Humayun Faridi

BD Actor Humayun Faridi Biography

 

Humayun Faridi

Humayun was born in Dhaka in 29 May 1952 to ATM Nurul Islam and Begaum Farida Islam. In 1968, Humayun passed SSC exam from Islamia Government High School and in 1970 he passed HSC from Chandpur Government College. Same year, he entered into University of Dhaka in Organic Chemistry subject. However, due to Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 study became impossible. Later he admitted into Jahangirnagar University in Economics and during his university life time, he was a close associate of Selim Al-Deen.

Acting career

Humayun Faridi was one of the principal organizer of 1976 Drama Festival of Jahangirnagar University. Mainly from this moment, he started to be famous. He became a member of Dhaka Theatre during his student life in the university. . Humayun later acted on numerous drama on the country’s television. One character ‘Kan Kata Ramjan’ from the novel ‘Shongshoptok’ earned Faridi extreme popularityin the country. During 90s, Faridi started acting in Film where he also earned extreme popularity by bringing new concept in the acting. It was saidsometimes that, audiences went to watch his films only to see his brilliant acting rather than the film itself.

Married Life

In 1980s, Faridi married a woman named Minu, with whom he had his only child, a daughter names Debjani. However, they got divorced after four years of marraige,then, he got married to Suborna Mustafa on the same year. He was divorced from Suborna in 2008, before she married Badrul Anam Soud, a Bangladeshi TV director, who is fifteen years her junior.

Death

Faridi died on 13 February 2012 at 10 AM at his daughter’s (from his first marriage) residence. He was suffering from chronic lungs disease and physical weakness. He was admitted to hospital two months prior to his death. He got discharged from hospital two days before his death. He was found dead on the washroom of his home. President and Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the leader of the opposition party expressed deep condolences upon his death.

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 Hmayun Ahmed :

Born: 13 November 1948 

Birth place: Mohongonj, Netrokona
Died: 19 July 2012 (aged 63), Bellevue Hospital, New York City
Buried: Nohash pally, Gazipur
Occupation: Writer, film director, professor
Genres: Novel, short story, drama, autobiography
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Alma mater: University of Dhaka
Notable award(s): Ekushey Padak

Relative(s): Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Ahsan Habib (brother)

Humayon Ahmed

Hmayun Ahmed emerged as a powerful voice in Bangaladesh’s literary world in the early 1970s, eventually becoming clearly the most popular writer of the country.

Nick named Kajol, the writer was born in Kutubpur village of Netrakona on 13 November, 1948, to Fayzur Rahman Ahmed, a police officer, and Ayesha Fayzur. His father, who was also a writer, was murdered by the Pakistan occupation army during the liberation War in 1971.

Humayun married Gultekin in 1973. The couple divorced in 2003, with the subsequently marrying television actress shaon.

Humayun had his Schooling in Sylhet, Comilla, Chittagong, Dinajpur and Bogra due to his father’s postings in these towns. He passed the School Certificate examination as a student of Bogra Zilla School.

Humayun retired as a Dhaka University teacher to devote himself in the mid 1990s to writing and making films and television dramas.

His first film,” Aguner Parashmoni’,based on the Liberation War won the national film award in eight categories ,including Best Picture and Best Director.

Humayun won the  Bangla Academy award in1981 and the Ekushey padak in1994.His first award was Lekhak Shibir Prize in 1973. Humayun Ahmed died in19 july,2012 New York