Abul Hayat

Abul Hayat (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]

Abul Hayat
আবুল হায়াত
Born (1944-09-07) 7 September 1944
Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
(present-day West Bengal, India)
NationalityBangladesh
Alma materBUET
OccupationActor, writer, civil engineer, director
Years active1969-present
Children
Awardsfull list

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]

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 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's two daughters, Bipasha Hayat and Natasha Hayat, are actresses.[10] His sons-in-law Tauquir Ahmed and Shahed Sharif Khan are actors too.[11]

Filmography

Films
YearTitleDirectorRoleNotes
1973 Titash Ekti Nadir Naam Ritwik Ghatak Thakur Indo-Bangladesh co-production; debut film
1978 Badhu Biday Kazi Zahir Master Moshai
1992 Shonkhonil Karagar Mustafizur Rahman Abed Hossen
1993 Keyamat Theke Keyamat Sohanur Rahman Sohan Boro Mirza
1994 Aguner Poroshmoni Humayun Ahmed Motin
1995 Shopner Thikana M.A. Khaleq Sumon's father
1999 Ononto Bhalobasa Sohanur Rahman Sohan Afzal Chowdhury
2002 Premer Naam Bedona Abdur Razzak
2004 Joyjatra Tauquir Ahmed Ramkrishna
2006 Khelaghor Morshedul Islam Rehana's grandfather
2006 Rupkothar Golpo Tauquir Ahmed Doctor Guest appearance
2007 Daruchini Dwip[12] Tauquir Ahmed Sobhan Won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
2008 Rabeya[13] Tanvir Mokammel Possibly the father of Rabeya and Rokeya Cameo appearance
2009 Third Person Singular Number Mostofa Sarwar Farooki Rahman
2010 Gohine Shobdo Khalid Mahmud Mithu
2015 Omi O Ice Cream Wala[14] Sumon Dhar
2015 Dui Prithibi[15] FI Manik
2016 Oggatonama[16] Tauquir Ahmed Sheikh Abdul Hakim
2017 To Be Continued[17] Iftekhar Ahmed Fahmi
2019 Fagun Haway[18] Tauquir Ahmed Deepti's grandfather

Television

Awards and nominations
YearAwardsCategoryFilmResults
2007National Film AwardsBest Supporting ActorDaruchini DwipWon

References
  1. "Reflections with Abul Hayat on his birthday". The Daily Star. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. "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. 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. যে কারণে মুক্তিযুদ্ধে আবুল হায়াত অংশগ্রহণ করেননি !. ছারপোকা ম্যাগাজিন (in Bengali). Charpoka. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  11. আবুল হায়াতের এপিঠ-ওপিঠ (in Bengali). Charpoka Magazine. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  12. ""Daruchini Dwip" on Channel-i today". The Daily Star. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  13. "Bangla Director Dedicates New Film to 1971 War Martyrs". Outlook. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  14. "Faridur Reza Sagar's dream to come true during Eid". The Daily Observer. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  15. মুক্তি পাচ্ছে শাকিব-অপুর নতুন ছবি দুই পৃথিবী. Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  16. Chowdhury, Saquib (27 September 2016). "'Oggatonama' selected for Oscar". The Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  17. "Fahmi's To Be Continued hits theaters". Dhaka Tribune. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  18. "Fagun Haway trailer shows promise". Daily Sun. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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