Shawkat Akbar
{{Short description|Bangladeshi film actor (1937–2000)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Shawkat Akbar
শওকত আকবর
| image =Shawkat Akbar.png
| birth_name = Saeed Akbar Hossain
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1937|3|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kolkata, British India
| years_active = 1963–1995
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2000|6|23|1937|3|7}}
| death_cause =
| death_place = London, England
|children =
| occupation = Actor, producer, director
}}
Shawkat Akbar ({{langx|bn|শওকত আকবর}}) was a Bangladeshi film actor. His career in the Bengali film industry began in 1964 with the film Eito Jibon. He is considered one of the best co-stars of the film industry of Bangladesh. From 1963 to 1995, Shawkat Akbar performed over 250 films including Bengali and Urdu language films.{{cite web| url=http://mediakhabor.com/?p=10091 | script-title=bn:অভিমানী একজন শওকত আকবর এর গল্প' | website=mediakhabor.com |language=bn | accessdate=22 January 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308092619/http://mediakhabor.com/?p=10091 |archive-date=2016-03-08}}
Filmography
=Bengali films=
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- Notun Sur (1962)
- Eito Jibon (1964){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=254}}
- Megh Bannga Rodh (1965)
- Milan (1964){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=253}}
- Janajani (1965){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=255}}
- Sat Rang (1965)
- Apon Dulal (1966){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=259}}
- Bhawal Sanyasi (1966){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=257}}
- Agun Niye Khela (1967)
- Janglee Phool (1968){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=260}}
- Alor Pipasha (1969), director{{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=265}}
- Momeir Alo (1969)
- Jibon Theke Neya (1970){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=268}}
- Abuj Mon (1972)
- Chhutir Ghonta (1980)
- Mahanayak
- Beder Meye Josna (1989)
- Beder Meye Josna (Kolkata)
- Hangor Nodi Grenade - (1997)
- Shonkomala
- Avisap
- Sagor
- Oporichita
- Boro Bou
- Ishara
- Fakir Mojnu Shah
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=Urdu films=
- Talash (1963){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=251}}
- Paisay (1964)
- Aakhri Station (1965)
- Bhayia (1966)
- Poonam Ki Raat (1966)
- Hamdam (1967)
- Gori (1968){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=261}}
- Jugnoo (1968)
- Dil Ek Disha
- Waiting room
- Choloe Maan Gaye
- Vaiya
- Berohom
- Shrife Hayat
Awards
- Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement{{cite news | url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2013-03-14/news/336198 | script-title=bn:একজন অভিনেতা শওকত আকবর' | work=Prothom Alo |language=bn | accessdate=22 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২|script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২)|language=bn|trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)|accessdate=25 March 2019|website=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation|publisher=Government of Bangladesh}}
- Meril Prothom Alo Awards for Lifetime Achievement
References
=Footnotes=
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=Bibliography=
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- {{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2594993}}
{{Authority control}}
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