Abu Taher Mohammad Shamsuzzaman ( bn, আবু তাহের মোহাম্মদ শামসুজ্জ়ামান; 10 September 1941 – 20 February 2021), better known as known as ATM Shamsuzzaman, was a Bangladeshi film and television actor, director and screen-playwright. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2015 by the

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. He won

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five times for his roles in ''Dayee Ke?'' (1987), ''Madam Fuli'' (1999), '' Churiwala'' (2001), ''Mon Bosena Porar Table E'' (2009) and '' Chorabali'' (2012).

Early life and career

Shamsuzzaman was born into a Bengali Muslim family at his maternal home in Daulatpur,

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on 10 September 1941. His ancestral paternal home is in Bholakot Boro Bari in

Ramganj Ramganj ( bn, রামগঞ্জ, Ramgônj) is an upazila of Lakshmipur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The seat lies at Ramganj town, which is by road southeast of Dhaka. History This area was home to an influential Hindu ...

, Lakshmipur District. His father was Nuruzzaman, a

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who worked with

A. K. Fazlul Huq Abul Kasem Fazlul Huq ( bn, আবুল কাশেম ফজলুল হক, ur, ; 26October 1873 — 27 April 1962), popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla (''Lion of Bengal''), was a British Indian and Pakistani lawyer and writer who present ...

, and his mother was Nurunnisa Begum. Shamsuzzaman was the eldest child of a family of five sons and three sisters. His family moved to Dhaka and lived in Debendranath Das Lane in Old Dhaka. He began his schooling in Dhaka at

Pogose School Pogose Laboratory School and College, IER, Jagannath University ( bn, পোগোজ ল্যাবরেটরি স্কুল এন্ড কলেজ ,আ.ই.আর,জগন্নাথ বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়) was es ...

, where he was friends with Prabir Mitra, who would also grow up to be an actor. His film career began with filmmaker Udayan Chowdhury as an assistant director in films ''"Manusher Bhagban"'' and ''"Bishwokanya"''. He got his breakthrough through his role in the film ''"Nayanmoni"'' (1976), directed by Amjad Hossain. Earlier he played the role of Ramzan in the play ''Sangsaptak'', aired in 1960.

Controversy

According to a probe report of "Nilima Ibrahim Committee", a six-member committee led by educationist Nilima Ibrahim, Shamsuzzaman was suspended from the television and radio programmes because of his alleged role in favor of Pakistan army during the

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in 1971. According to him; During Liberation war Pakistani Army forced him to attend alleged role in favor of Pakistan

Personal life

Shamsuzzaman married Runy Begum in 1968. They had three sons and three daughters. In March 2012, one of his sons, ATM Kholikuzzaman Kushol, killed another son ATM Kamaluzzaman Kabir. Shamsuzzaman testified in court and in 2014, Kushol was sentenced to life in prison.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

* Ekushey Padak (2015)

Death

Shamsuzzaman died at his residence in Sutrapur neighborhood of Dhaka on 20 February 2021 at around 9 am. He had been suffering from various diseases due to old age for a long time.

References

External links

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