Khandaker Shaheed Uddin Firoz (known as KS Firoz; 7 July 1946 – 9 September 2020) was a

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actor.

Background and career

Firoz was born in Wazirpur,

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in the then

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. He was brought up in Dhaka's Lalbagh area. Firoz joined the

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in 1967, and reached the rank of Major before retiring in 1977. He was active in the Dhaka theatre circuit, and got his breakthrough in ''

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''. He made his career debut in the television drama ''Dwip Tobuo Jwoley'' and in films in ''Lawarish''.

Personal life

Firoz married Madhobi in 1974, and had three daughters. He died from

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complications during the

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on 9 September 2020, at the age of 74.

Works

;Films * ''

Padma Nadir Majhi ''Padma Nadir Majhi'' is an Indo-Bangladesh joint production feature film directed by Goutom Ghosh from the novel of the same name, Manik Bandopadhyay's ''Padma Nadir Majhi'', shows life of fishermen of the Padma River. Plot Hossain Miya (Utpa ...

'' * ''

Nodir Naam Modhumoti ''Nodir Naam Modhumoti'' (translated as ''The River Named Modhumoti'') is a 1996 Bangladeshi Bengali language film directed by Tanvir Mokammel. It won 20th Bangladesh National Film Awards for the Best Story, Best Dialogue and Best Male Playback ...

'' * ''

Shankhonad Shankhonad ( bn, শঙ্খনাদ, ''Wail of the Conch'') is a 2004 Bangladeshi drama film directed by Abu Sayeed. It stars Zahid Hasan, KS Firoz, Nazma Anwar, and Fazlur Rahman Babu. Plot Osman returns to his ancestral village on a stormy ...

'' * ''

Brihonnola ''Brihonnola'' is a 2014 Bangladeshi feature film directed and produced by Murad Parvez based on a short story named "Gaach-ta Bolechilo" (The Tree had Told) by Indian Bengali author Syed Mustafa Siraj. The film stars Ferdous Ahmed, Sohana Sab ...

'' * ''

Chandragrohon ''Chandragrohon: The Lunar Eclipse'' ( bn, চন্দ্রগ্রহণ) is a Bangladeshi film based on a short story written by Indian Bengali author Syed Mustafa Siraj. The film was released 2008 and younger director Murad Parvez first time ...

'' * ''Tumi Amar'' (1994) * ''

Devdas ''Devdas'' ( bn, দেবদাস, transliterated as ''Debdās'') is a Bengali romance novel written by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee. The story pivots a tragic triangle linking Devdas, an archetypal lover in viraha (separation); Paro, his forbidden ...

'' ;Drama * ''

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 fic ...

'' * ''Banshi'' * ''

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'' (2016)

References

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* 1946 births 2020 deaths Bangladeshi male actors Bangladeshi male television actors Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh Burials at Banani Graveyard {{Bangladesh-actor-stub