Prabir Mitra

Prabir Mitra
প্রবীর মিত্র
Mitra in 2018
Born	(1941-08-18)18 August 1941 Chandpur, Bengal Province, British India
Died	5 January 2025(2025-01-05) (aged 83) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Burial place	Azimpur graveyard, Dhaka
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Other names	Hasan Imam
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Ajanta Mitra (m. 1972–2000; her death)
Parent(s)	Gopendra Nath Mitra (father) Amiyabala Mitra (mother)

Prabir Mitra (Bengali: প্রবীর মিত্র; 18 August 1941 – 5 January 2025), later adopted Hasan Imam[1][2] (Bengali: হাসান ইমাম), was a Bangladeshi film actor.[a] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo in 1982.[4] He also won the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award.[6] As of 2019, he had worked on over 400 films.[7]

Early life and career

Mitra grew up in Dhaka.[4] He studied in Pogose School along with ATM Shamsuzzaman.[7]

Mitra started his acting career with the theatre group Lalkuthi.[5] He debuted in film acting through the film Jolchobi (1973).[7]

Personal life and death

Mitra converted to Islam from Hinduism and adopted the name Hasan Imam during his marriage in 1972.[8][9] He was married to Selina Hossain (d. 2000), who was a Muslim. However, after marriage, she changed her name to Ajanta Mitra but never changed her religion.[4] They had four children together: a daughter, Ferdous Parveen, and three sons, Mithun Mitra, Sifat Islam, and Samiul Islam.[10] He lost his wife, Ajanta Mitra, in 2000 and his youngest son, Samiul Islam, in 2012.[11]

Prabir Mitra passed away on 5 January 2025, at the age of 83.[12][13][14] As a Muslim, his funeral and burial were conducted according to Islamic rites. The first namaz-e-janaza for the veteran actor was held at the Film Development Corporation (FDC) after Zuhr prayers. The second namaz-e-janaza was held at the Channel i premises. His body was later buried in Azimpur graveyard.[15][16][17]

Filmography

• Titash Ekti Nadir Naam (1973)[7]
• Nawab Sirajuddaula (1989)[7]
• Ruti (1996)
• Buk Fatey To Mukh Foteyna (2012)
• Nekabborer Mohaproyan (2014)[18]
• Shankhachil (2016)[19]

References

1. Multiple references: [3][4][5]

1. "ইসলাম গ্রহণ করেছিলেন প্রবীর মিত্র, নাম রাখা হয় ইমাম হাসান". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 6 January 2025.
2. "বিয়ের জন্য প্রবীর মিত্র হয়েছিলেন হাসান ইমাম". Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). 6 January 2025.
3. "Prabir Mitra no more". The Daily Star. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
4. ৭৩-এ প্রবীর মিত্র. The Daily Sangbad (in Bengali). 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
5. "Grandfather Prabir Mitra". The New Nation. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
6. "National Film Awards for 2017 and 2018 announced". The Daily Star. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
7. "A walk down the memory lane: Prabir Mitra gets nostalgic". The Daily Star. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
8. "যে কারণে হিন্দু থেকে মুসলিম হয়েছিলেন প্রবীর মিত্র". RTV (in Bengali). 6 January 2025. Archived from the original on 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
9. "ইসলাম ধর্ম গ্রহণ করেছিলেন প্রবীর মিত্র, দাফন নিয়ে যে সিদ্ধান্ত". 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025.
10. "অভিমান নিয়ে চলেই গেলেন প্রবীর মিত্র". 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025.
11. "Prabir Mitra passes away". 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025.
12. "Veteran actor Prabir Mitra dies aged 81". The Business Standard. 5 January 2025.
13. আকবর, জাহিদ (6 January 2025). "কিংবদন্তি অভিনেতা প্রবীর মিত্র আজিমপুরে শায়িত". The Daily Star Bangla (in Bengali).
14. "অভিনেতা প্রবীর মিত্র আর নেই প্রথম আলো". 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025.
15. "A tearful farewell to Prabir Mitra". 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025.
16. "Prabir Mitra laid to eternal rest". 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025.
17. "Prabir Mitra laid to eternal rest". 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025.
18. "Nekabborer Mohaproyan hits cinemas today". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
19. "Shankhachil: Flying beyond the borders". The Daily Star. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

External links

• Media related to Prabir Mitra at Wikimedia Commons
• Prabir Mitra at IMDb