Acting
Oct 25, 1972
Faridpur District
Riaz
Acting
Biography
Riaz was born in 1972 to an aristocratic Muslim family in Faridpur District, Bangladesh. Riaz is the youngest child in his family. He has six sisters and a brother, Raisuddin Ahamed Siddique. He was brought up in CNB staff quarters of Faridpur for the first sixteen years of his life.[5] His father, the late Zainuddin Ahamed Siddique, was a government service holder. His mother was Arjumand Ara Begum. His paternal home is in Jessore District. His father died in 1988. After the death of his father, Riaz moved to Jessore district in 1989. Riaz took the exams to be a pilot in the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) right after his HSC results. From then on, he became a top-rate fighter pilot. He underwent training in Turkish Air Force on a scholarship for one-and-a-half years. He enrolled at the BAF Academy from 1989 to 1991 for flying training and to earn his bachelor's degree under Rajshahi University in science, he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in Bangladesh Air Force in 1991. However, he was later dismissed from the Air Force due to a misunderstanding with the authorities. After being dismissed from the BAF, Riaz moved to Dhaka in 1994. There he met his cousin, actress Bobita, and started his film career in 1995. Riaz married Mushfika Tina, a dance teacher, in a traditional Muslim wedding ceremony on 18 December 2007.
Feature Films (40)
Based on the Rapid Action Battalion - RAB's adventures in the world's largest mangrove forest 'The Sundarbans', the action thriller showcases the challenges faced by the law enforcement team to demolish the evil force in the wild.
Operation Sundarbans
Biopic on the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film will showcase his growing up as a child to his standing up against all injustice in his youth to fighting for the independence of his country. How he led a country to it's independence with his inspirational presence and fight for the justice.
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
Through the movie, the audience will see how Bangabandhu’s historic 7 March Speech inspired the village people to go to war.
Radio
Shoshurbari Zindabad (Bengali: শ্বশুরবাড়ী জিন্দাবাদ) is a 2002 Bangladeshi film released on Eid-ul-Fitr. The film marked the directorial debut of Debashish Biswas, son of Dilip Biswas.
Shoshurbari Zindabad
Priya and Jeet love each other but their parents disapprove. Priya’s father lays down the law – they have to focus on their careers first. Will they succeed in the end?
Prem Korechi Besh Korechi
Shirin Rani has lots of lovers, one-sided lovers. They find out that she's getting married to a rich person's son who has a seasonal mental issue. However, she makes an elaborate plan to elope with her true lover.
Hablonger Bazarey
A small market named Ranighat is situated at river bank. A madwoman Sokhina lives under a tree in the market. Everyday many people visits the market and some of them had physical relation with her and she becomes pregnant. Moira Masi looks after her. Sokhina gives birth a girl and died after few years. Till then Moira Masi rears up the girl. The girl got no name and everyone calls her Falani. Falani grows up and gets closer to Kashu. Everyone in the market wants them get married. But Kashu's father disagrees at this and confess his sin to Falani that brings her same consequence like her mother.
Chandragrohon
Hridoyer Kotha (Bengali: হৃদয়ের কথা) is a Bangladeshi film released on 18 October 2006 directed by S.A. Haque Alik. Riaz produced the movie, the first time in his career. Notable songs in the film include Bhalobasbo Basbore Bondhu (Habib Wahid) and Jay Din Jay Ekaki (S.I. Tutul).
Words of the Heart
Television & Series (2)
A british bangladeshi returns to his country to learn and write about village singing group in bangladesh . He stays in the group leader and his daughter in their house. While trying to learn about the group he learns about the entire village and the culture.
Urey Jai Bok Pokkhi
A young man from a village visits the city and gets entangled in the drama of his host family. Nuruzzaman comes to Dhaka to try to find sponsors who will donate money to build a girl's school back in his home village. He stays with Tithi and her family in Dhaka.