Abdur Razzak

Abdur Razzak (23 January 1942 – 21 August 2017) was a Bangladeshi actor and movie director. He was known as Nayak Raj, a title given by Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury, editor of Chitrali. He was given the Independence Day Award in 2015 by the Government of Bangladesh. He received National Film Awards (Bangladesh) for Best Actor for five times and received Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2013.

His first big break in cinema came with his role in Zahir Raihan's Behula (1966). He went on to make more than 300 appearances in Bengali and Urdu movies. He also directed around sixteen movies.

Razzak was a UNFPA goodwill ambassador.

References

Other websites
 The Beginning of Super Star – Nayakraaj Razzak The Legendary Actor

Category:1942 births
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Category:Bangladeshi movie actors
Category:Bangladeshi movie directors
Category:Recipients of Bangladesh National Film Awards
Category:Recipients of the Independence Day Award