Sheikh Arif Bulbon :
Today is Bangladesh’s ‘Nayok Raj’ Razzak’s birthday. If he had lived today, he would have turned 82.
He passed away on August 21
in 2017. He was 75 years old at the time of his death. Among his three sons, two sons Bapparaj and Samrat are involved in acting. His other
son Bappi has settled outside
the country.
After the death of Razzak, the visit of the ‘Nayok Raj’ family to BFDC has completely decreased. Unless there is a very urgent need, Bapparaj or Samrat is usually known in BFDC.
It is known that there is no association or special event established in BFDC around Razzak’s birthday.
However, the media has taken the initiative to pay special tribute to ‘Nayok Raj’ on his birthday.
Specially, different TV channels have organised various
programmes on the occasion of the birthday of ‘Nayok Raj’, which the media has always been doing.
Around 58 years ago in Bangladesh cinema i.e. in 1966, Razzak started his journey in film acting by playing a small role in the film ’13 Number Feku Ostagar Lane’. However, he established his position in cinema by playing one of the main roles in Zahir Raihan’s movie ‘Behula’. Since then, he has acted as the main hero for several decades.
Razzak has starred in many notable movies. Of which the most notable are – ‘Kagojer Nouka’, ‘Rongbaz’, ‘Amar Jonmobhumi’, ‘Swapno Diye Ghera’, ‘Slogan’, ‘Jhorer Pakhi’, ‘Swaralipi’, ‘Alor Michhil’, ‘Beiman’, ‘Abirbhab’, ‘Moner
Moto Bou’, ‘Jibon Theke Neya’, ‘Dorpuchurno’, ‘Je Agune Puri’, ‘Taka Ana Pai’, ‘Nacher Putul’, ‘Ora 11 Jon’, ‘Abujh Mon’, ‘Anonto Prem,’ ‘Chhutir Ghonta’, ‘Anar Koli’, ‘Rojonigondha’, ‘Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo’, ‘Touba’,’ Chapa Dangar Bou’, ‘Sondhi’, etc.
Regarding talking about his father’s birthday, ‘Nayok Raj’ Razzak’s younger son, popular film actor Samrat told this correspondent, “To tell the truth, as the days go by, the pride of someone’s birthday is getting less and less. Once there was a big party on my father’s birthday.
I enjoyed that time very much. But now it’s not like it’s a special day,
I always pray for my father. I go to my father’s grave, I will go today. Praying to Allah, I will say only this – May Allah grant my father heaven.
If father has ever caused any
trouble to anyone – let him forgive. Just pray for everyone. We really have no idea about whether or not someone made special
arrangements for the day.”
The many times National Film Award winners and Swadhinata Padak winner Razzak is the Founder President of Bangladesh Film Artistes’ Association. Meanwhile, Razzak’s 75th birthday was marked by a song titled ‘Nayok Raj’ written by Omar Faruk and composed by popular musician Bappa Majumder. The song was sung by Kumar Biswajit, Fahmida Nabi, Bappa Majumdar and Ankhi Alamgir.
The song was supervised by Ovi Moinuddin and the song was
produced by Arshad Adnan.
