Entertainment Report :
The Ekushey Padak winner actor ATM Shamsuzzaman’s health condition improved on Thursday, according to his family members. The actor was admitted to the Azgar Ali Hospital in the capital’s Gandaria area with breathing complications on Wednesday. His daughter Koyel Ahmed and wife Runy Zaman informed the media that the actor was suffering from Asthma and breathing difficulties, along with other health complications for the last couple of days.
According to the physicians, his oxygen level decreased and his condition would have deteriorated if there was any delay in hospitalisation. His overall condition improved on Thursday as his oxygen saturation level increased to 98 per cent from 83 per cent. Results of his tests are satisfactory, according to his family.
Abu Taher Mohammad (ATM) Shamsuzzaman was born on September 10 in 1941 at Daulatpur of Noakhali. His career began as an assistant director in Udayan Chowdhury’s movie Bishkonnya (1961). His
acting career began in 1965 but he earned his big break as an antagonist in Amjad Hossain’s movie Noyonmoni (1976).
In his career, ATM Shamsuzzaman wrote more than
a hundred screenplays. He debuted as a director with the film Ebadat in 2009.
The legendary comedian and antagonist won six times National Film Awards for Best Actor in Kazi Hayat’s Dayee Ke? (1987), Best Actor (comedy) in Madam Fuli (1999), Churiwala (2001), Mon Boshe Na Porar Table E (2009), Best Supporting Actor in Chorabali (2012) and the lifetime achievement award in 2017. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2015 for his outstanding contribution to the Bangladeshi film industry.
