might face the same fate as the country’s film industry has,’ he added.
Tauqir Ahmed also suggests the TV channels to review the whole scenario and to come up with innovative projects for their own business interests.
-With New Age input
