Mohammad Mohsin

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Mohammed Mohsin
Born14 September 1942
Died3 January 2003 (aged 60)
Cuttack, Odisha, India
Resting place Qadam e Rasool, Cuttack
Alma mater Sayeed Seminary High School, Cuttack
Occupation(s)Director, Producer and actor
SpouseKausra Khatun
Parent(s)Mohammad Ayub (Father), Amina Bibi (Mother)

Mohammad Mohsin called popularly as Mohsin was an Indian actor, director and producer. In his movie career spanning more than 30 years across Bollywood, Odisha and West Bengal, he has acted and directed in many commercially successful movies. Mohsin started a revolution in commercial Odia movies and connected with the pulse of his audience. His movies ranged from social drama to action packed crime thrillers. Mohsin made his first Bollywood debut in the movie Naiyya , in which he played the character of Karim. Naiyya was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions, which was a remake of Odia movie Shesha Shrabana , in which Mohsin played the character of a boat maker.

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After working for a couple of years in Bollywood, Mohsin stepped in the acting scene of Odia film industry. In his initial days as an actor some of the characters which made Mohsin a favourite amongst movie goers were Bagha in Hisab Nikas , [1] Raka in Maa-o-Mamata (1980), Mohsin played a school teacher who turns into a social reformist in the movie Balidan (1978). Mohsin's first directorial debut was with Odia movie, Phula Chandana (1982). Mohsin won Odisha State Film Awards for Best Director Best Director in the year 1982 for Phula Chandana.

Early life and background

Mohammad Mohsin was born in Cuttack, his schooling was in Sayeed Seminary High School, Cuttack, and completed his Bachelor in Arts from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. Mohsin's passion for arts and drama caught him early from college and he contested and was elected as secretary of the Dramatic Society of Ravenshaw College. He continued his passion towards drama and theatre by performing in Annapurna Theatre, Cuttack. Mohsin continued his contribution to the Odia film industry by helping Prashanta Nanda as an assistant director. From there, Mohsin in the Odia film industry was marked in the field of acting, direction, story, screenplay, dialogue and as a producer. Mohsin has acted in more than 14 movies, and directed in 16 movies. Mohsin's most notable movies [2] were Phoola Chandana (1982), Danda Balunga (1980), Jaga Hatare Pagha (1985), Sahari Bagha (1985), Laxman Rekha (1996), and Santana (1998).

Mohsin as Anthony in Mamata ra Dori Mohsin as Anthony in Mamata ra Dori.jpg
Mohsin as Anthony in Mamata ra Dori
Mohammad Mohsin as Nitei in Bidhir Bidhan Mohammad Mohsin as Nitei in Bidhir Bidhan.jpg
Mohammad Mohsin as Nitei in Bidhir Bidhan
Mohammad Mohsin on the sets of Sahari Bagha Mohammad Mohsin on the sets of Sahari Bagha.jpg
Mohammad Mohsin on the sets of Sahari Bagha
Mohammad Mohsin with Anuradha Paudwal Mohammad Mohsin with Anuradha Paudwal.jpg
Mohammad Mohsin with Anuradha Paudwal

Filmography

Actor

YearMovieCharacter
1976 Shesha Shrabana Kashi
1977 Naga Phasa Sangram
1978BalidaanSchool Teacher
1979 Naiyya Kassim
1980Maa o MamataRaka
1981Pooja
1982 Hisab Nikas Bagha
1982Danda BalungaLawyer
1983Janani
1985Sahari BaghaRaja
1987Eai Ta DuniaExample
1989Mamata Ra DoriAnthony
1989Bidhira BidhanNitei
2000Laxmi PratimaLawyer

Director

YearFilmExtra CreditsAward
1981Phula ChandanaDirector, Screenplay & DialogueOdisha State Film Award for Best Director
1982Danda BalungaDirector, Screenplay
1983JananiDirector, Dialogue
1984Jaga Hatare PaghaProducer, director, Story & Screenplay
1985Sahari BaghaActor,Director
1986Chaka BhaunriDirector, Story & Screenplay
1987Eai Ta DuniaActor, director, Story & Screenplay
1988Mamata Ra DoriActor, director, Story & Screenplay
1989Bidhira BidhanDirector, Story & Screenplay
1990To Binu Anya Gati NahinDirector, Screenplay
1992Lakhe Siba Puji Paichi PuaDirector, Screenplay
1993Laxman RekhaDirector, Screenplay
1995Dharma Sahile HelaDirector, Screenplay
1998Lakhmi PratimaDirector, Story & Screenplay
2001Mana Rahigala Tumari ThareDirector, Screenplay
2002SantanaDirector, Screenplay

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References

  1. "Maa-o-Mamata (1980)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. "Mohammed Mohsin Oriya Movies List". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2017-10-19.