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

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in 2015 by the

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. He won Bangladesh National Film Awards 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

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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,

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. His father was Nuruzzaman, a

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who worked with A. K. Fazlul Huq, 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

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. 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 Prabir Mitra (born 18 August 1941) is a Bangladeshi film actor. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film '' Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo'' in 1982. He also won the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award. ...

, 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 Amjad Hossain (14 August 1942 – 14 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi film director, actor, scriptwriter and lyricist. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director twice, for the films ''Golapi Ekhon Traine'' (1978) and ''Bhat De ...

. 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

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, Shamsuzzaman was suspended from the television and radio programmes because of his alleged role in favor of Pakistan army during the Bangladesh Liberation War 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

(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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on

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