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Alamgir (born 4 April 1950) is a Bangladeshi film actor and television host. He won
Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor is the highest award for film acting in Bangladesh. List of winners ;Key Records and statistics Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards: See ...
and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor a record nine times for his roles in the films ''Ma O Chhele'' (1985), ''Apekka'' (1987), ''Khotipuron'' (1989), ''Moroner Pore'' (1990), ''Pita Mata Santan'' (1991), ''Andha Biswas'' (1992) and ''
Desh Premik ''Desh Premik'' ( bn, দেশপ্রেমিক, translation=Patriot) is a 1994 Bangladeshi film starring Manna and Champa opposite him. Director Kazi Hayat garnered Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director. It also stars Alamgir. T ...
'' (1994), ''Jibon Moroner Sathi'' (2010) and '' Ke Apon Ke Por'' (2011).


Early life

Alamgir was born on 4 April 1950 at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in
Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...
. His father, Kalim Uddin Ahmed, was an executive producer of ''
Mukh O Mukhosh ''Mukh O Mukhosh'' ( bn, মুখ ও মুখোশ, translation='The Face and the Mask', italic=yes) was the first Bengali-language feature film to be made in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). It was produced by Iqbal Films and directed by Ab ...
'', the first Bengali-language feature film to be made in Bangladesh.


Career

Alamgir's first film was ''Amar Jonmobhumi'', directed by Alamgir Kumkum. He has worked in television dramas and also as a presenter. In 1986, he made his directorial debut with the film ''Nishpap''. Alamgir is the host of the game show ''Houseful'' on Maasranga Television.


Personal life

Alamgir was first married to lyricist Khoshnur Alamgir. Together they had a daughter singer
Akhi Alamgir Ankhi Alamgir is a Bangladeshi singer and actress. She won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist for her performance in the film ''Bhat De ''Bhat De'' ( bn, ভাত দে) is a Bangladeshi film, released in 1984. The film w ...
and a son Tasvir Hassan. He later married singer
Runa Laila Runa Laila ( bn, রুনা লায়লা, ur, ; born 17 November 1952) is a Bangladeshi playback singer and composer. She started her career in Pakistan film industry in the late 1960s. Her style of singing is inspired by Pakistani ...
.


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* {{authority control 1950 births Living people People from Dhaka Notre Dame College, Dhaka alumni Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi male television actors Bangladeshi television personalities Best Actor National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners National Film Award (Bangladesh) for Lifetime Achievement recipients