Today is the seventh anniversary of the death of Independence Award-winning legendary actor Abdur Razzak.
Razzak, known as 鈥楴ayak Raj鈥� to the country鈥檚 film enthusiasts, was born on January 23, 1942 at Nagtola of Taliganj in Kolkata in British India.
He played different characters in Kolkata-based film industry before migrating to Dhaka in 1964.
The film artiste got a break as an actor through Zahir Raihan鈥檚 鈥楤ehula鈥� in 1966 and never looked back.
In his long and eventful career, Razzak won the hearts of film lovers playing diverse roles in films such as 鈥楢birbhab鈥�, 鈥楤asari鈥�, 鈥楨totuku Asha鈥�, 鈥楴il Akasher Niche鈥�, 鈥楯e Agune Puri鈥�, 鈥楳ainamati鈥�, 鈥楧wip Nibhe Nai鈥�, 鈥楽waralipi鈥�, and 鈥楥hutir Ghanta鈥�.
His film 鈥楯iban Theke Neya鈥� is still considered a masterpiece of Bangla film.
In 1976, he also emerged as a producer with the film 鈥楢kangkha鈥�. Later, he made his directorial debut with the film 鈥楥hanpa Dangar Bou鈥� in 1985.
Razzak received the Independence Award, Bachsas Life Time Achievement, and National Film Award in 1976, 1978, 1982, 1984 and 1988.
Abdur Razzak passed away on August 21, 2017.
