Ananta Jalil is a multi-talented entrepreneur, celebrity actor, producer, anchor with versatile contributions to society, industry, and humanity. He started his life as a business person and stepped into many sectors with an impactful appearance. Let’s explore all about him.
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Ananta Jalil Biography | Career, Net Worth
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Early stages
M A Jalil Ananta was born on 17 April 1978 in his hometown, Munshiganj district in Dhaka. His father’s name is Abdul Jalil, and we don’t find his mother’s name. His mother died in 1983 when he was only five years old. After his mother’s death, he grew up with his father and elder brother at Sukrabad in Dhaka. He was very restless and never sat in a place with calm. That’s why his father scolded him frequently. But who cared? He did what he liked to do. Many times his elder brother saved him from his father’s scolding.
Educational background
He studied in an English medium school. He completed the “O” and “A” levels from Oxford international school. Then he took a BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) degree in Fashion Designing from an institution in Manchester, UK. After completing his BBA degree, he came back to Bangladesh and started his career.
Career
Everybody starts their career after completing their education. Ananta Jalil is not different from all of us. So after returning from the UK, he focused on his professional career. Let;s explore:
First Earning As a Private Job holder.
Ananta Jalil started his career as usual, like most Bangladeshi youth. In 1999 he got a job as a production general manager of a readymade garment factory. There Jalil learned many business tips and tricks practically. After that, he decided to quit the job and start his own business.
Debuted As An Entrepreneur
He started a small garment factory named AJI group and debuted as an entrepreneur. Then with his hard work, dedication, determination, and foresightedness, within some years, his business flourished. For his outstanding contribution to the garment sector, he was awarded CIP (Commercially Important Person) award in 2014. His small AJI group is now a big brand in the Bangladeshi garment industry making him a reputed Bangladeshi businessman.
Explore New Section of His Profession- Actor
Ananta Jalil likes to explore different things in his life. That’s why when he got picked in his business career, he kick-started his acting career in 2010. His first film was Khoj: The Search. He was the hero of the film and Borsha, and Boby were his major co-actresses. Iftekhar Chowdhury was his first film director. His first film was following his second film Hridoy Bhanga Dheu.
M.A. Jalil Ananta introduced a different film shape in 2010, and the Bangladesh film industry got a turnover. Before that, most of the films had the same story, dialogue, acting pattern, and song. As a result, people turned away from the cinema hall, and the movie business almost collapsed.
At that time, Ananta Jalil broke the tradition of making the same movie by following the same story and culture. His first movie as an actor was (Khoj: The Search), and it was a blockbuster and a commercially successful film. Even he became well known by this movie. But, before that, he started his career as an entrepreneur in 1999.
Till now, he has worked in 9 films. And most of the movie is a super-duper hit and broke many records of the Bangladeshi film industry. He has been recognized as one of the best Bangladeshi actors in the Bangladeshi film arena.
His nine films are
| Name of the Film | Released year |
| 2010 | khoj: The search |
| 2011 | Hridoy Bhanga Dheu |
| 2012 | The Speed |
| 2012 | Most Welcome |
| 2013 | Nisshwartho Bhalobassa |
| 2014 | Most Welcome 2 |
| 2017 | The Spy Agrojatrar Mahanayak |
| 2021 | Din: The Day (Produced by Bangladesh and Iran) |
| 2021 | Netri: The leader |
Start Second Business Monsoon Films Production Company
Besides his garment business, he also established Moonsoon films production house in 2010. And most interestingly, all of his films are produced by his production house. His wife, Afiea Nusrat Barsha, works as the managing director of this film house. Its headquarter is at Kakrail in Dhaka.
Ananta Jalil’s Wife and Children
Ananta Jalil is married, and Afiea Nusrat Barsha is his wife. Barsha was his first film heroine, and there they met for the first time. When they worked together for the film, then they fell in love with each other. They didn’t continue their love relationship for many days. On 23 September of 2011, they got married. But there is a twist to their relationship. On 22 March 2013, they filed for divorce at their nearest police station. They took this migratory decision to live independently.
But, after divorce they realized, it was their great mistake. They won’t live without each other. That’s why in 2013, they renewed their marriage, and now they are a happy couple. In general, “Payesh” cooked by his wife Barsha is one of Ananta Jalil’s favorite foods. And he is very romantic in his personal life.
Barsha is a Bangladeshi film actress who was born on 28 February 1989 in Sirajganj, Bangladesh. She started her career in the entertainment industry as a model and later transitioned to acting. Barsha has won several awards for her performances in films and is considered one of the leading actresses in Bangladesh.
