Symon Sadik

Sadik Mohammed Symon (born 30 August 1985), popularly known as Symon Sadik, is a Bangladeshi film actor, assistant director, lyricist, model and politician. His films are predominantly in Dhallywood cinema. He made his debut in as a lead role in the Bangladeshi film Ji Hujur (2012) and he won Bioscope Borsho-Sera Awards for Best acting in Poramon (2013). He also won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Jannat (2018).^[1][2]

Symon Sadik
Born	Sadik Mohammed Symon (1985-08-30) 30 August 1985 (age 39) Kishorganj, Dhaka
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupations	Actor model assistant director lyricist politician
Years active	2012–present (lead actor)
Spouse	Dipa Sadik ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	2
Awards	Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Actor

On 20 January 2024, Sadik resigned from his position as joint general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association.^[3]

Film career

2012−2020

Sadik started in 2012 with director Jakir Hossain Raju in Ji Hujur movie opposite Sara Zerin. In 2013, he was introduced to the audience by starring in the movie Poramon directed by Jakir Hossain Raju opposite Mahiya Mahi. He also acted in the Bangladeshi film Er Beshi Valobasha Jay Na directed by Jakir Hossain Raju with Nijhum Robina. Sadik starred inTui Sudhu Amar directed by Raju Chowdhury opposite with Moumita Mou. He also acted in Tomar Kache Rhini directed by Shahadat Hossain Liton and opposite Toma Mirza. And Swapno Chowa directed by Shafiq Hasan with Bobby.

He starred in Mostafizur Rahman Manik's Itish Petish Prem but the name was changed to Chupi Chupi Prem (2015 film) due to censor board objections and opposite with Priyonti. He also acted in Iftakar Chowdhury's Action Jasmine in (2015) with Bobby, and in Shafi Uddin Shafi's film Black Money opposite Moushumi Hamid and Keya. Sadik starred in P A Kajol's Chokher Dekha with Ahona Rahman. He also acted in 16 Ana Prem in (2016) directed by Ali Azad and opposite with Taniya, and in Saimon Tarique's Matir Pori along Sadia Islam Lamia. His next film was Apurba Rana's Pure Jay Mon with PoriMoni and A J Rana's film Ojante Valobasha opposite Alisha Pradhan and Sadik also lyrics this film's title song "Ojante Bhalobasha"^[4]

He acted opposite Mahiya Mahi in the film Jannat in (2018) directed by Mostafizur Rahman Manik. He was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor in the category for his outstanding performance in the film. He also acted in Matal (2018) directed by Shahin Suman and opposite Adhora Khan.

2021−present

On 28 January 2022, Sadik became the assistant general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artists' Association after bagging 212 votes.^[5] In March 2022, Sadik was made temporary general secretary in the association after Zayed Khan's oath was declared illegal by the association's president.^[6]

In 2022, released his acted crime thriller film Live (2022) directed by Shamim Ahamed Roni and in 2023, released romantic drama film Lal Shari (2023) directed by Bandhan Biswas.

In 19 January 2024, released his casting film Shesh Bazi (2024) directed by Mehedi Hasan. On 20 January 2024, Sadik resigned his position as joint general secretary of the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association.^[7]

Personal life

Sadik married Dipa Sadik in 2014 and they have two sons.^[8]

Criticism

Symon Sadik took a stand for the government during the repression of the dictatorship Awami League government on the students in the quota reform movement that took place in 2024.^[9] During the movement, a group of pro-autocracy Awami artists, including Symon Sadik, were active against the movement in a WhatsApp group called 'Alo Ashbei'^[10] led by actor Ferdous. After the non-cooperation movement, on September 3, 2024, some screenshots related to that WhatsApp group were spread on social media.^[11][12]

Filmography

Key

†	Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Ji Hujur	Abdur Rahman	Debut Film	[13]
2013	PoraMon	Sujon		[14]
	Er Beshi Bhalobasha Jay Na	Robi		[15]
2014	Tomar Kache Rini	Raju		[16]
	Tui Shudhu Amar	Shuvo		[17]
	Shopno Chowa	Shakti		[18]
2015	Action Jasmine	Akash		[19]
	Black Money	Shravan		[20]
	Chupi Chupi Prem	Robi / Ratan / Rahman (RRR)[lower-alpha 1]		[21]
2016	Matir Pori	Shuvo		[22]
	Pure Jay Mon	Surju		[23]
	Ojante Valobasha	Prem		[24]
	Chokher Dekha	Sadman		[25]
2017	Mayabini	Prem		[26]
	Jol Shawola	DB Officer Abir		[27]
	Tui Amar	Symon		[28]
	16 Ana Prem	Amith		[29]
	Khash Jamin	Robi		[30]
2018	Jannat	Aslam / Iftekhar[lower-alpha 2]		[31]
	Matal	Rana		[32]
2022	Live	Milon Biswas		[33]
2023	Lal Shari	Raju		[34]
2024	Shesh Bazi	Shahed		[35]
	Maya: The Love	Arif
	Anando Ashru†	Farhad	Upcoming
	Jol Rong†	Alal	Upcoming	[36]
	Dodor Golpo†	Raihan	Upcoming	[37]
	Nodir Bookey Chaad†	Chaad	Upcoming
	Narsundori†	Hakim	Upcoming
	Amar Ma Amar Behesht†	TBA	Delayed	[36]
	Gangster†	TBA	Filming	[38]
	Kajer Chele†	TBA	Filming	[39]
	Artonad†	TBA	Filming	[40]
	DayMukti†	TBA	Filming	[41]
	Bahaduri†	TBA	Filming	[42]
TBA	Gopon Sonket†	TBA	Delayed	[43]

Short film

Year	Film	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Jibon Theke Paoya	Joy	Short film	[44]

Music video

Year	Song	Singer	Starring
2018	"Lal Sobuj" (Cricket Song)[45]	Dinat Jahan Munni, Ayub Shahriar, Sabbir Zaman, Ahmad Humayun, Ronty Das & Tasnim	Mahiya Mahi, Eamin Haque Bobby, Dighi, Moushumi Hamid, Airin Sultana, Ahona Rahman

Lyricist

Year	Title	Film	Notes	Ref.
2016	"Bhalobasha Ojante"	Ojante Valobasha		[46]
2021	"Baya De"	—	Election Song	[47]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
2013	Bioscope Borsho - Shera Awards	Best film Actor	Poramon	Nominated	[48]
		Best Jury with (Mahiya Mahi)		Nominated
2014	Dhaka Agency Model Awards	Best Film Actor	—	Nominated	[49]
2015	BABISAS Awards	For Featured Actor in (Male)	—	Won	[50]
2017	AJFB Star Awards	Best Film Actor	—	Nominated
2019	Bangladesh National Film Award	Best Film Actor	Jannat	Won	[51]
	AJFB Star Awards	Best Film Actor		Won
2022	Eid Beauty Fashion Award & Expo-2022	Modelling Show	—	Won	[52]
	Kishoreganj District Arts Academy Award	Best Actor	—	Won	[53]
2023	Golpowala Honorary Award & Fashion Show	Best Actor	—	Won	[54]

Notes

1. Symon played a character with three names.
2. Symon played a character with two or more names.

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External links

• Symon Sadik at IMDb