Abul Hayat

Abul Hayat (; born 7 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer, and director. He earned the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Daruchini Dwip and was awarded the Ekushey Padak for his acting in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He portrayed the Misir Ali character in the television film Onno Bhuboner Cheleta.

Early life and career Hayat was born on 7 September 1944, in Murshidabad, located in what is now known as West Bengal in India, to a Muslim family. He and his family later moved to Chittagong in what was then East Pakistan due to his father's job transfer. He was an executive engineer of Dhaka WASA. Later, in 1978, he moved to Libya and worked there till 1981. He returned to Bangladesh in 1981 and started working in a private job, resigning from his government service.

Hayat acted in over 1000 television dramas. and his debut film was Titash Ekti Nadir Naam, a joint-venture film of India and Bangladesh released in 1973. He played Shakib Khan's father in Sohanur Rahman Sohan's romance Ananta Bhalobasha in 1999, which marked Khan's on-screen debut. He is the founder member of the theatre group Nagorik Natya Sampradaya.

As of February 2015, Hayat has written 28 books in total. He wrote his first book, Trishnar Shanti, in 1989. Together, they have two daughters, Bipasha Hayat and Natasha Hayat, who are actresses. His sons-in-law, Tauquir Ahmed and Shahed Sharif Khan, are actors too.

Filmography Films

Television Ei Shob Din Ratri (1985) Bohubrihi (1988) Ayomoy (1990) Aaj Robibar (1996) House Full (2008–2009) FnF (2010)

Web series Nayan Rahasya Feluda (2019)

Awards Ekushey Padak (2015) Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (2007)

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