Khalil Ullah Khan

Khalil Ullah Khan
Native name খলিল উল্লাহ খান
Born (1934-02-02)2 February 1934
Sylhet, British India
Died 7 December 2014(2014-12-07) (aged 80)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Occupation Actor

Khalil Ullah Khan (known as Khalil; February 2, 1934  December 7, 2014) was a Bangladeshi film and television actor. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gunda in 1976.[1][2]

Early life and career

Khan grew up in Sylhet. He was a young Ansar officer in the early 1950s. He was suspended from service following an altercation with a union board chairman.[3]

Film producer Masud Chowdhury discovered Khan and casted him in his film Sonar Kajol in 1953. The film was directed jointly by Kalim Sharafi and Zahir Raihan. He went on to act in 11 Urdu language films including Raihan's Sangam, the first color film in Pakistan. After the liberation war he revived his career through films such as Utshorgo and Ekhane Akash Neel.[3]

His received National Film Award for acting in Alamgir Kumkum's Gunda in 1976. In 2012, he won Lifetime Achievement Award. He earned notability for his 'Mia' role on BTV play Sangsaptak. He was also the president of Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association.

Works

Death

Khan died of heart ailments on 7 December 2014 at Square hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4][5][6] He had been suffering from lung, liver and kidney ailments for some years and was hospitalized several times after falling critically ill.[7]

References

  1. "Actor Khalil passes away". Dhaka Tribune.
  2. "Actor Khalil Ullah Khan passes away". Prothom Alo. December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Fahmim Ferdous (December 7, 2015). "More than the quintessential baddie". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  4. "Noted actor Khalilullah passes away". The Daily Star. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  5. "খলিলুল্লাহ খান আর নেই". Daily Manobjamin. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  6. "অভিনেতা খলিলুল্লাহ খানের দাফন সম্পন্ন". Daily Jugantor. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  7. "Actor Khalil Ullah Khan no more". bdnews24.com.
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