Farooque
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Akbar Hossain Pathan Dulu (; 18 August 1948 – 15 May 2023), known by the stage name Farooque (Bengali: ফারুক), was a Bangladeshi actor, politician, businessman and producer. He was known as 'Mia Bhai' (respected brother) to mass people. He appeared in over 150 films in a career spanning more than five decades. Most of his films were commercially and critically successful. Farooque was one of the most recognizable stars of the classical and golden era of Bangladeshi film industry.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Pakistan
- Place of birth
- Dhaka
- Place of death
- Singapore
- Occupation
- television actor
- Political party
- Bangladesh Awami League
- Languages spoken
- Bangla
- Native language
- Bangla
- Religion
- Islam
- Image
- Akbar Hossain Farooque (10) (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1948-08-18
- name in native language
- ফারুক
- Commons category
- Farooque (actor)
- start of work period
- 1971-00-00
- pseudonym
- Farooque
- date of death
- 2023-05-15
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- Personal life and death
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Akbar Hossain Pathan Dulu (; 18 August 1948 – 15 May 2023), known by the stage name Farooque (Bengali: ফারুক), was a Bangladeshi actor, politician, businessman and producer. He was known as 'Mia Bhai' (respected brother) to mass people. He appeared in over 150 films in a career spanning more than five decades. Most of his films were commercially and critically successful. Farooque was one of the most recognizable stars of the classical and golden era of Bangladeshi film industry.
Farooque was the first awardee of the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for the film Lathial in 1975 which he declined. In addition, he was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2016. As one of the most dominant actors in the Bangladeshi movie scene during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, Farooque is widely considered one of the greatest and influential actors in the history of Bangladeshi cinema.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Farooque” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.