Monowar Hossain Dipjol (Bengali: মনোয়ার হোসেন ডিপজল) is a Bangladeshi actor, businessman, and politician. He is the current vice-president of the Bangladesh Film Artists' Association. He was born in 1958 at Bagbari, Mirpur, Dhaka. As of 2007, he owned Dipjol Food industries.[1]
Personal life
Career
Dipjol is a Dhallywood film actor,[4][5] and owns Dipjol Food Industries Limited.[6] He is best known for his style of dialogue and action. He is a supporter of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and was elected ward commissioner of Dhaka[7][2] ward number 9 in 1994.
He was sentenced to jail in 2007 on an arms charge.[7][2] He was later convicted of numerous charges, including amassing and concealing illegal wealth, and was given a 41-year term.[8] According to an investigation by a team of the Jail Directorate led by Commander M Zakaria Khan, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons Shamsul Haider Siddique was found guilty of violating 15 codes of the jail in February 2009.[9] He was found favoring convict Monowar Hossain Dipjol in prison and giving him special privilege such as allowing 200 visitors for Dipjol in 52 days.[9] He was released after securing his bail from Bangladesh High court on 1 June 2009.[10]
In September 2017, he fell ill and after being taken to hospital was diagnosed as having had a heart attack and suffering from water on the lungs. He underwent heart surgery at Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.[11]
On 28 January 2022, Dipjol became a vice-president of the Bangladesh Film Artists' Association after bagging 219 votes. Masum Parvez Rubel also became.[12]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Acting | Story | Producer | Director | Co-Artist | Notes |
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1993 | Takar Pahar | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Misty | Hero | ||
1995 | Kata Rifle | Jummon | Yes | Yes | P. A. Kajol | Rubel, Shahnaz, Amin Khan, Munmun | Villain | |
1998 | Teji | Bishu | Yes | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Manna, Eka, Abul Hayat, Mizu Ahmed | Villain | |
1999 | Moger Mulluk | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Amin Khan, Moushumi, Shakil Khan | Villain | |||
Ammajan | Kalam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Manna, Moushumi, Amin Khan, Shobnom | Villain | |
Bhoyonkor Bishu | Bishu | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Riaz, Shabnur, Champa, Sohel Rana | Villain | ||
Ke Amar Baba | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Manna, Popy | |||||
Dhor | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Manna, Eka | Villain | ||||
2000 | Kukkhato Khuni | Torofdar | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Manna, Moushumi | Villain | ||
Golam | Tiger | Yes | Ispahani Arif Jahan | Shakib Khan, Shabnur | Villain | |||
Koshto | Sonamia | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Manna, Moushumi | Villain | |||
Hira Chuni Panna | Moharani | Yes | Malek Afsary | Shakib Khan, Popy, Amin Khan | Villain | |||
Ajker Kedar | Yes | Yes | Amin Khan, Kumkum, Shakib Khan | Villain | ||||
Dhawa | Pagla Matin | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Riaz, Shimla, Kazi Hayat, Sharmili Ahmed, Mizu Ahmed | Villain | |||
Bortoman | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Manna, Moushumi | Villain | ||||
Dushmon Dorodi | Yes | Monowar Khokon | Shakib Khan, Purnima | Villain | ||||
Janer Jaan | Yes | Mostafizur Rahman Babu | Shakib Khan, Munmun, Razzak, Rajib | Villain | ||||
Gunda Number One | Mokarram (police officer) | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Manna, Shahnaz | Villain | |||
Tero Panda Ek Gunda | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Shahnaz, Amin Khan, Misha Sawdagor, Ali Raj, Nasir Khan Mizu Ahmed | Villain | ||
Jinda Dafon | Yes | Gazi Jahangir | Rubel, Eka, Humayun Faridi, Amol Bose, Khaleda Akter Kolpona | Villain | ||||
Sabdhan | Yes | Mohammad Hannan | Riaz, Rabina | Villain | ||||
2001 | Shikari | Dayaban | Yes | Ispahani Arif Jahan | Rubel, Shakib Khan, Purnima | Villain | ||
Kothin Bastob | Bokkor | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Amin Khan, Keya | Villain | |||
