Abul Hayat (born 7 September 1944) is a Bangladeshi actor. He is also a writer, civil engineer and director. He earned

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার) is the highest award for actors in a supporting role in Bangladesh. List of winners ;Key Records and sta ...

for the film

Daruchini Dwip ''Daruchini Dwip'' ( bn, দারুচিনি দ্বীপ) is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It was released on 31 August 2007 throughout Bangladesh. The film is based on the Bangladeshi novelist and film maker Humayun Ahmed’s po ...

(2007) and was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

for his acting in 2015 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

. He portrayed the

Misir Ali Misir Ali ( bn, মিসির আলি) is a fictional character in a series of novels by Bangladeshi author Humayun Ahmed. He was described as one of the most famous characters in Bengali literature, TV and film over the last three decades. In ...

character in the television film, ''Onno Bhuboner Cheleta''.

Education

Hayat completed his bachelor's in civil engineering from

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, commonly known by the acronym BUET, is a public technological research university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1876 as the Dacca Survey School, it is the oldest institution for the study ...

(BUET).

Early life and career

Hayat was born on September 7, 1944, in

Murshidabad Murshidabad fa, مرشد آباد (, or ) is a historical city in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the eastern bank of the Bhagirathi River, a distributary of the Ganges. It forms part of the Murshidabad district. During ...

, located in what is now known as

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fourt ...

in India, to a

Muslim Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...

family. He and his family later move to

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

in what was then

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the One Unit Scheme, One Unit Policy, renaming the province as such from East Bengal, which, in modern times, is split between India and Bangladesh. Its land borders were with India ...

due to his father's job transfer. He was an executive engineer of Dhaka WASA. Later, in 1978, he moved to

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

and worked there till 1981. He returned to

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

in 1981 and started working in private job resigning from his government service. Hayat acted in over 1000 television dramas. His debut rule in television was in ''Oedipus'' in 1969, and his debut film was ''

Titash Ekti Nadir Naam ''Titas Ekti Nadir Naam'' ( bn, তিতাস একটি নদীর নাম), or ''A River Called Titas'', is a 1973 film that was a joint production between India and Bangladesh directed by Ritwik Ghatak. The movie was based on a novel ...

'', a joint-venture film of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

and

released in 1973. He is the founder member of the theatre group Nagorik Natya Sampradaya. As of February 2015, Hayat has written 28 books in total. He wrote his first book ''Trishnar Shanti'' in 1989.

Personal life

Hayat's two daughters,

Bipasha Hayat Bipasha Hayat (born 23 March 1971) is a Bangladeshi actress, model, painter and playback singer. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film ''Aguner Poroshmoni'' (1994). She earned Meril Prothom Alo Awa ...

and Natasha Hayat, are actresses. His sons-in-law

Tauquir Ahmed Tauquir Ahmed (born 5 March 1966) is a Bangladeshi architect and actor, turned director in both television and cinema. His films won many international and national awards including Bangladesh National Film Awards in the Bangladesh National Film ...

and

Shahed Sharif Khan Shahed Sharif Khan is a Bangladeshi television and film actor, director, and writer. In 1998, he started working as the first model. He has been nominated for the Meril Prothom Alo Awards three times. Among the notable works of Shahed Sharif are S ...

are actors too.

Filmography

Films

Television

* '' Ei Shob Din Ratri'' (1985) * ''

Bohubrihi ''Bohubrihi'' was one of the most popular drama serials ever aired on Bangladesh Television. The bangla word Bohubrihi means the multiple dimension of anything and here it means the mystery of life. The story was written by famous author, drama ...

'' (1988) * ''

Ayomoy ''Oyomoi'' ��য়োময়(''The man who would not die'') was a popular Bangladeshi television serial, written by Humayun Ahmed and directed by Nawazish Ali Khan, originally aired on Bangladesh Television in 1990–91. Blending fact with f ...

'' (1990) * ''

Aaj Robibar Aaj Robibar (Bengali: আজ রবিবার; ''Today's Sunday'') is a Bangladeshi television sitcom created by Humayun Ahmed that was originally aired on BTV in 1997—considered one of the finest works from Humayun Ahmeds filming career. I ...

'' (1999) * '' Griho Golpo'' * ''

House Full A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condi ...

'' (2008-2009) * '' FnF'' (2010) * '' House 44'' (2015) * '' Songshar'' (2016) * ''Miss Sheuly'' (2019) * '' Chan Biriyani'' (2020) * '' Hoichoi Paribaar'' (2021)

Web Series

* '' Nayan Rahasya Feluda'' (2019) * '' Utsober Raat'' (2020)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayat, Abul Living people 1944 births People from Murshidabad district Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi male television actors Bangladeshi male stage actors Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Best Supporting Actor National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners