Inam Ahmed (1 February 1922 – 13 September 2003) was a Bangladeshi film actor. He also acted in plays. He first appeared on onscreen in the West Bengali film ''Somadhan'' in 1943.

Early life

Ahmed was born in 1922 to a Muslim family in Golapganj Upazila of Sylhet District in

East Bengal ur, , common_name = East Bengal , status = Province of the Dominion of Pakistan , p1 = Bengal Presidency , flag_p1 = Flag of British Bengal.svg , s1 = East ...

. He began acting in plays at the age of 8. In 1941, he graduated from Calcutta University and then joined the Assam Civil police.

Career

Ahmed took part in several plays on a regular basis when he was in Assam. After three years of service, he moved to Calcutta. While working in a non-governmental organization, he looked for an opportunity to do work in film. In 1943, he appeared in the film ''Somadha'', directed by Premendra Mittea. In 1950, Ahmed moved to Dhaka. There, he worked for several organizations. In 1956, after releasing the film ''

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 Abdu ...

'', Ahmed became popular. It was the first Bengali-language feature film to be made in

East Pakistan East Pakistan was a Pakistani province established in 1955 by the 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 and Myanmar, wi ...

. Ahmed died on September 13, 2003.

Filmography

* ''Somadhan'' (1943) * ''

'' (1956) * '' Harano Din'' (1961) * ''Sonar Kajol'' (1962) * ''Chanda '' (1962) * ''Joar Elo'' (1962) * ''Natun Sur'' (1962) * ''Kaser Deyal'' (1963) * '' Sutorang'' (1964) * ''Rupban'' (1965) * ''

Nacher Putul ''Nacher Putul'' ( bn, নাচের পুতুল) is a Bangladeshi drama film, directed by Ashok Ghosh. Story by Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury and script and dialogue by Jahirul Haque. The film produced by Azizur Rahman under the banner of Rana Fil ...

'' (1971) * ''Chandranath'' (1984) * ''

Shuvoda ''Shuvoda'' ( bn, শুভদা) is a 1986 Bangladeshi Bengali language film directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's novel of the same name. Plot Haran (Golam Mustafa) family consists of his wife Shuvoda ( Anwara), ...

(1986) * ''Ekhono Onek Raat'' (1997)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Inam 1922 births 2003 deaths Bangladeshi male film actors