Abul Khayer Jashim Uddin (known professionally as Jashim; 14 August 1945 – 8 October 1998) was a Bangladeshi film

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, producer,

action director Stage combat, fight craft or fight choreography is a specialised technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet pr ...

and a

freedom fighter A freedom fighter is a person engaged in a struggle to achieve political freedom, particularly against an established government. The term is typically reserved for those who are actively involved in armed or otherwise violent rebellion. Termi ...

. He acted in more than 200 films and is known as the first action hero and the first megastar of

Dhallywood The Cinema of Bangladesh, locally known as Bangla cinema, is a diverse and vibrant entity, consisting of films produced across various regions in Bangladesh, each contributing its unique linguistic and cultural perspective. Beyond the dominan ...

. He is widely known as action king of Dhallywood Bangladesh cinema due to popularizing fight scenes with his own direction.

Early life and career

Jashim was born at Boxnagar village in

Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka Nawabganj () is an upazila of Dhaka District in the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Geography Nawabganj is located at . It has 70,757 households and a total area 244.80 km2. Nawabganj is surrounded by Singair Upazila on the North, Dohar Upazila ...

on 14 August 1945. He was a

who fought in the

Liberation War of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Liberation War (, ), also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalism, Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which res ...

in 1971 at sector 2 under Major ATM Haider. Jashim debuted his acting career through the film ''Debor'' in 1972. He then acted in ''Rongbaj'' (1973). He went to act in ''Raj Dulari'', ''Tufan'', ''Jobab'', ''Nag Nagini'', ''Bodla'', ''Barud'', '' Sundori'', ''Koshai'', ''Lalu Mastan'', ''Nababjada'' and ''Meyerao Manush''. He debuted as a lead actor in the film ''Shobuj Shathi'', directed by Delowar Jahan Jhontu. He went on to act in the films ''Poribar'', ''Buker Dhon'', ''Shami Keno Ashami'', ''Lal Golap'', ''Tiger'' and ''Habildar''.

Personal life

Jashim's first wife was film actress Sucharita and later he married Nasrin, the daughter of actress Purnima Sengupta. Ratul, Rahul and Samee are the sons of Jashim.

Death

Jashim died from a brain haemorrhage on 8 October 1998.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jashim 1950 births 1998 deaths Male actors from Dhaka Bangladeshi male film actors People from Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka