Entertainment Report :
Noted fashion photographer Chanchal Mahmood has been taken to life support on Sunday at the Labaid Hospital in the capital due to a heart attack. The ace photographer suffered a heart attack on Sunday morning and was immediately taken to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU), according to his wife Raina Mahmood, also a noted
photographer. However, his conditions then slightly improved but got worsened in the afternoon and then he was put on life support. According to his wife, Chanchal Mahmood has other health complications including
diabetes and a history of four previous heart failures.
Chanchal Mahmood is often considered a leader of model and fashion photography in Bangladesh, who has a successful career spanning over more than four decades. Through his institution Chanchal Mahmood Photography, he accelerated professionalism in the industry for the fashion photographers and cine-journalists in Bangladesh. Several popular film and television actors and models, including Shabnur, Moushumi, Salman Shah, Nobel, Afsana Mimi, Shomi Kaiser and more, were featured in renowned
magazines, newspapers, tabloids, and fashion houses through his charismatic photography. Currently
associated with the Bangladesh Photographic Society, Chanchal Mahmood’s photographs have also been
exhibited in several photo exhibitions.
