Hasan Masood Explained

Hasan Masood
Birth Date:16 December 1962
Birth Place:Pirojpur, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now, Pirojpur, Bangladesh)
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Occupation:Actor, singer, journalist
Alma Mater:University of Chittagong
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Serviceyears:1984–1992
Rank: Captain
Unit:East Bengal Regiment
Alma Mater:Bangladesh Military Academy

Hasan Masood (born December 16, 1962) is a Bangladeshi actor.[1] He is also a former journalist and military officer.[2]

Early life

Masood was born in Barisal, but he was brought up in the city of Dhaka. He completed his SSC from BAF Shaheen College Dhaka and his HSC from the Government Titumir College in Dhaka.[3]

Career

Hasan has been singing from an early age and he had completed a 5-year course on Nazrul Sangeet from Chhayanaut. Hasan joined the Bangladesh Army in 1983 and commissioned from 11 BMA long course on 21 December 1984 in the corps of infantry and retired as a captain in 1992.[4] He then worked as a sports correspondent at The New Nation and later in 1995, at The Daily Star,[5] and was also a correspondent of world service in the Bengali affiliate of the British Broadcasting Corporation from February 2004 to 2008.

Hasan was approached by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki to play a role in his film Bachelor in February 2003.[6] Hasan took a leave from his position at The Daily Star and started his acting career. The film was released in February 2004. He later acted in the film Made in Bangladesh.[1] His acted television drama plays include 69, "House Full," "Taxi Driver," "FDC", "Bou", "Khunshuti", "Graduate", "Ranger Duniya", "Amader Shangshar", " Gani Shaheber Shesh Kichhudin" and "Batasher Ghor".[7]

Hasan also voiced the soundtrack Ajke Na Hoy Valobasho in the film Bachelor, which is originally a song by Khurshid Alam, written by Dewan Nazrul and composed by Alam Khan. His first music album, Hridoy Ghotito released on the Valentine's Day 2006. Marzuk Russell wrote all of 10 songs on the album, and Sanjeeb Choudhury composed the tunes with Bappa Mazumdar as the arranger of the music.[6]

Works

Films

YearTitleNotes
2004Bachelor
2007Made in Bangladesh
2011Chotto Songshar
2012Common Gender
2014Taarkata
2021Souvaggo
2022Unish 20A Chorki Web Film

Television

YearTitleNotes
Tiner Talowar
69
2009Housefull
Behind The Scene
Kala Jamai
Khadok Family
Taxi Driver
FDC
Bou
Khunshuti
Graduate
Ronger Duniya
Amader Songshar
Gani Shaheber Shesh Kichhudin
Batasher Ghor
2021Hit
2022Chirokumar Songho Reloaded
2023Team West Indies
Living Legend
Corruption

Web series

YearTitleOTTDirectorNotes
2021C for CoachingMabrur Rashid Bannah
Ladies & GentlemanZEE5Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
2022Sabrina Hoichoi

Discography

Film scores

Notes and References

  1. News: Interview with Bangladeshi journalist-turned-actor Hasan Masood . Yahoo News Singapore . June 22, 2013 . January 11, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131221044447/http://sg.news.yahoo.com/interview-bangladeshi-journalist-turned-actor-hasan-masood-073007812.html . December 21, 2013 . dead .
  2. News: Hasan Masood @ DS Café. June 22, 2013. May 5, 2016. The Daily Star.
  3. News: চাররঙা হাসান মাসুদ . 3 July 2023 . দেশ রূপান্তর. https://web.archive.org/web/20230703055238/https://www.deshrupantor.com/first-page/2023/02/11/407983/. 3 July 2023 . live .
  4. News: Those who make Star Sport . The Daily Star . February 13, 2006 . May 5, 2016 . December 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161227222952/http://archive.thedailystar.net/suppliments/2006/15thanniv/sports/sports24.htm . dead .
  5. News: Hasan Masood . September 19, 2003 . PAKISTAN DIARY : Hasan Masood from Rawalpindi . The Daily Star . May 5, 2016.
  6. News: Sarwat . Nadia . September 22, 2007 . A journalist turned actor-singer . The Daily Star . May 4, 2016.
  7. News: Catching up with Hasan Masud. June 18, 2010. May 5, 2016. The Daily Star.