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 National Film Award for Best Director ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার) is the highest award for film directors in Bangladesh, presented annually at Bangladesh National Film Awards ceremony by the Min ...

twice, for the films ''

Golapi Ekhon Traine ''Golapi Ekhon Traine'' ( bn, গোলাপী এখন ট্রেনে, Gōlāpī Ekhon Trēnē, Golapi is now on a train - English name: The Endless Trail) is a Bangladeshi drama film based on the novel of Amjad Hossain ''Droupodi Ekhon T ...

'' (1978) and '' Bhat De'' (1984). He also won

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

in 2004 and

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 ...

in 1992.

Career

Hossain was born in Jamalpur on 14 August 1942. Hossain debuted his acting career in the film ''Tomar Amar'' (1961). He made his directorial debut as an assistant in the film ''

Agun Niye Khela ''Agun Niye Khela'' is a 1967 Bangladeshi film directed by Nurul Haque Bachchu and Amjad Hossain and stars Razzak and Sujata. Music It is the debut film of veteran singer Sabina Yasmin Sabina Yasmin (born 4 September 1953) is a Bangladeshi si ...

'' (1967).

Filmography

Personal life

Hossain had two sons - Sajjad Hossain Dodul and Sohel Arman. Sohel was married to actress

Tareen Jahan Tareen Jahan (born 26 July) is a Bangladeshi actress, model and singer. In 1987 or 1988, she stood first at the reality television competition program Notun Kuri for acting, dancing and storytelling divisions. Since then she started working on te ...

Awards

* Fazlul Haque Memorial Award (2009) * Uro Shishu Shahitya Puroshkar (2008) *

(2004) *

(1992) *

Bangladesh National Film Award Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million pe ...

1978, 1979, 1984

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Amjad 1942 births 2018 deaths Bangladeshi film directors Bangladeshi male film actors Best Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Place of birth missing Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Dialogue National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Lyricist National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Story National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners