Zafar Iqbal (actor)

Zafar Iqbal (19 April 1950 – 8 January 1992)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi actor.[3] He acted in 150 films. Singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah and music composer Anwar Parvez were his siblings.[4]

Zafar Iqbal
জাফর ইকবাল
Born(1950-04-19)19 April 1950
Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died8 January 1992(1992-01-08) (aged 41)
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationActor, singer, guitarist
Years active1970–1991
RelativesShahnaz Rahmatullah (sister)
Anwar Parvez (brother)

Background

Iqbal learned to play the guitar in the 1970s. He formed his own band Rambling Stone in 1966 with two of his friends named Mukit & Akash. The band used to perform regularly at the hotel InterContinental Delhi. Music director Robin Ghosh hired him as a session guitarist for his upcoming film Pitch Dhala Poth. During one of those shows, director Khan Ataur Rahman met Iqbal and offered him work as an actor in a lead role for the film Apan Por .[3]

Career

After the Bangladesh Liberation War, Iqbal started acting regularly from the mid-1970s. He acted in films including Shurjo Shongram, its sequel Shurjo Grahan, Mastan (1975), Bedin, Chor, Ongshidar, Noyoner Alo (1984), Ashirbad, Abishkar, Morjada, Chobol, Shikar, Jogajog, Premik, Shondhi, Akorshon, Obodan, Doshi, Shahosh, Gorjon, Kabin, Chorer Bou, Srodhdha, Shajano Bagan, Bondhu Amar, MohaShotru and Lokhkhir Shongshar.[3] He co-starred with actress Bobita in more than 30 films.[3]

In the mid-1980s, Iqbal released a solo album.[3] He died of liver failure in 1991.

Personal life

Iqbal was married to Sonia. Together they had two sons, Shadab and Zain.[1]

Filmography
Year Title Role Director Notes Ref(s)
1970Apon Por[1]
Shadharon MeyeShahed[1]
Eki Onge Eto Rup[1]
1975Ferari
1975Bichar[1]
1975Dur Theke Kache[1]
1975Mastan
1975Har Jeet
1976Ek Mutho BhatJumman
1976Surjo Grohon
1978Fakir Maznu Shah[1]
1984Noyoner AloJibon[3]
Bodnaam[1]
1986Protirodh
1986Prem Biroho[1]
1987Bhai BondhuRaja
1989Abujh Hridoy
1990Shontrash
1991Chorer Bou
1991Obodan
1991Mama Bhagne
1992Shonkhonil KaragarFaridMustafizur Rahman

References
  1. "অমর নায়ক-গায়কের গল্প" (in Bengali). banglanews24.com. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  2. Moti, Rahman (25 September 2016). "আমাদের একজন জাফর ইকবাল আছে". bmdb.com. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  3. Khan, Ishtiak (8 August 2017). "Zafar Iqbal: Actor, musician and freedom fighter". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. Uddin, Hasan (27 September 2016). "Zafar Iqbal: A hero off-screen as well". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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