Abdur Razzak (actor)

Mohammad Abdur Razzak (23 January 1942 – 21 August 2017), known professionally as Razzak, was a Bangladeshi actor, producer, and director who predominantly worked in Dhallywood cinema. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Bangladeshi cinema, he was referred to in the media as "Nayak Raj Razzak" (Razzak: The King of Heroes), a term introduced by Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury, editor of the film magazine Chitrali. Razzak won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor five times for his roles in the films Ki Je Kori (1976), Ashikkhito (1978), Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo (1982), Chandranath (1984), and Jogajog (1988). He was awarded the Independence Award in 2015 by the government of Bangladesh. He acted in more than 300 Bangladeshi and Indian Bengali and Urdu films, and also directed 16 films.

His debut film as a producer was with the film Akankha (1976), directed by Subhash Dutta, and it was produced under his own production company, Rajlokkhi Productions.