Anwar Hossain

Personal information

Known for: Acting
Known credits: 49
Gender: Male
Born: November 6, 1931
Died: September 13, 2013
Place of birth: Jamalpur, Bengal Presidency, British India
Also known as: Anwar

Biography

Anwar Hossain (6 November 1931 – 13 September 2013) was a Bangladeshi actor, best known for playing the role of Siraj ud-Daulah in the Bengali film Nawab Sirajuddaula (1967). He appeared in nearly 500 movies in his 50-year career. He is often referred as The Uncrowned Nawab of Bengali films. He received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Lathial (1975) and Best Supporting Actor awards for the films again for Golapi Ekhon Traine (1978) and Dayi Ke? (1987).