Sohel Chowdhury

Sohel Chowdhury (Bengali: সোহেল চৌধুরী; 1965–1998) was a Bangladeshi film actor. He was a popular film actor of the 80th and early 90s of Bangladeshi film.[1][2]

Sohel Chowdhury
সোহেল চৌধুরী
Born
Sohel Chowdhury

19 October 1965
Banani, Dhaka
Died18 December 1998(1998-12-18) (aged 35)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
CitizenshipBangladeshi
OccupationActor
Years active1984-1996
Spouse(s)Parvin Sultana Diti
ChildrenLamia Chowdhury, Dipta Chowdhury

Early life

Sohel was born in Banani, Dhaka on 1963.[3] His ancestral home is in Habiganj District.[4] His father's name is Tarek Ahmed Chowdhury and mother Nurjahan Begum.

Career

Sohel started his career in acting by winning the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation, talent hunt, Notun Mukher Sondhane, along with his future wife Parveen Sultana Diti. They acted together in Hiramoti which was an adaptation of a Punjabi story Heer-Ranjha. Sohel was moody, whose career was eclipsed by that of his wife, Diti, who had a more successful career. They also acted together in Chirodiner Sathi.[5]

Filmography
Year Films Director Note
1986ParbotDebut films
1988HeeramotiAmjad Hossain
1989Biroho BathaChasi Nazrul Islam
1990Danga FasadChasi Nazrul Islam
1995Papi ShatruKamruzzaman

Personal life

In 1986, Sohel Chowdhury married his actress Parveen Sultana Diti. They had won the Notun Mukher Sondhane, the talent contest of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation, in 1984 together.[5] They had two children, Lamia Chowdhury was born in 1987, and Dipta Chowdhury was born in 1989. In the mid 1990s Sohel Chowdhury and Parveen Sultana Diti separated.[5] Diti married Iliyas Kanchan after Sohel was killed. Her marriage with Kanchan ended in divorce.[5] Diti died on 20 March 2016 from brain cancer.[6]

Death

Chowdhury was shot dead on 18 December 1998 outside Trumps Club in Abedin Tower, Banani, Dhaka. On 30 July 1999 Dhaka Metropolitan Police filed murder charges against nine individuals including Aziz Mohammad Bhai. Chowdhury had previously gotten into an argument with Bhai in Club Tramps/Trumps Club over a woman. The club was owned in part by Bhai and was an illegal discothèque and bar.[7][8][9][10] Bunty Islam, another owner of the club was arrested by police officers from Detective Branch in 1999 in the murder case.[11]

References
  1. বাংলাদেশ চলচ্চিত্রের অত্যন্ত সুদর্শন এক অভিনেতা । Archived 2008-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. সোহেল চৌধুরীর চলচ্চিত্রে আগমন
  3. নায়ক সোহেল চৌধুরীর বৃত্তান্ত।
  4. "Sohel Chowdhury". The Daily Star. 2011-05-29. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  5. "Actress Diti loses battle with cancer". The Daily Star. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  6. "Actress Diti dies". New Age. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  7. "No trial even 17 years after actor Sohel Chowdhury's murder". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  8. "Bangladeshi businessman arrested". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  9. "Sohel murder Residences of 3 more girls raided". The Daily Star. 1999-01-13. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  10. "Emon admits involvement in 7 murders". The Daily Star. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
  11. "Bunty Islam arrested". The Daily Star. 1999-01-05. Retrieved 2018-01-29.

Sohel Chowdhury at IMDb

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