Abul Hayat ( born 7 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer and director. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Daruchini Dwip (2007) and was awarded

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for his acting in 2015 by the

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. He portrayed the Misir Ali character in the television film, ''Onno Bhuboner Cheleta''.

Education

Hayat completed his bachelor's in civil engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

Early life and career

Hayat was born on September 7, 1944, in

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, located in what is now known as

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in India, to a

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family. He and his family later move to Chittagong in what was then

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due to his father's job transfer. He was an executive engineer of Dhaka WASA. Later, in 1978, he moved to

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and worked there till 1981. He returned to

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in 1981 and started working in private job resigning from his government service. Hayat acted in over 1000 television dramas. His debut rule in television was in ''Oedipus'' in 1969, and his debut film was '' Titash Ekti Nadir Naam'', a joint-venture film of

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and

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.

Personal life

Hayat is married to Shirin Hayat since 4 February 1970. Together they have two daughters, Bipasha Hayat and Natasha Hayat, are actresses. His sons-in-law Tauquir Ahmed and Shahed Sharif Khan are actors too.

Filmography

Films

Television

* ''

Ei Shob Din Ratri ''Eisob Dinratri'' (') is a 1985 Bangla family-drama written by Humayun Ahmed. It aired on BTV. Synopsis The drama tells the story of a middle-class joint family living in the capital city Dhaka. It depicts a middle class Bangladeshi famil ...

'' (1985) * '' Bohubrihi'' (1988) * '' Ayomoy'' (1990) * '' Aaj Robibar'' (1996) * '' House Full'' (2008-2009) * '' FnF'' (2010)

Web series

* '' Nayan Rahasya Feluda'' (2019)

Awards

(2015) * Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor (2007)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayat, Abul Living people 1944 births People from Murshidabad district Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi male television actors Bangladeshi male stage actors Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Best Supporting Actor National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Chittagong College alumni 20th-century Bangladeshi male actors 21st-century Bangladeshi male actors