That same energy carried onto the stage. “As soon as I walked up, people started cheering and asked me to sing,” he said. “Even though we weren’t supposed to give speeches, both Bappa Mazumder and I were requested to speak—and I couldn’t leave without performing.

The rising star will be starring in four films this year—two Bangladeshi projects, including one directed by Tanvir Hossain Probal, and two Indian films, one from Tamil Nadu and another from Kolkata. “I have a significant fanbase in Kolkata, and that’s how I was approached for these projects,” he shared.