Azad Abul Kalam

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Azad Abul Kalam
আজাদ আবুল কালাম
Born (1966-10-26) 26 October 1966 (age 57)
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer

Azad Abul Kalam (born 26 October 1966) [1] is a Bangladeshi actor, director, writer and activist. [2] [3] He is one of the founders of Prachyanat and Prachyanat School of Acting and Design. [4] He won Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Playwright (Critics Choice) in 2012, for his television adaptation of Muhammed Zafar Iqbal’s novel, "Sabuj Velvet". [5]

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Career

Kalam was associated with the theater group Aranyak since October 1985. [6] His debut stage acting was the in play Nanoker Pala, directed by Abdullah Hel Mahmud. [7] He founded a theater group Prachyanat in 1997. [8] [9] [4]

Kalam acted in television drama plays. [10]

Awards

Works

Films

TV

Web series

Theatre direction

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