Barsha made her acting debut in the film “Khoj: The Search” in 2010, but it was her second film, “Ananta Bhalobasha,” which was a commercial success and helped establish her as an actress. She has since acted in numerous films, including “Most Welcome,” and “Nishwartha Bhalobasa, among others.
In addition to her work in films, Barsha has also appeared in television dramas, music videos, and commercials. She has been nominated for and won several awards for her performances, including the National Film Award and the Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Actress.
Recently, she changed her name to Khadiza Parveen Barsha while being introduced as the actress and director of the movie Netri-The Leader.
They have two sons. Their first son is Ariz, and their second son is Abrar Ibn Jalil. Both of them love their sons very much, and wherever they go, they try to take their sons with them.
Awards and prizes
The award means recognition of any good activity. That’s why everybody loves to get prizes. Ananta Jalil also feels good when he got some awards for his outstanding performance and contribution to the Bangladeshi film industry. Let’s have a quick look at Ananta Jalil’s nomination and recognition.
Nomination
In 2012 he was nominated for Meril Prothom Alo Puroskar in the best actor category for the film Most Welcome. In 2012 he was also nominated for CJFB Performance Award for Most Welcome film. And the following year, in 2013, he was again nominated for Meril Prothom Alo Puroskar in the best actor category for the film Nishwartha Bhalobasa. Though two times he got the nomination, he didn’t win any awards for those two years from Meril Prothom Alo Puroskar. But never mind. Good things take time to achieve.
Winning awards
In 2013 the best time came to Ananta Jalil’s film career. He first won the Bioscope Borsho-sera award as the best actor for the film Nishwartha Bhalobasa in 2013. Here is not the end of the story of winning an award. That year he and his wife Barsha also won the Bioscope Borsho-sera award as a couple for the same film Nishwartha Bhalobasa.
In 2014, he again won CJFB Performance Award as the best actor for the film Most Welcome.
Dress And Style of Ananta Jalil
Ananta Jalil height is 5 feet 7 inches, and now his weight is 67 kgs. He doesn’t have any tattoos and is not a chain smoker. But earlier, he liked to wear dashing dresses to look like a film star. But now he likes to wear Muslim religious dresses like Panjabi, pyjama, Tupi, etc. Many buyers work with him for more than 15 years, and now they have become shocked by noticing his clothing style. But he doesn’t mind that. He said, “This is our religious dress, and it is very decent. So why not I wear these types of clothes”. Yes, indeed, human minds are constantly changing like the color of the sky. His instant dress sense makes a lot of controversial questions in his fan and following community. But, still, his real fans like his dress style.
Ananta Jalil Social Activity and Welfare
Ananta Jalil is a kind-hearted man from his inner soul. Besides his business, acting, and producing, he is also doing many social activities, which most people don’t know. So we highlight his social welfare in this section of our writing.
● He has established 3 orphanages. Even now, all orphanages are operating under his supervision. The orphanages are situated in Baitul Aman Housing, Mirpur 10 number road, and Savar Modhumoti Model Town. Many orphan children get shelter and the opportunity to lead a better life with proper food, education, and health.
● Besides establishing orphanages for street and orphan children, he also found an old age home for senior citizens of our country. Unfortunately, we see many older people are begging at the roadside to manage their livelihood. When Ananta Jalil has seen this scenery, he can’t bear it. That’s why at Dholla village of Hemayetpur Union, he established a large old age home. The total area of the old age home is 11.5 acres, which is a vast space to accommodate many older adults.
● He is a great business owner. He always takes care of his factory workers. If any of his workers comes to him and asks for help, he never draws back the person without assistance.
● Besides regular salary he allocates 25 take every day for every worker of his factory for food.
● He also takes care of and helps his workers at the time of their disease.
Ananta Jalil Net worth
Being a successful businessman, Ananta Jalil‘s basic income source is business. However, his income streams come from different sectors (business, acting, film producing), that’s why his net worth isn’t too small. However, he checks the quality of all his garment products to ensure high quality before packaging them for delivery. As a result, every year, his garments get many orders from international buyers, and a large proportion of his income comes from his garment factory. According to 2020 status, his net worth is around a few million USD dollars. The amount is several crores Bangladeshi takas.
Though he earns a high amount of money every year, he doesn’t like to spend them on his expenses. Most of his net worth is spent on the welfare of poor people.
Conclusion
Ananta Jalil is excellent in his skills. That’s why when and where he put his footsteps that turned into gold. There are many garment business owners in the Bangladeshi RMG sector and many heroes in the film industry. But, few people get simultaneous success from both sides of their career.
We wholeheartedly wish him great success in his future life!
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