Gazi Rakayet

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|name=Gazi Rakayet

|native_name=গাজী রাকায়েত

|native_name_lang=bn

|nationality=Bangladeshi

|occupation= Actor, director, writer

|alma_mater=Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

|spouses={{marriage|Afsana Mimi|1995|1996|end=div}}

}}

Gazi Rakayet is a Bangladeshi actor, director and writer. He is the recipient of various accolades, including 10 Bangladesh National Film Awards (with two for Best Director) for the films Mrittika Maya (2013), Anil Bagchir Ekdin (2015) and Gor (The Grave) (2020).{{cite news |url=http://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article937178.bdnews |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কারে ‘মৃত্তিকা মায়া’র জয়জয়কার|work=bdnews24.com |date=March 10, 2015 |language=bn |access-date=December 18, 2015}}{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/regional/record-award-winning-feat-by-bangladeshi-film_1625010.html|title=Record award-winning feat by Bangladeshi film |newspaper=Zee News |date=July 5, 2015 |access-date=December 18, 2015}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/arts-entertainment/film/bapjaner-bioscope-sweeps-natl-film-awards-15-1407784 |title="Bapjaner Bioscope" sweeps Nat'l Film Awards '15 |date=May 20, 2017 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2019-11-30}}{{Cite web|date=2022-02-15 |title=Winners of National Film Awards 2020 announced |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/tv-film/news/winners-national-film-awards-2020-announced-2962736 |access-date=2022-03-03 |website=The Daily Star |language=en}}

Education

Rakayet passed his SSC exam from Gandaria High School in 1983 and HSC exam with an outstanding result from Notre Dame College, Dhaka in 1985. Then he earned his BSc degree in civil engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1993.{{cite news|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/gazi-rakayet-never-giving-up/|title=Gazi Rakayet Never Giving Up|date= October 5, 2013|access-date=December 18, 2015|author=Sadia Khalid|newspaper=The Daily Star}}

Career

In 1980, when Rakayet was in grade seven, he performed in a stage-play named Halchal.{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/showbiz/through-the-eyes/news/gazi-rakayet-1763761 |title=Gazi Rakayet |date=June 29, 2019 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=2019-11-30}} In 1988, he joined a team of stage actors at the Group Theatre Federation. Later he performed at Bailey Road for the first time in Kiron Mritya's Amrit Bish, directed by Syed Mohidul Islam. His first web series is Unoloukik. He acted as Ishtiaque Mirza, a writer in Chorki's web film Munshigiri.

Personal life

Rakayet was married to actress Afsana Mimi until 1996.{{Cite news |url=https://www.channelionline.com/ঢালিউডে-আলোচিত-বিবাহ-বিচ/ |script-title=bn:ঢালিউডে আলোচিত বিবাহ বিচ্ছেদ|trans-title=Notable divorces in Dhallywood |date=June 5, 2016 |website=Channel i |language=bn-BD |access-date=2019-11-30}} He remarried in 1997.