Anwar Hossain (actor)

For other people with the same name, see Anwar Hossain (disambiguation).
Anwar Hossain
আনোয়ার হোসেন
Hossain in the film Nawab Sirajuddaula (film) (1967)
Born(1931-12-06)6 December 1931
Jamalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died13 September 2013(2013-09-13) (aged 81)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityPakistani, Bangladeshi
OccupationActor
AwardsNational Film Awards
Bachsas Awards

Anwar Hossain (6 December 1931 – 13 September 2013)[1] was a Bangladeshi actor, best known for playing the role of Siraj ud-Daulah in the Bengali film Nawab Sirajuddaula (1967). He appeared in nearly 500 movies in his 50-year career.[2] He is often referred as The Uncrowned Nawab of Bengali films.[3] He received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Lathial (1975) and Best Supporting Actor awards for the films again for Golapi Ekhon Traine (1978) and Dayi Ke? (1987).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Anwar Hossain No More". The Daily Star. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Anwar Hossain Passes Away". The Daily Star. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ ইশতিয়াক, আহমাদ (2022-11-06). "বাংলা চলচ্চিত্রের মুকুটহীন নবাব আনোয়ার হোসেন". The Daily Star Bangla. Retrieved 2023-09-13.