Masud Ali loved playing football. He used to play football in childhood, in school, and in college also. Football has always been his passion. Even two years before his death he had told Prothom Alo in an interview that he still watches football regularly. He loved music too. He talked about his favorite singers.
In the same interview, he talked about his regret about not being able to act any longer. While chatting, he said that he spends most of the time sleeping because of his medical condition. Whenever he was awake, he used to enjoy music, read books, and watch television.
When asked who his favorite singers were, Masud Ali Khan said, “My favorite singer is Manna Dey. Manabendra Mukhopadhyay is also my favorite. And I like Sandhya Mukhopadhyay as well. Apart from them, I like Syed Abdul Hadi and Sabina Yasmin from Bangladesh a lot.”
He continued, “Another one of my favorite singers from outside of Bangladesh is Kabir Suman. The style he has of conversing in between singing is wonderful! I heard he came to Bangladesh and I was eager to go. I felt unfortunate when I couldn’t go. Among musical instruments, I like the sarod a lot. I have heard Bahadur Hossain Khan play Sarod live in Dhaka. He was the music director of one of my films ‘Nodi O Nari’.”
In that interview, he talked about his favorite actors and actresses from the next generation. He had said he likes Raisul Islam Asad and Suborna Mustafa. He also liked Humayun Faridi a lot. Among the younger artists, he liked Aupee Karim.
Masud Ali Khan had said, “I’m also fond of those who acted with me. There was Sharmili Ahmed who had passed away. And there’s Dilara Zaman also. Whenever I start talking about them I become emotional. I wish I would still be able to act (crying)!"
"I miss hearing the words ‘light, camera, action’ a lot. While acting, I wouldn’t remember the fact that I was doing something in front of the camera. I always tried to impersonate the character I played. My idea was that, if I myself do not believe it why would the audience?”
“While acting, we utter made-up lines after all. We say the words of other people. Unless I say those lines as my own or fail to feel them as my own words at the time, it wouldn’t be acting. People I’ve worked with including Dilara and Sharmili, were like friends to me. Dilara still contacts me regularly. Most of the leading actresses would call me ‘Baba (father)’ on screen. So, I have also treated them always with affection,” he had added.
Acclaimed actor Masud Ali Khan passed away on Thursday afternoon. This 95-year-old artiste died in his sleep at his own residence in the capital. During his seven-decade-long acting career, he has worked in theatre, television, and film, all three media at the same pace.
Acclaimed actor Masud Ali Khan has passed away. This talented actor died in his own house in Dhaka today, Thursday afternoon. He was 95. The news of Masud Ali’s death has been confirmed by his relative Sharmina Ahmed.
This veteran actor had been unwell for quite some time. He was taken to hospital for treatment several times. He had been undergoing treatment according to the physician’s advice. He breathed his last at his own house on Green Road in the capital at 4:20 pm this afternoon.
Masud Ali started his acting career in theatre. After the television centre was launched in Dhaka he debuted on the small screen. He gained accolades for acting in films also. He turned into a familiar face in Bangla television by portraying versatile roles in about 500 dramas during a period of more than five decades.
Masud Ali Khan was born in Paril Naodha village of Manikganj on 6 October 1929. His father Arshad Ali Khan was a government employee. His mother’s name was Sitara Khatun. Masud Ali Khan passed higher secondary in 1952. Then he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Jagannath College after two years.
Right after the television center was launched in Dhaka in 1964, Masud Ali Khan debuted on the small screen with Nurul Momen’s drama ‘Bhai Bhai Shobai’. Meanwhile, he had his silver screen debut with R Sadek Khan’s film ‘Nodi o Nari’.
Masud Ali Khan married Tahmina Khan in 1955. This couple had a son and a daughter. In his career, he has worked in various government offices. He retired as the secretary of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation in 1988. Masud Ali Khan has played diverse roles one after another for more than five decades.
Veteran actor Masud Ali Khan has been honored with the prestigious Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the cultural arena of Bangladesh.
The award was conferred upon him at the stage of Meril-Prothom Alo Awards-2023 at the Grace Auditorium of the United Convention Centre in Dhaka on Friday.
Masud Ali Khan has been a towering figure in Bengali drama for more than five decades.
He, known for his versatility, stepped into the acting career with stage performance and made his debut on the small screen following the launching of a TV station in Dhaka. Throughout his life, he appeared in nearly 500 plays and some films.
Noted presenter Hanif Sanket announced the lifetime award at the beginning of the grand event, along with the screening of a documentary on the illustrious life and career of Masud Ali Khan.
Earlier, Masud Ali Khan received the Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Award in 1999. Born in Manikganj on 6 October 1929, he is arguably the eldest actor alive in the industry. He passed the higher secondary level in 1952 and completed his BA from the Jagannath College later.
The actor made his debut on the small screen through Nurul Momen's play "Bhai Bhai Shobai" in 1964, while the big screen debut with Sadek Khan's "Nodi O Nari."
At the program, the esteemed actor entered the stage following the announcement of his name, with a standing ovation from the audience. He was presented with a crest, a check of Tk 300,000, and a scarf.
Highly acclaimed artist Rafiqun Nabi handed over the crest to him, in the presence of Anjan Chowdhury, managing director of Square Toiletries Limited, and Matiur Rahman, editor of Prothom Alo, on the stage.
Expressing his gratitude, Masud Ali Khan said, “Respect, salam, and salutations to those who have decided to award me and those who have handed over the award to me. Respect and salam to my innumerable audience, who watched my performance."
Addressing the current generation of artists, he underscored the importance of passion and sincerity for the works. “The role you play, you have to do it with faith. Those who act should do it with heart. Acting is such a thing, once entered into, stays within him. As I am 94, I still act whenever I get a chance," he said.
In family life, the noted actor has been a devoted husband to Tahmina Khan since 1955 and a father to a son and a daughter. He served in different government offices before his retirement as the secretary of Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation in 1988.
The Merrill-Prothom Alo Awards began its journey in 1998, but the lifetime achievement award was incorporated in 2002.
With Masud Ali Khan, a total of 22 cultural personalities have so far received the Meril-Prothom Alo Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was presented to legendary singer Syed Abdul Hadi in the previous year.
