Islah Abdur-Rahman

Islah Abdur-Rahman (Bengali: ইসলাহ আব্দুর-রহমান; born 20 April 1991) is a British Bangladeshi film director, actor, singer and screenwriter. He is best known for writing, directing and starring in the hit series, the Corner Shop Show and for creating and directing the web series Mandem in the Wall. In March 2011, whilst studying at university, Abdur-Rahman launched his own film production company – IAR Media.

In 2011, amongst various client jobs, he created and directed Mandem on the Wall known for its role in the E4 drama series Youngers. In the beginning of 2013, he starred in the feature film Those Four Walls, co-starring Kulvinder Ghir, Rakhee Thakrar, Antony Costa, Juggy D, directed by Ameet Chana. In April 2014 he directed and presented a documentary called British By Dissent which had its own screening and television debut.

Since February 2014, he has created, directed, written, starred in the comedy series Corner Shop Show. In 2018, the comedy group known as 'The Halalians' was formed. In December 2018, Abdur-Rahman performed at the Great Muslim Panto 2018, alongside comedians and actors such as Abdullah Afzal, Once Upon A Family and Inayat Kanji. He performed at over 25 cities such as London, Cardiff and Bradford.

He was one of the main actors and had meet and greet sessions with fans.