Rahsaan Noor

Rahsaan Noor was born on 24th September, 1986 in Chicago, USA to Bangladeshi parents. Noor graduated from college with honors in Economics and International Relations, and was a member of the varsity Men's Basketball team. However, growing up he had a propensity for the performing arts and trained in acting in Chicago. In 2013, Noor shot to fame with the international Bengali language film, Simanaheen. His performance in the film was well received both critically and commercially. For his work he was recognized in Man's World India, Anandalok, and various other publications. The India Tribune would write, "Rahsaan (Noor) has put new age Bengali cinema on the global map." In 2015, Noor was named an actor on-the-brink-of-fame by Grazia India for his performance as the title character in the film, The Spectacular Jihad of Taz Rahim.