Bhoyonkor Sontrashi | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Rubel, Popy, Humayun Faridi, Dolly Zohur | Villain | ||||
Thekao Mastan | Dipu Sardar | Yes | Malek Afsary | Shakib Khan, Shimla, Munmun, Amin Khan | Villain | |||
Chairman | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Ilias Kanchan, Rituparna Sengupta | Villain | ||||
Kata Lash | Yes | Badsha Bhai | Rubel, Shahnaz | Villain | ||||
Kothin Shasti | Yes | Shahadat Hossain Liton | Shakib Khan, Tamanna, Rubel, Shanu | Villain | ||||
Panja | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Manna, Moushumi | Villain | ||||
Gono Dushmon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Manna, Popy, Shakib Khan, Munmun | Villain | ||
Kodom Ali Mastan | Yes | Enayet Karim | Alexander Bo, Eka | Villain | ||||
2002 | Boma Hamla | Yes | Malek Afsary | Manna, Shimla, Nasir Khan | Villain | |||
Nayok | Yes | Ispahani Arif Jahan | Manna, Purnima | Villain | ||||
Khepa Basu | Basu | Yes | Komol Sarkar | Riaz, Popy, Sohel Rana, Anwara, Amol Bose, Misha Sawdagor | Villain | |||
Bhoyonkor Porinam | Yes | Mostafizur Rahman Babu | Shakib Khan, Popy | Villain | ||||
Dhakaiya Mastan | Billal Mishouri | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Manna, Moushumi | Villain | |
Bipodjonok | Yes | Aziz Ahmed Babul | Moushumi, Amin Khan, Purnima | Villain | ||||
Major Shaheb | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Manna, Moushumi | Villain | ||||
Itihas | Sobhan | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Kazi Hayat, Kazi Maruf, Ratna, Moushumi | Villain | |||
Dolopoti | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mohammad Hannan | Riaz, Rabina, A.T.M Shamsuzzaman | Villain | ||
2003 | Mon | Doyal Dada | Yes | Mostafizur Rahman Babu | Shabnur, Riaz | Villain | ||
Kothin Shimar | Akram | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Manna, Popy | Villain | |
Nater Guru | Yes | Syed Mokhlesur Rahman | Shakib Khan, Munmun, Amit Hasan, Shabnur, Rajib, Mizu Ahmed, Misha Sawdagor | Villain | ||||
Bouer Somman | Dhakaiya Mamun | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Moushumi, Masum Babul, Amit Hasan | Villain | |||
Chai Khomota | Yes | Shahidul Islam Khokon | Villain | |||||
2004 | Boro Malik | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Popy, Shakib Khan, Shahnaz | Villain | |
Bostir Rani Suriya | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montazur | Shakib Khan, Popy | Villain | ||
Bhaier Shotru Bhai | Bitla Bishu/Bishal Chowdhury | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Manna, Shabnur | Villain | |
2005 | Kala Manik | Kala Manik | Yes | Shahadat Hossain Badsha | Shabnur, Riaz, Rajib, Mizu Ahmed | Villain | ||
Badha | Abbas | Yes | Yes | Yes | Shahin Sumon | Riaz, Purnima, Shakib Khan | Villain | |
2006 | Vondo Ojha | Dengue Ojha | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Shakib Khan, Munmun, Alexander Bo | Villain | ||
Koti Takar Kabin | Sultan Talukder | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas | Hero | |
Pitar Ason | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Shakib Khan, Nipun, Apu Biswas, Amin Khan | Hero | ||
Chachchu | Raja Mia/Chachchu | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Aruna Biswas, Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas | Hero | |
Dadima | Sultan Khan | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas | Hero | |
2009 | Lattu Koshai | Yes | P A Kajol | Popy, Shakib Khan, Shahnaz | Villain | |||
Mayer Hate Behester Chabi | Lakhpoti | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas, Anwara | Hero | |
Kajer Manush | Kaju/Kajer Manush | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Racy, Razzak | Hero | |
2010 | Mayer Chokh | Jibon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Racy, Purnima, Amin Khan, Anwara | Hero |
Amar Swapno Amar Songshar | Sultan | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Racy, Purnima, Amin Khan | Hero | |
Zamidar | Murad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Shahin Sumon | Riaz, Purnima | Hero | |
Rickshawalar Chele | Rustom | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Racy, Razzak, Prabir Mitra | Hero | |
