Kazi Hayat Explained
Kazi Hayat (born 15 February 1947, although in a newspaper Hayat claimed that he was born on 13 April 1948)[1] is a Bangladeshi film director, producer, writer, and actor.[2] In 2023 he performed in Priyotoma, which is the highest grossing Bangladesh film of all-time.
Hayat won Bangladesh National Film Awards eight times - Best Story for Dayi Ke (1987), Best Dialogue and Best Screenplay for Traash (1992), Best Story for Chandabaz (1993), Best Director and Best Screenplay for Desh Premik (1994), Best Cinematography for Ammajan (1999), and Best Director for Itihas (2002).[3]
Career
Hayat started his career as an assistant director in 1974.[4] He debuted his directorial career with the film The Father (1979).[5] In 2014, he released Shorbonasha Yabaa starring Kazi Maruf and Prosun Azad.[6]
In 2020, he directed political action film Bir, which marked as the 50th directorial venture of him and first collaboration with Shakib Khan as a director.[7] [8] In 2023, he played as Shakib Khan's father in Himel Ashraf's tragic romance Priyotoma, which became the highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time.
Personal life
Hayat's son Kazi Maruf is an actor.[9]
In January 2022, Hayat was admitted to United Hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) due to myocardial infarction (MI).[10]
Filmography
Music video
Notes and References
- Web site: কাজী হায়াতকে অভিনন্দন.
- News: Euphoric union at Bangabhaban as president, PM celebrate Victory Day . bdnews24.com . 2017-02-06.
- Web site: http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২ . bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) . bn . List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012) . 2019-03-25 . Government of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation .
- News: Kazi Hayat: 'I may not make films any more' . 2017-08-04 . Dhaka Tribune . 2018-09-25 .
- News: Moushumi to star in Kazi Hayat's 50th film . 2017-01-03 . The Daily Star . 2017-02-06 .
- News: Films are largely men-centric: Prosun Azad . Dhaka Tribune . 2014-09-14 . 2017-02-06 . 2017-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170206184624/http://archive.dhakatribune.com/entertainment/2014/sep/14/films-are-largely-men-centric-prosun-azad . dead .
- News: 2020-02-14 . bn:৮০ সিনেমা হলে কাজী হায়াতের ৫০তম চলচ্চিত্র 'বীর' . bn . NTV . https://www.ntvbd.com/entertainment/%E0%A7%AE%E0%A7%A6-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%AB%E0%A7%A6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-703941 . 2020-02-15.
- News: bn:ছোটবেলার শাকিব খানকে নিয়ে ‘বীর’র যাত্রা শুরু . bn . Prothom Alo . https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E2%80%99%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81 . 2020-01-23.
- Web site: Bangladeshi actor to star in Hollywood film . Business News 24 BD . 2017-02-06.
- News: UNB. 6 January 2022. Director Kazi Hayat hospitalized. Dhaka Tribune. 15 January 2022.