Aupee Karim

• Name — Aupee Karim • Native Name — অপি করিম • Birth Name — Syeda Tuhin Ara Karim • Born — 1 May • Education — * Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (B. Arch.) • Anhalt University of Applied Sciences (M. Arch.) • Occupation — Actress, academic, model • Children — 1 • Awards — Full list

Syeda Tuhin Ara Karim was born to Syed Abdul Karim (d. 2021) and Shahan Ara Karim. Syed Abdul was a poet and writer; a lifetime member of Bangla Academy and a translator of children books. Karim completed her high school studies from BAF Shaheen College Dhaka. Also, she completed her college from Holy Cross College, Dhaka. She earned a bachelor's degree in architecture from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2005. Later, she completed her master's from Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Germany.

Karim began her acting career on television in the late 1990s, making her debut in the 1998 television play Pecchoney Shobuj Gram. Her breakthrough in the entertainment industry came after winning the Lux Photogenic Contest (later named Lux Channel I Superstar) in 1999, which led to widespread recognition and prominent roles in acclaimed television dramas such as Choruibhati, Bhoy, Ongkar, Ekannoborti, and Shukno Phool Rangin Phool. Karim made her feature film debut in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's 2004 film Bachelor. Her portrayal of Sathi, a young woman navigating modern romance, earned her the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress. Prior to her formal acting career, she had a minor appearance as young Runu in the 1992 family drama Shonkhonil Karagar, based on a novel of Humayun Ahmed. Karim acted in the film Mayar Jonjal (2023), directed by Indranil Roychowdhury. This India-Bangladeshh joint venture production film was based on Manik Bandopadhyay's two short stories, titled Bishakto Prem and Shubala. The film was selected for the 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival and the 42nd Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF). Karim worked as an assistant professor of the School of Architecture at American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB). Karim appeared as a judge on the reality television show Lux-Channel i Superstar throughout 2014. In addition to her work in film and television, Karim is a trained Kathak dancer, has performed in stage productions including a 2018 revival of Dear Liar, and has hosted several television programs such as Aupee's Glowing Chair and Amar Ami. Karim was a jury member of 24th Dhaka International Film Festival held in January 2026.

Karim first married Asir Ahmed in 2007, then an associate professor of computer science and communications engineering at Kyushu University, Japan and also a project manager of Grameen Communication's Global Communication Centre. After the divorce, she married Masud Hasan Ujjal, a television producer, on 2 September 2011. Karim first worked under the direction of Ujjal in the 2007 television play Chhayaferi. The second marriage ended in May 2013. She then married film producer and architect Enamul Karim Nirjhar in 2016. With Nirjhar, Karim has a daughter, Rashmi Ruaida Karim (aged).

• Year — Title — Role — Channel • Jibon Jatra — Host — BTV • Amar Ami — Host — Bangla Vision • Sonali Prantore — Host — Bangla Vision • 2013 — Amader Jadughor — Host — Bangla Vision • 2014 — Aupee's Glowing Chair (season 1) — Host — Channel Nine • 2015 — Aupee's Glowing Chair (season 2) — Host — Channel Nine