Afzal Hossain

Afzal Hossain
Native name	আফজাল হোসেন
Born	19 July 1954 Parulia, Satkhira, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Actor, director, writer, painter, poet
Years active	1975-present
Spouse(s)	Tazeen Halim Mona
Parent(s)	Ali Ashraf Hossain (father)
Relatives	Alfaz Hossain (brother) Rumana Afroz (sister)

Afzal Hossain (born 19 July 1954^[1]) is a Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and painter.^[2]

Early life

Hossain was born in Parulia, Satkhira in erstwhile East Bengal. His father, Ali Ashraf Hossain, was a medical officer. He has one brother Alfaz Hossain and sister Rumana Afroz.^[3]

Career

Hossain started his acting career in theatrical productions in themid-1970ss. Later, he was enlisted as an actor of BTV and acted in dramas produced by BTV.^[2] He also starred in three movies including box office hit Dui Jibon, Notun Bou and Palabi Kothay. Since 1984, he became busy with making TVC and has contributed a lot in this sector to develop in today’s level.^[4]

Personal life

Hossain is married to Tazeen Halim Mona.^[2]

Works

Television dramas

Year	Title	Script Writer / Director	Co-stars	Notes
1988	Bohubrihi	Humayun Ahmed		BTV
	Chehara
	Hridoy Theke Paoa
	Vokatta
	Hotath Brishti	Faria Hossen	Sadia Islam Mou
1995	Shudhu Tomar Jonney		Shuborna Mustafa
	Mon Moyuri		Shomi Kaysar
	Bhalobasha Tomar Amar		Rehnuma, Shampa
	Shuker Charpotro		Lubna Ahmed
	Tumi Ki Shei Tumi		Sadia Islam Mou, Shimul
2006	U-Turn		Tarin Ahmed	TV play
	Phuler Bagane Shap		Tarin Ahmed
2012	Prem Bachite Jane	Arif Khan (both)	Suborna Mustafa, Pijush Bandyopadhyay, Mou	telefilm, aired on ntv on Eid
	Rashid Karimer Bibaho Bishayak Jatilata	Badrul Anam Soud		TV play, satirises the system of polygyny, aired on Channel 9 on Eid
	Gabbu O Professor Rifat	Muhammed Zafar Iqbal Morshedul Islam		TV play, aired on Eid[5]
2013	Coxbazarer Kakatua	Faridur Reza Sagar	Orsha, Simanto	eight-episode TV series, aired on Channel i on Eid-ul-Fitr
2014	Golpoti Shotti	Noim Imtiaz Neyamul	Tarin Ahmed	TV play, aired on SA TV on the channel's founding anniversary[6]
	Late Korey Sylhet-e	Faridur Reza Sagar Afzal Hossain	Naziba Basher, Orsha, Probal	eight-episode TV series, aired on Channel i on Eid-ul-Fitr[7]
2015	Raag Kore Rangamati	Faridur Reza Sagar		eight-episode TV series, aired on Channel i on Eid-ul-Fitr[8]
	Din Dupure Dinajpur	Faridur Reza Sagar	Orsha, Shimanto, Probal	eight-episode TV series, aired on Channel i on Eid-ul-Adha[9]
	Kobita Sundor	Bipasha Hayat Arif Khan	Mahfuz Ahmed, Bipasha Hayat	single episode TV play, aired on Channel i on Eid-ul-Adha[10]

Television shows

Year	Show	Anchor	Aired on	Notes
2012	Bipashar Otithi	Bipasha Hayat	Bangla Vision[11]

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Co-stars	Notes
	Dui Jibon		Parveen Sultana Diti
	Notun Bou[4]
	Palabi Kothay		Shabana, Suborna Mustafa, Humayun Faridi

References

1. "Chhotokaku's birthday celebrated". The Daily Star. 2014-07-21. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
2. Rafi Hossain (24 January 2015). "Afzal Hossain Expressions Unbound". The Daily star. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
3. Afzal Hossain (Sep 23, 2015). "ঈদ জোয়ারের টান".
4. Patracia Moutushi (2013-07-29). "Afzal on stage again". Priyo News. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
5. Khairul Amin (2012-08-15). "Afzal stages comeback in Eid plays". Priyo News. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
6. Patracia Moutushi (2014-01-04). "Afzal and Tarin pair up after 8 years". Priyo News. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
7. "Eid Special Drama on "Chotokaku" Series". The Daily Star. 2014-07-05. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
8. "Afzal Hossain in Choto Kaku". The Daily Star. 2015-07-04. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
9. "Choto Kaku coming up with 8th installment this Eid". The Daily Ittefaq. 2015-09-19. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
10. "Bipasha-Afzal-Mahfuz in "Kobita Sundor"". The Daily Star. 2015-09-22. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
11. Sharmaluna (2012-03-01). "Afzal at 'Bipashar Otithi'". Priyo News. Retrieved October 20, 2015.

External links

• Afzal Hossain at the Internet Movie Database