Khalil Ullah Khan

Khalil Ullah Khan

Native name	খলিল উল্লাহ খান
Born	(1934-02-02)2 February 1934 Sylhet, British India
Died	7 December 2014(2014-12-07) (aged 80) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Actor

Khalil Ullah Khan (known as Khalil; February 2, 1934 – December 7, 2014) was a Bangladeshi film and television actor. He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gunda in 1976.^[1]^[2]

Early life and career

Khan grew up in Sylhet. He was a young Ansar officer in the early 1950s. He was suspended from service following an altercation with a union board chairman.^[3]

Film producer Masud Chowdhury discovered Khan and casted him in his film Sonar Kajol in 1953. The film was directed jointly by Kalim Sharafi and Zahir Raihan. He went on to act in 11 Urdu language films including Raihan's Sangam, the first color film in Pakistan. After the liberation war he revived his career through films such as Utshorgo and Ekhane Akash Neel.^[3]

His received National Film Award for acting in Alamgir Kumkum's Gunda in 1976. In 2012, he won Lifetime Achievement Award. He earned notability for his 'Mia' role on BTV play Sangsaptak. He was also the president of Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association.

Works

Preet Na Jane Reet
Bhawal Sannashi
Jongli Phool
Bini Sutar Mala
Wada
Bou Kotha Kow
Sonar Cheye Dami
Megher Pore Megh
Modhumoti
Gunda

Death

Khan died of heart ailments on 7 December 2014 at Square hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh.^[4]^[5]^[6] He had been suffering from lung, liver and kidney ailments for some years and was hospitalized several times after falling critically ill.^[7]

References

↑ "Actor Khalil passes away". Dhaka Tribune.
↑ "Actor Khalil Ullah Khan passes away". Prothom Alo. December 7, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
1 2 Fahmim Ferdous (December 7, 2015). "More than the quintessential baddie". The Daily Star. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
↑ "Noted actor Khalilullah passes away". The Daily Star. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
↑ "খলিলুল্লাহ খান আর নেই". Daily Manobjamin. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
↑ "অভিনেতা খলিলুল্লাহ খানের দাফন সম্পন্ন". Daily Jugantor. 7 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
↑ "Actor Khalil Ullah Khan no more". bdnews24.com.

Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor

1975–1985	Farooque (1975) Khalil Ullah Khan (1976) Not Given (1977) Anwar Hossain (1978) Saifuddin (1979) Golam Mustafa (1980) No Award (1981) Prabir Mitra (1982) Shakil (1983) Sirajul Islam (actor) (1984) Abul Khair (1985)

1986–2000	Ashish Kumar Louho (1986) Anwar Hossain and Abul Khair (1987) Wasimul Bari Rajib (1988) Black Anwar (1989) Golam Mustafa (1990) Wasimul Bari Rajib (1991) Mizu Ahmed (1992) Not Given (1993) Amol Bose (1994) Abul Khair (1995) Bulbul Ahmed (1996) Abul Khair (1997) Not Given (1998) Golam Mustafa (1999) Wasimul Bari Rajib (2000)

2001–present	Not Given (2001) Not Given (2002) Wasimul Bari Rajib and Sohel Rana (2003) Fazlur Rahman Babu (2004) Ilias Kanchan (2005) Masum Aziz and Raisul Islam Asad (2006) Abul Hayat (2007) Shams Sumon (2008) Shahidul Alam Sachchu (2009) Alamgir (2010) Alamgir (2011) A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman (2012) Raisul Islam Asad (2013) Ejajul Islam (2014)

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