Fazlur Rahman Babu


Fazlur Rahman Babu is a Bangladeshi actor and singer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor twice for his roles in the films Shonkhonaad and Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe. He has also been featured in an Indian film.

Early Life

Babu was born on 22 August at Faridpur district, Bangladesh. Babu completed his school and college life in Farudpur. His father was a service holder, thereby he had to roam one place to another around the country. Babu was interested in acting from his childhood. In Faridpur, he joined Boishakhi Natya Gosthi pursuing to build up a career in the media arena.

Career

Acting and banking

Babu started his acting career in 1978 when he joined the theatre group Baishakhi Natya Ghosthi in Faridpur. That same year, Babu acted for first time in a national drama festival. Meanwhile, he joined the Agrani Bank and, in 1983, transferred his banking job to Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, where he also joined Mamunur Rashid's Aranyak Natyadal theatre group. Some of his performances in this theatre group include Nankar Pala, Pathar and Moyur Shinghashan.
He started his television acting career in the soap opera Mrittu Khuda, produced by Abu Zafar Siddiqui, on Bangladesh Television. However, it was his role of Poran Majhi television drama Itikatha, written by Rashid, that secured him further roles in dramas such as Shundari and Danab. Babu also acted with Bengali film Daruchini Dip directed by Tauquir Ahmed while Humayun Ahmed was story, dialogue and scriptwriter.
Babu has become popular for his humorous characters but his early career in stage dramas like Danab and Jay Jayanti was in serious roles.
Babu continued to work for television and theatre simultaneously until 2000 when he stopped theatre work as television took nearly twenty-five days per month. Babu made his theatrical film début with Abdullah al Mamun's Bihanga between 2000 and 2001.

Singer

Babu emerged as a singer when he performed two songs in the film Monpura. After that he become known to everyone as playback singer.
Babu published his first solo music album Indubala in 2009 which was become popular in whole country. He also sang four songs on the mixed album Monchor in 2008.

Filmography

Film

Television