Entertainment Report :
The 3rd death anniversary of legendary film actor Abdur Razzak, popularly known as Nayak Raj, was observed on Friday.
To mark the day, his family arranged various programmes, including, offering prayers at the actor’s graveyard and doa mahfil. Besides, TV channels aired an array of special programmes on the occasion.
Nayak Raj Razzak made tremendous contributions to Bengali cinema and won the hearts of millions over the years. He was born at Nagtola in Taliganj of Kolkata on January 23 in 1942. During his adolescence, he participated in theater productions in Kolkata. While studying at a college in Kolkata, he started his acting career through the film Ratan Lal Bangali. Hoping to become a film star, Razzak went to study film in Filmalaya in Mumbai, India in 1961. Returning from Mumbai, he performed in two movies in Kolkata, Pankotilak and Shilalipi. However, the Hindu-Muslim riot, which broke out in 1964, forced Razzak and his family to migrate to Dhaka. In 1964, he met Abdul Jabbar Khan, producer of the film Mukh O Mukhosh in Dhaka. And he got a job at the production house Iqbal Films with the help of Jabbar.
After migrating to Dhaka, Razzak found the path to stardom was not easy. Initially, he acted in TV plays. He became a favourite of the viewers of Pakistani television, acting in the series Ghoroa.
However, he remained focused on his dream of becoming a film star. Razzak’s major breakthrough in movies was his performance in Salahuddin’s Tero Number Feku Ostagar Lane. The legendary actor breathed his last on August 21 in 2017 in Dhaka.
