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Misir Ali ( bn, মিসির আলি) is a fictional character in a series of novels by
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Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
. He was described as one of the most famous characters in Bengali literature, TV and film over the last three decades. In the books, Ali plays the role of a part-time professor of Psychology at the
University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...
. Despite his not being a professional psychiatrist, people come to him for psychiatric treatment because of his special interest and knowledge in
parapsychology Parapsychology is the study of alleged psychic phenomena (extrasensory perception, telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis (also called telekinesis), and psychometry) and other paranormal claims, for example, those related to near ...
. Later he was expelled from the University. Misir Ali is intelligent and often seen solving mysteries, although never accepting money for them. He is a logical person and doesn't believe in any paranormal activities. He has a personal diary named 'UNSOLVED,' in which he writes about those mysteries not solved by him. He is dark, tall and thin but in another story it was mentioned that he is short. He always lives in a small flat with a servant. Most of the time those servants are seen to be running away by stealing his money. His age in 'Nishithini' was 41 and in 'Misir Ali's "Aumimaangsito Rauhosso" his age is 51. He has a nephew named Amita. His mother died when he was two years old. His father was a Hujur (Muslim priest), who died when he was in class five. He grew up in his relatives' house. He is a chain smoker, but in every story he tries to quit. Every times he gets a letter he reads it three times. He is attracted to a girl named Nilu who was his university student. He is unmarried but in the story 'Onnobhuvon' only it was mentioned that he married Nilu and had a child with her. The movie adaptation of the first book of the series ( Debi) directed by Anam Biswas, starring Chanchal Chowdhury as Misir Ali and
Jaya Ahsan Jaya Maswood (born 1 July), commonly known as Jaya Ahsan, is a Bangladeshi actress and producer. Starting her career as a model and, later, as a television actress, she currently works mostly in Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali films. She won Ba ...
as Ranu was released in October, 2018. The movie received widely positive reviews from fans and critics alike.


Bibliography

Among these 21 books there are 19 novels and 2 short story collections containing 11 short stories. He has a minor appearance in Himu's (another popular character by Humayun Ahmed) story Himur Ditiyo Prohor. Bhoy is a collection of 3 short stories and Misir Ali Unsolved is a collection of 8 short stories. # দেবী: Debi (Goddess) (June 1985) # নিশীথিনী: Nishithini (The Late Night) (1986) # অন্যভুবন: Onnobhubon (
Otherworld The concept of an otherworld in historical Indo-European religion is reconstructed in comparative mythology. Its name is a calque of ''orbis alius'' (Latin for "other Earth/world"), a term used by Lucan in his description of the Celtic Otherwor ...
) (January 1987) # নিষাদ: Nishad (Hunter or
Niṣāda Nishad is the seventh svara from the seven svaras of Hindustani music and Carnatic music. Nishad is the long form of the syllable नी. For simplicity in pronouncing while singing the syllable, Nishad is pronounced as Ni (notation - N). It is ...
(1989) - the hunter-gatherer aborigines from
Hindu epics Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called ''Kavya'' (or ''Kāvya''; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: ''kāvyá''). The ''Ramayana'' and the ''Mahabharata'', which were originally composed in ...
, or alternatively the untouchable
caste Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultura ...
of corpse disposers also known as
Chandala Chandala ( sa, चांडाल, caṇḍāla) is a Sanskrit word for someone who deals with disposal of corpses, and is a Hindu lower caste, traditionally considered to be untouchable. A female member of this caste is known as a ''Caṇḍ ...
s) # বৃহন্নলা: Brihonnola (Eunuch or Bṛhannalā (August 1989) - the eunuch guise of one of the protagonist characters in the Hindu epic
Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuruk ...
) # ভয়: Bhoy (Fear) - A collection 3 stories: ## "চোখ", ("The Eye",) ## "জিন-কফিল" ("A
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Called Kafil") ## "সঙ্গিনী" ("The Lady Companion") (May 1991) # বিপদ: Bipod (Danger) (November 1991) # অনীশ: Onish (Godless) (May 1992) # আমি এবং আমরা: Ami Ebong Amra (I and We) (February 1993) # মিসির আলির অমীমাংসিত রহস্য: Misir 'Alir Omimangshito Rohoshsho (Misir Ali's Unsolved Mystery) (February 1996) # হিমুর দ্বিতীয় প্রহর : Himu's second watch (February 1997) - crossover with
Himu Himu ( bn, হিমু) is a Bengali name. Notable people with the name include: * Himu (character) Himu or Himaloy ( bn, হিমু or হিমালয়) is a fictional character created by the Bangladeshi writer Humayun Ahmed who appear ...
series. # আমিই মিসির আলি: Amiy Misir 'Ali (I'm Misir Ali) (February 2000) # বাঘবন্দি মিসির আলি: Baghbondi Misir Ali (Misir Ali Mousetrapped) (February 2001) # হরতন ইস্কাপন: Horton Ishkapon (Hearts and Spades) (February 2008) # মিসির আলির চশমা: Misir Alir Choshma (Misir Ali's Glasses) (February 2008) # কহেন কবি কালিদাস: Kohen Kabi Kalidash (So Says the Poet Kalidāsa) (February 2009) # তন্দ্রাবিলাস: Tondrabilash (Trance and Delirium) (February 2009) # মিসির আলি! আপনি কোথায়?: Misir Ali! Apni Kothai? (Misir Ali! Where Are You?) (February 2009) # মিসির আলি ''UNSOLVED'': Misir Ali Unsolved (July 2009) - a collection of 8 short stories: ## সিন্দুক (The Safe) ## Fruitfly ## সোনার মাছি (The Golden Fly) ## ছবি (The Portrait) ## রোগভক্ষক রউফ মিয়া (The Disease-Eater, Rawuf Miyaan) ## লিফট রহস্য (The Mystery of the Lift) ## হামা-ভূত (The Crawling Ghost) ## মাছ (Fish) # পুফি: Poofy (February 2011) # যখন নামিবে আঁধার: Jokhon Namibe Adhar (When Darkness Will Fall) (February 2012)


