Raisul Islam Asad

Raisul Islam Asad
রাইসুল ইসলাম আসাদ
Asad in 2016
Born
Asaduzzaman Mohammad Raisul Islam

(1953-07-15) 15 July 1953 (age 71)
Dacca, East Bengal, Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materDhaka Collegiate School University of Dhaka
Years active1972–present

Asaduzzaman Mohammad Raisul Islam (known as Raisul Islam Asad; born 15 July 1953)[1] is a Bangladeshi freedom fighter and an actor in radio, theatre, television and film.[2] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor four times for his roles in the films Padma Nadir Majhi (1992), Anya Jibon (1995), Dukhai (1997) and Lalsalu (2001).[3] Besides, he won Best Supporting Actor award twice for the roles in Ghani: The Cycle (2006) and Mrittika Maya (2013).[4] As of 2016, he acted in more than 50 films.[4] He was a member of the Crack Platoon an elite urban guerilla, intelligence and commando unit of the Mukti Bahini.[5]

  1. ^ Zaima Zahra (15 July 2016). "I want to work till the end - Raisul Islam Asad". The Daily Star. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ^ Shah Alam Shazu (17 May 2010). "'We saved money to buy kites'... Raisul Islam Asad". The Daily Star. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ^ "National Film Award Best Actors Yearwise List (1975 – 2007)" (PDF). Ministry of Information. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Mzamin" ৬৪-তে রাইসুল ইসলাম আসাদ [Raisul Islam Asad at 64]. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). 15 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Gallant Urban Guerrillas of 1971". Star Weekend Magazine.