Ek Joban | Sultan | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Racy, Joy Chowdhury, Lamia Mimo | Hero | |
2011 | Chotto Songsar | Sultan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Racy, Toma Mirza, Kazi Maruf | Hero |
Goriber Bhai | Yes | P A Kajol | Racy, Rumana Khan, Mamnun Hasan Emon | Hero | ||||
Amar Prithibi Tumi | Sultan | Yes | Gazi Mahbub | Racy, Sahara, Mamnun Hasan Emon, Zayed Khan | Hero | |||
Ongko | Sultan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Shahin Sumon | Diti, Kazi Maruf, Ratna, Sahara, Mamnun Hasan Emon | Hero | |
2012 | Swami Bhaggo | Sultan | Yes | F I Manik | Racy, Amin Khan, Rumana | Hero | ||
Manik Ratan Dui Bhai | Manik | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Racy, Toma Mirza, Kazi Maruf | Hero | |
Bazarer Coolie | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Racy, Nipun | Hero | |||
2016 | Onek Dame Kena | Imrose Mirza | Yes | Jakir Hossain Raju | Bappy Chowdhury, Mahiya Mahi | Hero | ||
2017 | Dulabhai Zindabad | Sultan/Dulabhai | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Moushumi, Bidya Sinha Saha Mim, Bappy Chowdhury | Hero | ||
2021 | Souvaggo | Souvaggo | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Moushumi, Tondra, Kazi Maruf, Toma Mirza | Hero | |
E Desh Tomar Amar | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Diti, Rumana, Zayed Khan, Sohel Rana | Hero | |||
2022 | Amanush Holo Manush | Abul | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Mou Khan, Joy Chowdhury | Hero | |
Banglar Hercules | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Mou Khan, Nadimul Islam | Hero | |||
Jemon Jamai Temon Bou | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Mou Khan | Hero | |||
Ghar Bhanga Songshar | Sultan | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Shirin Shila, Achol | Hero | ||
Aakrosh | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Hero | ||||
2023 | Jimmi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hero | |||
Something Like an Autobiography | Mostofa Sarwar Farooki | Supporting role |
Web series
Year | Title | OTT | Character | Director | Notes |
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2023 | Kabadi | Bioscope | Rubayet Mahmud | ||
References
- ↑ "Saifur's son Naser gets 9yrs for extortion". The Daily Star. 19 September 2007.
- 1 2 3 "200 BD politicians, others jailed on corruption charges". Dawn. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
Dhaka city ward commissioner and BNP leader Monawar Hossain Dipjol, also an actor, was jailed for 17 years.
- ↑ "Dipjol, wife get 7yrs in arms case". The Daily Star. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ "Dipjol surrenders". bdnews24.com. 28 November 2010.
- ↑ "NIPUN Kolkata calling". The Daily Star. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
[Nipun:] in 2006. Dipjol asked me to do a film with him.
- ↑ "Saifur's son Naser gets 9yrs for extortion". The Daily Star. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
Dipjol, proprietor of Dipjol Food Industries Limited.
- 1 2 "Fugitive Dipjol gets 17 yrs in arms case". The Daily Star. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
sentenced Dhaka City Corporation's pro-BNP ward commissioner and film actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol to 17 years' rigorous imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition.
- ↑ "DIG-Prisons violated code, abused power". The Daily Star. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
Dipjol is sentenced for 41 years in connection with a plethora of crimes including possession of illegal arms, and amassment and concealment of illegal wealth.
- 1 2 Sarkar, Kailash (7 February 2009). "DIG-Prisons violated code, abused power". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ↑ "Actor Dipjol freed on bail". The Daily Star. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ↑ "Dipjol's heart surgery on Monday". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ↑ Arts & Entertainment Desk (29 January 2022). "Ilias Kanchan elected President, Zayed Khan General Secretary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 January 2022.