Syed Hasan Imam (born 27 July 1935) is an actor, film director, television director and cultural personality in Bangladesh. He earned

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak () is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of martyrs of the Bengali language movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contributions in a number of fields, including culture, education, and e ...

(1999),

Independence Day Award The Independence Award (), formally known as the Independence Day Award or Swadhinata Padak (), is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977 by President Ziaur Rahman, this award is bestowed upon Banglade ...

(2016) and Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2014). He was part of

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during the

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in 1971. He became an honorary fellow of

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in 2010.

Early life

Imam's father died when he was two years old. He passed matriculation exam from Bardhawan Town School. He then graduated from Burdwan Raj College. He played both cricket and football in West Bengal School teams. He won the first prize in

Rabindra Sangeet ''Rabindra Sangeet'' (; ), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengalis, Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Indian and also the ...

category in All India Festival. He worked in

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Career

Imam started his film career with the film '' Dharapat'' (1961). He went on to act in films like ''Raja Elo Shohorey'' (1964), ''Sheet Bikel'' (1964), ''Janajani'' (1965), ''Ujala'' (1966), ''Kagojer Nouka'' (1966), ''Anarkoli'', '' Sareng Bou'' (1978) and ''

Ghuddi ''Ghuddi'' is a 1980 Bangladeshi romantic drama film directed by Syed Salahuddin Zaki, who also wrote the story, and did the screenplay and dialogue. It is the first film directed by Syed Salahuddin Zaki. Subarna Mustafa has played the main rol ...

'' (1980). Imam first acted on television in the second play of

Bangladesh Television Bangladesh Television (), commonly known by its acronym BTV (), is the state-owned television network of Bangladesh. The network was originally established as the East Pakistan branch of Pakistan Television Corporation, Pakistan Television in 1 ...

, "Ondhokartai Alo" written and directed by

Nurul Momen Nurul Momen (25 November 1908 – 16 February 1990) was a Bangladeshi playwright, educator, director, broadcast personality, orator, humorist, dramatist, academician, satirist, belletrist, essayist, columnist, translator and poet.Bangla Natyasha ...

. He debuted in direction with the film ''Lalon Fakir'' (1972), ''Lal Shobujer Pala'' (1981) and ''Obichar''. Imam was one of the co-founders of Cinema and Natok Shilpo Samiti.

Personal life

Imam is married to Laila Hasan since 1965.

Awards

* Standard Chartered–The Daily Star Celebrating Life Lifetime Achievement Award (2018)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Imam, Syed 1935 births Living people People from Purba Bardhaman district Bangladeshi people of Indian descent Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi male television actors Recipients of the Ekushey Padak National Film Award (Bangladesh) for Lifetime Achievement recipients Recipients of the Independence Award Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award winners