Abul Hayat

Abul Hayat
আবুল হায়াত
Born (1944-09-07) 7 September 1944 (age 80)
Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
(present-day West Bengal, India)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Occupation(s)Actor, writer, civil engineer, director
Years active1969-present
Spouses
Shirin Hayat
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(m. 1970)​
Children
Relatives
AwardsSee full list

Abul Hayat (Bengali pronunciation: [ãbul ɦāẏt] born 7 September 1944)[1] is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer and director.[2] He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Daruchini Dwip (2007) and was awarded Ekushey Padak for his acting in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh.[3] He portrayed the Misir Ali character in the television film, Onno Bhuboner Cheleta.[1]

Education

Hayat completed his bachelor's in civil engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).[4]

Early life and career

Hayat was born on September 7, 1944, in Murshidabad, located in what is now known as West Bengal in India, to a Muslim family. He and his family later move to Chittagong in what was then East Pakistan due to his father's job transfer.[5] He was an executive engineer of Dhaka WASA.[6] Later, in 1978, he moved to Libya and worked there till 1981. He returned to Bangladesh in 1981 and started working in private job resigning from his government service.

Hayat acted in over 1000 television dramas.[6] His debut rule in television was in Oedipus in 1969,[7] and his debut film was Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, a joint-venture film of India and Bangladesh released in 1973.[8] He played Shakib Khan's father in Sohanur Rahman Sohan's romance Ananta Bhalobasha in 1999, which marked Khan's on-screen debut. He is the founder member of the theatre group Nagorik Natya Sampradaya.[9]

As of February 2015, Hayat has written 28 books in total. He wrote his first book Trishnar Shanti in 1989.[2]

Personal life

Hayat is married to Shirin Hayat since 4 February 1970.[10] Together they have two daughters, Bipasha Hayat and Natasha Hayat, are actresses.[11] His sons-in-law Tauquir Ahmed and Shahed Sharif Khan are actors too.[12]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director Notes
1972 Arunodoyer Agnishakkhi Subhash Dutta
1973 Titash Ekti Nadir Naam Thakur Ritwik Ghatak Indo-Bangladesh co-production; debut film
1975 Choritrohin Baby Islam
1978 Badhu Biday Master Moshai Kazi Zahir
1992 Shonkhonil Karagar Abed Hossen Mustafizur Rahman
1993 Keyamat Theke Keyamat Boro Mirza Sohanur Rahman Sohan
1995 Shopner Thikana Hashmi, Sumon's father M.A. Khaleq
Aguner Poroshmoni Matin Uddin Humayun Ahmed
1997 Baba Keno Chakor Razzak
Praner Cheye Priyo Mohammad Hannan
1999 Ananta Bhalobasha Afzal Chowdhury Sohanur Rahman Sohan
2004 Joyjatra Ramkrishna Tauquir Ahmed
2005 Amar Shopno Tumi Shahed's father Hasibul Islam Mizan
2006 Rupkothar Golpo Doctor Tauquir Ahmed Doctor, Special Appearance
2007 Daruchini Dwip[13] Sobhan Won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2008 Rabeya[14] Rabeya's father Tanvir Mokammel
2009 Third Person Singular Number Rahman Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
2010 Gohine Shobdo Khalid Mahmud Mithu
2011 Koti Takar Prem Sohanur Rahman Sohan
Tiger Number One
2015 Omi O Ice Cream Wala[15] Sumon Dhar
Dui Prithibi[16] F I Manik
2016 Oggatonama[17] Sheikh Abdul Hakim, Wahab's father Tauquir Ahmed
2017 To Be Continued[18] Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi
2019 Fagun Haway[19] Deepti's grandfather Tauquir Ahmed
2021 Sphulingo Teacher
Raat Jaga Phool Jobbar Master Mir Sabbir

Television

Web series

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Reflections with Abul Hayat on his birthday". The Daily Star. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Abul Hayat's new treat for readers". The Daily Star. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  3. ^ "PM hands over Ekushey Padak 2015". Dhaka Tribune. 19 February 2015.
  4. ^ এ সপ্তাহের সাক্ষাৎকার. B BC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Abul Hayat acts in short film of Kolkata for first time". The Independent. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b মঞ্চাভিনয়ই আসল প্রেম [Manchavinai is the real love] (in Bengali). BBC Bangla. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  7. ^ "'Acting is like mathematics' - Bipasha Hayat". The Daily Star. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Abul Hayat turns 76". The Daily New Nation. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Through the eyes OF Abul Hayat". The Daily Star. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ Shazu, Shah Alam (4 February 2024). "'Lucky to have spent my life with her': Abul Hayat, Shirin Hayat celebrate 54 years of marital bliss". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  11. ^ যে কারণে মুক্তিযুদ্ধে আবুল হায়াত অংশগ্রহণ করেননি !. ছারপোকা ম্যাগাজিন (in Bengali). Charpoka. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  12. ^ আবুল হায়াতের এপিঠ-ওপিঠ (in Bengali). Charpoka Magazine. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  13. ^ ""Daruchini Dwip" on Channel-i today". The Daily Star. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Bangla Director Dedicates New Film to 1971 War Martyrs". Outlook. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Faridur Reza Sagar's dream to come true during Eid". The Daily Observer. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  16. ^ মুক্তি পাচ্ছে শাকিব-অপুর নতুন ছবি দুই পৃথিবী. Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  17. ^ Chowdhury, Saquib (27 September 2016). "'Oggatonama' selected for Oscar". The Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  18. ^ "Fahmi's To Be Continued hits theaters". Dhaka Tribune. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Fagun Haway trailer shows promise". Daily Sun. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.