Abdur Razzak

Mohammad Abdur Razzak (23 January 1942 – 21 August 2017), known professionally as Razzak, was a Bangladeshi actor, producer, and director who was predominantly worked in Dhallywood cinema. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Bangladeshi cinema, he was referred to in the media as "Nayak Raj Razzak" (Razzak: The King of Heroes), a term introduced by Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury, editor of the film magazine Chitrali.

His debut film as a producer was with the film Akankha (1976), directed by Subhash Dutta, and it was produced under his own production company, Rajlokkhi Productions. Razzak won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor five times for his roles in the films Ki Je Kori (1976), Ashikkhito (1978), Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo (1982), Chandranath (1984), and Jogajog (1988). He was awarded the Independence Award in 2015 by the government of Bangladesh.

Early life Razzak was born in Naktala, South Kolkata. His parents, Akbar Hossain and Nisarunnesa, died at early ages.

In Dhaka, Razzak found work at Abdul Jabbar Khan's Iqbal Films, and assisted in Kamal Khan's Ujala. He then worked in small roles in the films Akheri Station and Tero Nombor Feku Ostagor Lane.

Razzak acted in leading roles with many prominent actors and actresses, including Anwar Hossain, Bulbul Ahmed, Sohel Rana, Ilias Kanchan, Shuchanda, Shabana, Bobita, Kabori, Sujata, Shabnam, and others. He appeared in a number of films opposite actress Shabana.

Razzak went on to make more than 300 appearances in Bengali and Urdu movies.

Razzak made his directorial debut in 1977 with the film Ononto Prem.

Personal life On 2 March 1962, Razzak married Khairun Nesa "Lokkhi" out of love. Together they had three sons, Bapparaj, Bappi, and Samrat, and two daughters, Nasrin Pasha and Afrin Alam.

Death He died on 21 August 2017 in Dhaka.

Filmography All films are in Bangladeshi Bengali-language, unless otherwise noted.

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