Inam Ahmed (1 February 1922 – 13 September 2003) was a Bangladeshi film actor.
He also acted in plays. He first appeared on onscreen in the West Bengali film ''Somadhan'' in 1943.
Early life
Ahmed was born in 1922 to a Muslim family in Golapganj Upazila of
Sylhet District
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট), located in north-east Bangladesh, is the divisional capital and one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division.
History
Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal Pro ...
in
East Bengal. He began acting in plays at the age of 8. In 1941, he graduated from Calcutta University and then joined the Assam Civil police.
Career
Ahmed took part in several plays on a regular basis when he was in Assam. After three years of service, he moved to Calcutta. While working in a non-governmental organization, he looked for an opportunity to do work in film. In 1943, he appeared in the film ''Somadha'', directed by Premendra Mittea.
In 1950, Ahmed moved to Dhaka. There, he worked for several organizations.
In 1956, after releasing the film ''
Mukh O Mukhosh'', Ahmed became popular. It was the first
Bengali-language
Bengali ( ), generally known by its endonym Bangla (, ), is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Bengal region of South Asia. It is the official, national, and most widely spoken language of Bangladesh and the second most widely spoken of t ...
feature film to be made in
East Pakistan.
Ahmed died on September 13, 2003.
Filmography
* ''Somadhan'' (1943)
* ''
Mukh O Mukhosh'' (1956)
* ''
Harano Din
''Harano Din'' ( bn, হারানো দিন; English: The Lost Days) is a 1961 East Pakistani Bengali-language film directed by Mustafiz and starring Shabnam and Ghulam Mustafa in the lead roles. Mustafiz's brother Ehtesham produced the mov ...
'' (1961)
* ''Sonar Kajol'' (1962)
* ''Chanda '' (1962)
* ''Joar Elo'' (1962)
* ''Natun Sur'' (1962)
* ''Kaser Deyal'' (1963)
* ''
Sutorang
''Sutorang'' is a 1964 Bengali-language film directed by Subhash Dutta. Dutta played the male lead role as well.
Actress Kabori Sarwar made her debut in this film. The film won the second prize in Frankfurt Asia Film in 1964.
Ferdausi Rahman ...
'' (1964)
* ''Rupban'' (1965)
* ''
Nacher Putul'' (1971)
* ''Chandranath'' (1984)
* ''
Shuvoda (1986)
* ''Ekhono Onek Raat'' (1997)
References
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1922 births
2003 deaths
Bangladeshi male film actors