Abul Khayer Jashim Uddin (known professionally as Jashim; 14 August 1950 – 8 October 1998) was a Bangladeshi film

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

, producer,

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and a

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. He acted in more than 200 films and is known as the first action hero of

Dhallywood The Bangladeshi Cinema, better known as Dhallywood ( bn, ঢালিউড), is the Bengali-language film industry based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It has often been a significant film industry since the early 1970s. The dominant style of Bangl ...

Early life and career

Jashim was born at Boxnagar village in

Nawabganj Upazila, Dhaka Nawabganj ( bn, নবাবগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Geography Nawabganj is located at . It has 47,411 households and total area 244.81 km2. Nawabganj is surrounded by Singair upazil ...

on 14 August 1950. He was a

who fought in the

Liberation War of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali n ...

in 1971 at sector 2 under Major

ATM Haider Abu Taher Mohammad Haider, Bir Uttom (12 January 1942 – 7 November 1975) was a Bangladesh Army officer and recipient of Bir Uttom, the second highest military award in Bangladesh. He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War as the second-in-c ...

. Jashim debuted his acting career through the film ''Debor'' in 1972. He then acted in ''Rongbaj'' (1973). He went to act in ''Raj Dulari'', ''Tufan'', ''Jobab'', ''Nag Nagini'', ''Bodla'', ''Barud'', '' Sundori'', ''Koshai'', ''Lalu Mastan'', ''Nababjada'' and ''Meyerao Manush''. He debuted as a lead actor in the film ''Shobuj Shathi'', directed by Delowar Jahan Jhontu. He went on to act in the films ''Poribar'', ''Buker Dhon'', ''Shami Keno Ashami'', ''Lal Golap'', ''Tiger'' and ''Habildar''.

Personal life

Jashim's first wife was film actress Sucharita and later he married Nasrin, the daughter of actress Purnima Sengupta. Ratul, Rahul and Samee are the sons of Jashim.

Death

Jashim died from a brain haemorrhage on 8 October 1998.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jashim 1950 births 1998 deaths People from Dhaka Bangladeshi male film actors