Zahid Hasan
Encyclopedia
Zahid Hasan is is a popular Bengali
drama and film actor. Many things rolled into one - stage
and TV actor
- director
, as well as an actor on the silver screen In Bangladesh. He born in Sirajganj
, Bangladesh
, and he joined his first theatre
group Sirajganj Torun Shomproday Natya Dol. Zahid performed for a while across north Bengal with the group. His regular performances were in “Shat Purusher Rin”. Zahid was also in the Scouts, where I tested my acting skills. Bangladesh Television aired his production of “Shat Purusher Rin” on August 10, 1984. That was his first appearance on TV. He loves acting since childhood is what carried his this far.
group Sirajganj Torun Shomproday Natya Dol. His first turning point was passing the Bangladesh Television
audition in 1989. It was his first TV play with “Jibon Jemon” on 1990. He landed the lead role in the play produced by Alimuzzaman Dulu. Zahid Hasan also played the lead role in the BTV adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore
's “Shomapti”, produced by Mahbubul Alam. Meghna acted with the opposite role for Zahid in the drama
, while Subarna Mostafa was the screenwriter
. He also the founding member of "Natya Kendro". With the group, he played the protagonist in “Bichchhu”, a role that brought me much praise and cemented my place in the acting
arena
.
His first appearance in a movie was in “Boloban”, a 1986 joint production
of Bangladesh
, Pakistan
and Sri Lanka
. After a long break he acted again in Humayun Ahmed
's “Srabon Megher Din
”. That performance
landed Zahid Hasan a national award. There was 10 years break before he acted again in Humayun Ahmed
's “Amar Achhe Jol”. He also worked in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
's “Made in Bangladesh”, another film
by Abu Sayeed and he currently working in Muhammad Mostafa Kamal Raz's “Projapoti”. His acting
career
began on the stage
. Due to his busy schedule pushed him away
from the stage, he still want to go back. On stage, an actor can get a direct reaction
from the audience
. He act as a palmist in “Haater Rekha Kotha Bole”, while Humayun Faridi
stars as a politician
. Azizul Hakim and Mir Sabbir also perform brilliantly in the play. The story about a township
, which I shot in Sirajganj, has already gathered good TRP ratings. He also acted Pishach Mokbul, Vimroti, Vela, Sesh Bikeler Hashi, Football Fatafati, Eblish, Biyar age o pore, Americana, 3rd Eye.
Zahid directed the mega serial “Lal Nil Beguni”. Other serials that I have directed include Second Hand“Ghughur Basha”, “Chor Kuthhuri”, “Eka” and “Chhonno Chhara”. My one-hour TV plays and tele-films include “Rumjhum”, “Boka Manush”, “Byabodhan”, “Shopno Groho”, “Opu the Great” “Private Detective” and “Baundule Express”. Zahid's more drama Second Hand
Bengali people
The Bengali people are an ethnic community native to the historic region of Bengal in South Asia. They speak Bengali , which is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit and Sanskrit languages. In their native language, they are referred to as বাঙালী...
drama and film actor. Many things rolled into one - stage
Stage
- acting :Stage , a space for the performance of theatrical productions* Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage"* The Stage, a weekly British theatre newspaper...
and TV actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
- director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
, as well as an actor on the silver screen In Bangladesh. He born in Sirajganj
Sirajganj
Sirajganj is a town in central Bangladesh, lying just west of the Brahmaputra River and about 70 mi. northwest of Dhaka.- Overview :...
, 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...
, and he joined his first theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
group Sirajganj Torun Shomproday Natya Dol. Zahid performed for a while across north Bengal with the group. His regular performances were in “Shat Purusher Rin”. Zahid was also in the Scouts, where I tested my acting skills. Bangladesh Television aired his production of “Shat Purusher Rin” on August 10, 1984. That was his first appearance on TV. He loves acting since childhood is what carried his this far.
