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Fazlur Rahman Babu (born 22 August 1960)[1] is a Bangladeshi actor and singer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor 4 times for his roles in the films Shonkhonaad (2004), Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe (2017), Fagun Haway (2019) and Bishwoshundori (2020).[2][3][4] He also won Best Performance in a Comic Role for Gohin Baluchor (2017).[5]

Fazlur Rahman Babu
ফজলুর রহমান বাবু
Babu in 2019
Born	Babu (1960-08-22) 22 August 1960 (age 62) Faridpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	1983–present
Employer	Agrani Bank
Notable work	Monpura Oggatonama Daruchini Dip Khachar Bhitor Ochin Pakhi

Babu has also been featured in an Indian film.[6][7][8][9]

Early life

Babu was born on 22 August 1960 at Faridpur district in the then East Pakistan.[10] He completed his school and college life in Faridpur. His father was a service holder, thereby he had to roam one place to another around the country. Babu was interested in acting from his childhood. In Faridpur, he joined Boishakhi Natya Gosthi pursuing to build up a career in the media arena.[11][12][8]

Career

Acting and banking

Babu started his acting career in 1978 when he joined the theatre group Baishakhi Natya Ghosthi in Faridpur. That same year, Babu acted for first time in a national drama festival. Meanwhile, he joined the Agrani Bank and, in 1983, transferred his banking job to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, where he also joined Mamunur Rashid's Aranyak Natyadal theatre group and debuted his acrting with a role in Saat Purusher Rin.[13] Some of his performances in this theatre group include Nankar Pala, Pathar and Moyur Shinghashan.[14][15]

Babu started his television acting career in the soap opera Mrittu Khuda (1991), produced^{[clarification needed]} by Abu Zafar Siddiqui, on Bangladesh Television (BTV). However, it was his role of Poran Majhi television drama Itikatha (1991), written by Rashid,[16][17] that secured him further roles in dramas such as Shundari and Danab. Babu also acted with Bengali film Daruchini Dip directed by Tauquir Ahmed while Humayun Ahmed was story, dialogue and scriptwriter.[18][19][20]

Babu has become popular for his humorous characters but his early career in stage dramas like Danab and Jay Jayanti was in serious roles.[21][22]

Babu continued to work for television and theatre simultaneously until 2000 when he stopped theatre work as television took nearly twenty-five days per month. Babu made his theatrical film début with Abdullah al Mamun's Bihanga between 2000 and 2001.[23]

Singing

Babu emerged as a singer when he performed two songs in the film Monpura. After that he become known to everyone as playback singer.[24] He published his first solo music album Indubala in 2009 which was become popular in whole country. He also sang four songs on the mixed album Monchor in 2008.[25]

Works

Film

Year	Film	Role	Director	Notes
2004	Shankhonad		Abu Sayeed	[11]
2006	Na Bolona	Monir	Didarul Alam Badal	[26][27]
2007	Aha![28]		Enamul Karim Nirjhar	[29]
2007	Daruchini Dip	Monir	Tauquir Ahmed	Written by novelist Humayun Ahmed[30]
2007	Swopnodanay	Siraj	Golam Rabbany Biplob	Bangladesh's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film[31]
2009	Monpura	Pori's Father	Giasuddin Selim	Bangladesh National Film Awards winner [32][33]
2016	The Unnamed	Kifayet Uddin Pramanik	Tauquir Ahmed	Bangladesh National Film Awards winner [34]
2017	Haldaa	Monu Miya	Tauquir Ahmed	[35]
2017	Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe		Nader Chowdhury	Bangladesh National Film Awards 2016[2][36]
2017	Nuru Mia O Tar Beauty Driver	Nuru Mia	Mizanur Rahman Labu	[21][37][38]
2018	Swapnajaal	Aynal Gazi	Giasuddin Selim	Romantic [39][40][41]
2019	Fagun Haway		Tauquir Ahmed	Winner: Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor[42]
2020	Bishwoshundori		Chayanika Chowdhury
2021	Mission Extreme		Sunny Sanwar and Faisal Ahmed
	Raat Jaga Phool		Mir Sabbir
2022	Dui Diner Duniya	Jamshed	Anam Biswas	A Chorki web film
TBA	Mujib: The Making of a Nation	Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad	Shyam Benegal
	Jam		Noyeem Imtiaz Neyamul

Television

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1991	Mrittu Khuda	Abu Zafar Siddiqui	Novel (Mrityukshuda) by Kazi Nazrul Islam[23]
1994	Itikotha	Rashid
	Badol Diner Prothom Kodom Ful	Humayun Ahmed	Based on a novel by Humayun Ahmed himself.
	Jay Jayanti		[21]
	Velki	Ali Akram Tojor	[43]
	Spnuj Daoai	Sumon Anwar	[43]
	Bine Sutor Mala	Sumon Anwar	[44]
	Buri Chad Geche Bujhi Bene Jole Vese	Manik Manobik
2006	Kacher Manush	Afsana Mimi & Amlan Biswas
	69	Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
	Pani	Noyeem Imtiaz Neyamul
	Ogni Roth	Rajibul Islam Rajib	[45]
	Gorvodharini	Naresh Vuiya	[46]
	Bao Kurani	Bikram Khan
	Ferari Pakhi	Richi Solaiman, Anisur Rahman Milon
	Azrael	Salauddin Lavlu
	Ajob Chhele	Golam Sohorab Dudul
	Rahman Gayen	Sagar Jahan	[47]
	Rater Otithi
	Bag	Sayed Masum Reza
	Chidhel Chor	Shamim Zaman
	Poshu Daktar	Salauddin Lavlu	[48]
	Chor Tithi Ar Ami	Mijanur Rahman Babu
	Bhat Ghum	Akram Khan
	Amader Hatkhola	Sagar Jahan	[49][50]
	Dui Batpar	Mizanur Rahman Labu
	Bela Obelar Golpo	Ali Ahmed	[51]
	Photok	Moniruzzaman Lipon
	Rajlokkhi Opera	Anowar Hossain
	Blind Road	Borhan Khan	[52][53]
	Mehman	Al-Hazen	[54]
2021	Mashrafe Junior	Sazzad Sumon

Discography

Solo

• Indubala

Duet

• Mon Chor

Film scores

• Monpura (2009)
• Ghetu Putro Komola (2012)
• Pakhal (2013)
• Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe (2016)
• Sitara (2019)

References

External links

• Fazlur Rahman Babu at IMDb

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