Renowned film-maker, director and actor Amjad Hossain passed away on Friday at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. He was 76.
He was taken to Bangkok on November 28 on a private jet plane, according to his son Shazzad Hossain Dodul’s Facebook post. Both Dodul and another son, Sohel Arman, accompanied him.
The veteran director was admitted to the intensive care unit of Dhaka’s Impulse Hospital and was on a life support after suffering a stroke at his residence on November 18. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took care of the expenditure of Amjad’s treatment.
Born on August 14, 1942 in Jamalpur, Amjad Hossain showed interest in arts and literature at an early age.
During the 1950s, he moved to Dhaka and got himself involved with the theatre scene. He wrote short stories, juvenile stories, and novels.
A 1992 Ekushey Padak winner for lifelong contribution to the film industry, Amjad first acted in the film “Tomar Amar (1961),” and established himself as a director and writer afterwards.
Notable films directed by Amjad Hossain are “Golapi Ekhon Train-e (1978),” “Sundori (1979),” “Koshai (1980),” “Jonmo Theke Jolchi (1982),” “Dui Poysar Alta (1982),” “Bhat Dey (1984),” “Golapi Ekhon Dhakay (2006)," and “Golapi Ekhon Bilatey (2010).”
Apart from receiving multiple National Film Awards, Amjad Hossain won many accolades during his close to 50-year career in the film industry including Agrani Bank Juvenile Literature Award, Bangla Academy Award and many more.
