Khandaker Shaheed Uddin Firoz (known as KS Firoz; 7 July 1946 – 9 September 2020) was a

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actor.

Background and career

Firoz was born in Wazirpur,

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in the then

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. He was brought up in Dhaka's Lalbagh area. Firoz joined the

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in 1967, and reached the rank of Major before retiring in 1977. He was active in the Dhaka theatre circuit, and got his breakthrough in ''

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''. He made his career debut in the television drama ''Dwip Tobuo Jwoley'' and in films in ''Lawarish''.

Personal life

Firoz married Madhobi in 1974, and had three daughters. He died from

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complications during the

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on 9 September 2020, at the age of 74.

Works

;Films * ''

Padma Nadir Majhi ''Padma Nadir Majhi'' is an Cinema of West Bengal, Indo-Cinema of Bangladesh, Bangladesh joint production feature Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Goutom Ghosh from the novel of the same name, Manik Bandopadhyay's ''Padma Nad ...

'' * ''

Nodir Naam Modhumoti ''Nodir Naam Modhumoti'' (translated as ''The River Named Modhumoti'') is a 1996 Bangladeshi Bengali language film directed by Tanvir Mokammel. The film, produced and distributed by Kino-Eye Films, stars a notable cast with Tauquir Ahmed, Aly Z ...

'' * '' Shankhonad'' * '' Brihonnola'' * ''

Chandragrohon ''Chandragrohon: The Lunar Eclipse'' () is a Bangladeshi film based on a short story written by Indian Bengali author Syed Mustafa Siraj. The film was released 2008 and younger director Murad Parvez first time directed the film. The film feature ...

'' * '' Tumi Amar'' (1994) * ''

Devdas ''Devdas'' (, transliterated as ''Dēbôdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidden childhood love ...

'' ;Drama * '' Ayomoy'' * ''Banshi'' * ''

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'' (2016)

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