Today is the 83rd anniversary of birth of legendary actor Abdur Razzak.
Born at Nagtola of Taliganj in Kolkata in British India on January 23, 1942, Razzak, known as 鈥楴ayak Raj鈥� to the country鈥檚 film enthusiasts, had played different characters in Kolkata-based film industry before migrating to Dhaka in 1964.
Razzak got a break as an actor through Zahir Raihan鈥檚 鈥楤ehula鈥� in 1966 and never looked back.
In his long and eventful career, he acted in more than 300 films. His film, Jiban Theke Neya, is still considered a masterpiece of Bangla film.
He won the hearts of film lovers playing diverse roles in films such as 鈥楢birbhab鈥�, 鈥楤asari鈥�, 鈥楨totuku Asha鈥�, 鈥楴il Akasher Niche鈥�, 鈥楯e Agune Puri鈥�, 鈥楳ainamati鈥�, 鈥楧wip Nibhe Nai鈥�, 鈥楽waralipi鈥�, 鈥楢shikshit鈥� and 鈥楥hutir Ghanta鈥�.
In 1976, he also emerged as a producer with the film 鈥楢kangkha鈥�. Later, he made his directorial debut with the film 鈥楥hanpa Dangar Bou鈥� in 1985.
He received the Independence Award in 2015.
The film artiste passed away on August 21, 2017.