Entertainment Report :
Noted film actor Khalilur Rahman Babor, popularly known as Babor Ali or actor Babor, passed away at a city hospital yesterday morning. He was 67.
Babor, also the director and film producer, breathed his last around 9:10am at Square Hospital where he had been undergoing treatment since August 22 after cardiac arrest, Bangladesh Film Directors’ Association organising secretary Kabirul Islam Rana confirmed.
He said that the actor had been suffering from gangrene disease for a long time. His first namaz-e-janaza will be held on Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC) premises after Asr prayers. Then the body will be taken to his Kalabagan residence where his second funeral will be held.
Babor had a paralyzing stroke on Wednesday and was admitted to the hospital on the same day. He is survived by his wife Sultana Ali, daughter Omaina Rahman and son Riyad Ur-Rahman Tony. Even before Wednesday’s hospitalization, Babor had long been struggling with diabetes, arthritis and hypertension. Around June of this year, he had a sudden onset of diabetic neuropathy, leading to a series of hospitalization. He eventually lost his left leg. However, he was training to walk with a prosthetic. In spite of his illustrious career, Babor was known to be a very humble and humane person to those who were close to him. Babor was born on February 5, 1952 in Dhaka’s Gendaria area, and his hometown was Cumilla. While studying in Tejgaon College he first got the opportunity to act as a hero in Amzad Hossain’s film Banglar Mukh.
In a 40-year long career, Babor was contemporary with actors such as Razzak, Farooque, and Humayun Faridi. He also shared the screen with the next generation of actors such as Salman Shah. He was mostly known for playing negative roles, and he acted in more than 150 films. Some of his most renowned films are Sareng Bou, Rangbaaz, Ashami, Surrender, Banjaran, Sikandar, Oshikkhito, Purushker, Aagun, Inspector and Daagi.
Babor had also directed three films, and many TV dramas, while appearing in many of them. He was an avid theatre activist and participated in roadside dramas, especially during the Liberation War. He also received a Bachsas Award for his play Ghor Jamai.
