Mahbub Alam Pollab

Mahbub Alam Pollab
Mahbub Alam Pollab
মাহবুব আলম পল্লব
Born	Mahbub Alam; 17 February 1978 (age 46); Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi-Korean
Other names	Mahbub Lee
Education	Government Tolaram College
Occupation(s)	Actor, Film Director
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Bandhobi

Mahbub Alam Pollab(Bengali: মাহবুব আলম পল্লব), is a Bangladeshi born Korean actor and film director. He acted in several films in South Korea. He is also the director of Asia Media Culture Factory and Freeport ^[1]^[2]^[3]

Acting career[edit]

Mahbub Alam migrated from Bangladesh to South Korea in 1999 as a migrant worker. From 2002 He started making documentary on life of migrant workers. In 2005 Alam worked in a Korean short film called "Dream of Revenge". In 2009 he made his debut as a lead actor in film named "Where is Ronny"^[4] In that same year he acted in a Korean Indie film named "Bandhobi" opposite of Baek Jin-hee. He played a role of Bangladeshi migrant worker named Karim. It received several awards including Best Film Award in 31st Festival of three Continents.He has also worked on several TV shows and advertisements.^[5]

Filmography[edit]

Where is Ronny...
Bandhobi (2009)
City of Crane
Love in Korea(Documentary)
Black Gull
Son of a man
Chinese Winter
My friend and his wife
Pained
You Are My Vampire
Cheo Yong
Perfect Proposal
Asura: The City of Madness

Awards and honours[edit]

Mahbub Alam received several awards including the president award of South Korea in 2012.

Popularity In Bangladesh[edit]

The Daily Prothom Alo first published an article about Alam's film "Bandhobi" in 2009. In 2014 he appeared in popular Bengali magazine show Ityadi. ^[6]

References[edit]

^ "How Mahbub Alam from Bangladesh became a successful actor in South Korea". The Daily Star. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ "Bangladesh's Mahbub is now a hero in South Korea". Prothom Alo. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ "কোরিয়ান সিনেমার সফল নায়ক প্রবাসী শ্রমিক মাহবুব". Bangla News24. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
^ Where Is Ronny... (2009) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-08
^ "Foreign actors shine in Korean films".
^ "Bangladesh's Mahbub gains recognition in South Korea". Dhaka Tribune. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

Mahbub Alam at IMDb

External links[edit]

[1] "How Mahbub Alam from Bangladesh became a successful actor in South Korea". The Daily Star. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[2] "Bangladesh's Mahbub is now a hero in South Korea". Prothom Alo. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[3] "কোরিয়ান সিনেমার সফল নায়ক প্রবাসী শ্রমিক মাহবুব". Bangla News24. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[4] Where Is Ronny... (2009) - IMDb, retrieved 2021-04-08

[5] "Foreign actors shine in Korean films".

[6] "Bangladesh's Mahbub gains recognition in South Korea". Dhaka Tribune. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]