Omnibus

There are 3 omnibus editions of books that are available for the Misir Ali series. * মিসির আলি অমনিবাস ১ (Misir Ali Omnibus 1): (February 1996) * মিসির আলি অমনিবাস ২ (Misir Ali Omnibus 2): (February 2006) * মিসির আলি অমনিবাস ৩ (Misir Ali Omnibus 3): (2013)


Filmography

* অন্য ভুবনের ছেলেটি: Onno Bhuboner Cheleti (The Boy From Another World) * তৃষ্ণা: Trishna (Thirst) * নিষাদ: Nishad (Hunter or
Niṣāda Nishad is the seventh svara from the seven svaras of Hindustani music and Carnatic music. Nishad is the long form of the syllable नी. For simplicity in pronouncing while singing the syllable, Nishad is pronounced as Ni (notation - N). It is ...
) * বৃহন্নলা: Brihonnola (Eunuch) * দেবী: Debi (Goddess) * স্বপ্ন সঙ্গিনী: Swapno Sangini (Companion in Dream) Other dramas * চন্দ্র কারিগর (Lunar Craftsman) hort appearance


See also

* Debi, a Bengali film based on the novel by Humayun Ahmed with the same name, directed by Anam Biswas. *
Himu Himu ( bn, হিমু) is a Bengali name. Notable people with the name include: * Himu (character) Himu or Himaloy ( bn, হিমু or হিমালয়) is a fictional character created by the Bangladeshi writer Humayun Ahmed who appear ...
, Bengali character created by
Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
* Shuvro, Bengali character created by
Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
*
Baker Bhai Baker Bhai ( bn, বাকের ভাই lit. "Brother Bāker") is the lead character in a popular Bangladeshi television series called ''Kothao Keu Nei''. The character is portrayed by Bangladeshi actor Asaduzzaman Noor. The show was created b ...
, Bengali character created by
Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
*
Tuni Tuni is a city in Kakinada district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a second biggest city in kakinada district. It is a major commercial marketing center for more than 100 surrounding villages in the district. Tuni is a border p ...
, Bengali character created by
Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
. * Tara Tin Jon, Bengali characters created by
Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
appearing in a series of dramas, portrayed by Dr.Ejajul Islam, Faruque Ahmed and Shadhin Khosru. * Alauddiner Cherager Doitto, Bengali character created by
Humayun Ahmed Humayun Ahmed (; 13 November 1948 – 19 July 2012) was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. His breakthrough was his debut novel ''Nondito Noroke'' published in 1972. He wrote over 200 ...
appearing in a series of dramas, portrayed by
Jayanta Chattopadhyay Jayanto Chattopadhyay (born 28 July 1946) is a Bangladeshi actor and reciter. He studied in English literature from Calcutta University. He portrayed the famous character Misir Ali in a television drama named ''Trishna''. Works Films * '' Ada ...
. * List of fictional psychiatrists


References


External links


Library of Congress Entry on Humayun Ahmed

Resource for most of the books by Humayun Ahmed
{{Humayun Ahmed Characters created by Humayun Ahmed Fictional psychiatrists Bengali-language literature Bangladeshi fiction Fictional Bengali people Fictional Bangladeshi people Male characters in literature Male characters in film