Amjad Hossain
Bangladeshi film director, actor, scriptwriter and lyricist
Intro | Bangladeshi film director, actor, scriptwriter and lyricist | ||||
Places | Bangladesh Pakistan | ||||
was | Film director | ||||
Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||||
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Birth | 14 August 1942, Jamalpur Sadar Upazila, Jamalpur District, Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh | ||||
Death | 14 December 2018 (aged 76 years) | ||||
Star sign | Leo | ||||
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Amjad Hossain (14 August 1942 – 14 December 2018) was a Bangladeshi film director, actor, scriptwriter and lyricist. He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director twice, for the films Golapi Ekhon Traine (1978) and Bhat De (1984). He also won Bangla Academy Literary Award in 2004 and Ekushey Padak in 1992.
Hossain was born in Jamalpur on 14 August 1942.
Hossain debuted his acting career in the film Tomar Amar (1961). He made his directorial debut as an assistant in the film Agun Niye Khela (1967).
Hossain had two sons - Sajjad Hossain Dodul and Sohel Arman. Sohel was married to actress Tareen Jahan.