Early life
Zahid's father was public service holder. He studied at the Sirajganj Hoimobala Boys High School up to class 4 and then spent the next 3 years at Benapole's Inter-School. He returned to Sirajganj regards of his SSC exams.Career
Zahid joined his first theatreTheatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
group Sirajganj Torun Shomproday Natya Dol. His first turning point was passing the Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh Television
Bangladesh Television , also known by the acronym BTV, is the state-owned Television network in Bangladesh. It started broadcasting as Pakistan Television in what was then East Pakistan on 25 December 1964. It was renamed Bangladesh Television after the independence in 1971. Broadcasts in full...
audition in 1989. It was his first TV play with “Jibon Jemon” on 1990. He landed the lead role in the play produced by Alimuzzaman Dulu. Zahid Hasan also played the lead role in the BTV adaptation of Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
's “Shomapti”, produced by Mahbubul Alam. Meghna acted with the opposite role for Zahid in the drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, while Subarna Mostafa was the screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. He also the founding member of "Natya Kendro". With the group, he played the protagonist in “Bichchhu”, a role that brought me much praise and cemented my place in the acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
arena
Arena
An arena is an enclosed area, often circular or oval-shaped, designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. It is composed of a large open space surrounded on most or all sides by tiered seating for spectators. The key feature of an arena is that the event space is the...
.
His first appearance in a movie was in “Boloban”, a 1986 joint production
Production
Production may be:In Economics:* Production * Outline of industrial organization, the act of making products * Production, the act of manufacturing goods* Production as statistic, gross domestic product...
of 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...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. After a long break he acted again in Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
's “Srabon Megher Din
Srabon Megher Din
Srabon Megher Din also is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film. Srabon Megher Din released was 2000 in Bangladesh. Srabon Megher Din directed by Bangladeshi famous poet, film director and writer Humayun Ahmed. Produced and distributed by his self film Producer-distributor company called as Nuhash...
”. That performance
Performance
A performance, in performing arts, generally comprises an event in which a performer or group of performers behave in a particular way for another group of people, the audience. Choral music and ballet are examples. Usually the performers participate in rehearsals beforehand. Afterwards audience...
landed Zahid Hasan a national award. There was 10 years break before he acted again in Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed
Humayun Ahmed is a Bangladeshi author, dramatist and director of film and television. He broke through since the publication of his first novel, Nandita Naraké...
's “Amar Achhe Jol”. He also worked in Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
Mostofa Sarwar Farooki was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Variety’s Jay Weissberg wrote, “Mostofa Sarwar Farooki is a key exemplar of Bangladeshi new wave cinema movement” ....
's “Made in Bangladesh”, another film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
by Abu Sayeed and he currently working in Muhammad Mostafa Kamal Raz's “Projapoti”. His acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
career
Career
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began on the stage
Stage
- acting :Stage , a space for the performance of theatrical productions* Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage"* The Stage, a weekly British theatre newspaper...
. Due to his busy schedule pushed him away
Away
Away is a play written by the Australian playwright Michael Gow. First performed by the Griffin Theatre Company in 1986, it tells the story of three internally-conflicted families holidaying on the coast for Christmas, 1968...
from the stage, he still want to go back. On stage, an actor can get a direct reaction
Reaction
Reaction may refer to:Response to another event*Adverse drug reaction*Chemical reaction*Emotional reaction*Light reaction*Nuclear reaction*TNA Reaction, a documentary show of TNA behind scenes.*Reaction , as defined by Newton's third law...
from the audience
Audience
An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature , theatre, music or academics in any medium...
. He act as a palmist in “Haater Rekha Kotha Bole”, while Humayun Faridi
Humayun Faridi
Humayun Faridi [Alternative: Humayun Faridee] is an popular actor in Bangladeshi TV drama, theatre and cinema.He is well-known for his villain roles in Bangladeshi drama and cinema....
stars as a politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. Azizul Hakim and Mir Sabbir also perform brilliantly in the play. The story about a township
Township
The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...
, which I shot in Sirajganj, has already gathered good TRP ratings. He also acted Pishach Mokbul, Vimroti, Vela, Sesh Bikeler Hashi, Football Fatafati, Eblish, Biyar age o pore, Americana, 3rd Eye.
Zahid directed the mega serial “Lal Nil Beguni”. Other serials that I have directed include Second Hand“Ghughur Basha”, “Chor Kuthhuri”, “Eka” and “Chhonno Chhara”. My one-hour TV plays and tele-films include “Rumjhum”, “Boka Manush”, “Byabodhan”, “Shopno Groho”, “Opu the Great” “Private Detective” and “Baundule Express”. Zahid's more drama Second Hand
External links
- Zahid Hasan on The Internet Movie Database
- Rottentomatoes