Shahriar Chowdhury Emon (September 19, 1971 - September 6, 1996), better known as Salman Shah, was a Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

i actor. His nickname was Emon.

Film career

The name, Salman Shah, evoked an era in the Bangladeshi filmdom. In the early 1990s when the country’s film industry remained stagnant and when vulgarism and weak-script movies ruled the industry, Salman Shah entered the film industry in a spirit vibrant with promise. The ailing film industry witnessed a real romantic hero and welcomed a new era in the romantic film genre with his appearance.

It was back in 1993, that film buffs for the first time observed the superstar of modern Bengali films, Salman Shah, with the blockbuster Keyamat Thekey Keyamat. Directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan, the film was the remake of the Indian blockbuster Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak or QSQT is a 1988 Indian Bollywood film written by Nasir Hussain and directed by his son Mansoor Khan. The film starred Hussain's nephew, Aamir Khan, along with Juhi Chawla in their first major roles. Upon release, the film became a box office hit and shot its leading stars...

. In his debut movie, Salman earned a niche through his mesmerising performance and quality acting skills and soon he turned into a heartthrob of the young film connoisseurs. The pair Salman Shah and Moushumi

Moushumi

Moushumi is a Bangladeshi film actor and director, who was awarded the National Film Award for Meghla Akash . She has acted in over 150 films and made her directorial debut with Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti -Career:...

 were treated as the most popular team after Razzak

Abdur Razzak (actor)

Abdur Razzaq , popularly called Razzak, is a thespian Bangla movie actor. He became famous as a film hero in the mid 1960s...

-Kabori, right after the release of the film.

Salman Shah, which is actually a pseudonym of Shahriar Chowdhury Imon, started his acting career in TV drama. However, he came to the limelight through his first film. Apart from Keyamat Thekey Keyamat, in his short span of film career he also acted in another hit 18 movies. His on-screen chemistry with his first heroine Moushumi and then Shabnur were the most wanted silver screen couples of that time.

Death

On September 6, 1996, Shah was discovered hanging from the ceiling of his home. According to media, Salman's wife, Samira was responsible for his death, for they were said to be on bad terms for some days regarding co-actress Shabnoor. But 13 years on, no one has been officially charged for his murder. Although a medical board found "nothing new other than suicide". Salman's mother Nila Chowdhury in a fax message said she has rejected the examination report of the medical board.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Director	Co-Artist	Notes
1993	Keyamat Thekey Keyamat	Emon	Sohanur Rahman Sohan	Moushumi Moushumi Moushumi is a Bangladeshi film actor and director, who was awarded the National Film Award for Meghla Akash . She has acted in over 150 films and made her directorial debut with Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti -Career:...	Salman Shah was acting career start in this film.
	Antorey Antorey		Shibli Sadique	Moushumi Moushumi Moushumi is a Bangladeshi film actor and director, who was awarded the National Film Award for Meghla Akash . She has acted in over 150 films and made her directorial debut with Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti -Career:...
1994	Den Mohar	Sarowar	Shamsuddin Togor	Moushumi Moushumi Moushumi is a Bangladeshi film actor and director, who was awarded the National Film Award for Meghla Akash . She has acted in over 150 films and made her directorial debut with Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti -Career:...
	Tomakey Chai		Motin Rahman	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
	Bikhov		Mohammad Hannan	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
	Bichar Hobey		Shah Alom Kiron	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
	Chawa Theke Pawa		Reza Hashmat	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
1995	Anando Oshru		Shibli Sadique	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
	Asha Valobasha		Tomizuddin Rizvi	Shabnaz
	Jibon Songsar		Zakir Hossen Raju	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
	Moha Milon		Dilip Som	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
	Swapner Prithibi		Badol Khondokar	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
	Swapner Thikana		M A Khalek	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
1996	Ai Ghor Ai Songshar		Malek Afsari	Bristi
	Anjuman Anjuman Anjuman is a Pakistani film actress. She was one of the most successful Punjabi film heroines of Pakistan during the 1980s and early 90s. Her real name is Anjuman Shaheen and she was born in Bahawalpur...		Hafizudding	Shabnaz
	Konnyadan		Delowar Jahan Jhontu	Leema
	Mayer Adhikar		Shibli Sadique	Shabnaz
	Prem Juddho		Jibon Rahman	Leema
	Sneho		Gazi Mazharul Anwar	Moushumi Moushumi Moushumi is a Bangladeshi film actor and director, who was awarded the National Film Award for Meghla Akash . She has acted in over 150 films and made her directorial debut with Kokhono Megh Kokhono Brishti -Career:...
	Sotter Mrittu Nai		Chotku Ahmed	Shahnaaz
	Sujon Sokhi		Shah Alam Kiron	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
1997	Tumi Amar		Johirul Haque	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...
	Priyojon		Rana Naser	Shilpi, Riaz Riaz (actor) Riaz Uddin Ahamed Siddique often simply credited as Riaz is a Bangladeshi popular film actor. Riaz made his Dhallywood film debut in Banglar Nayok . Inspired by his cousin Bobita. Riaz was a Bangladeshi film actor not only this he is a famous model as well as a film producer and television host...
	Swapner Nayok		Nasir Ahmed	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:... , Amin Khan (actor)
	Buker Bhitor Agun		Chutku Ahmed	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:... , Ferdous Ahmed Ferdous Ahmed Ferdous Ahmed is a Bangla movie actor. He became famous first as a television actor, then as a film hero in the mid 1990s. He has released more than 40 films, both in Bangladesh and West Bengal, India...
	Prem Piashi		Reza Hasmat	Shabnur Shabnur Shabnur is one of the most popular actress in Bangladesh. She made her film debut in "Chaandni Raatain" directed by Ehtehsham.-Career:...