Farid Ali dies at 75

Those who have childhood memories of the golden period of BTV, can never forget a popular dialogue, “Taka den Dubai jamu, Dubai jamu taka den” of Jabbar Ali drama series. The actor Farid Ali, who used to say this, died at the age of 75 on August 22, Monday. He was suffering from heart disease for quite a long time. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took reponsibility for his treatment when he was admitted to the hospital. Farid Ali was a great actor who started his career with Amjad Hoassain’s film, Dharapat (1966). Since then he has acted in many movies like Jibon Trishna, Slogan, Chanda, Daag, Odhikar, etc. He even worked in a lot of TV dramas. The Jabbar Ali series was one of them. The industry is remembering him with honour and respect.