Hasan Masood
Masood in 2016
Born (1962-12-16) December 16, 1962
Barisal, East Pakistan, Pakistan (now, Barisal, Bangladesh)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, journalist
Military career
Allegiance Bangladesh
Service/branch Bangladesh Army
Years of service1984–1992
Rank Captain
UnitEast Bengal Regiment
Alma materBangladesh Military Academy

Hasan Masood (born December 16, 1962) is a Bangladeshi actor.[1] He is also a former journalist and military officer.[2]

Early life

Masood was born in Barisal, but he was brought up in the city of Dhaka. He completed his SSC from BAF Shaheen College Dhaka and his HSC from the Government Titumir College in Dhaka.[3]

Career

Hasan has been singing from an early age and he had completed a 5-year course on Nazrul Sangeet from Chhayanaut.[4] Hasan joined the Bangladesh Army in 1983 and commissioned from 11 BMA long course on 21 December 1984 in the corps of infantry and retired as a captain in 1992.[5] He then worked as a sports correspondent at The New Nation and later in 1995, at The Daily Star,[6] and was also a correspondent of world service in the Bengali affiliate of the British Broadcasting Corporation from February 2004 to 2008.

Hasan was approached by Mostofa Sarwar Farooki to play a role in his film Bachelor in February 2003.[4] Hasan took a leave from his position at The Daily Star and started his acting career. The film was released in February 2004. He later acted in the film Made in Bangladesh.[1] His acted television drama plays include 69, "House Full," "Taxi Driver," "FDC", "Bou", "Khunshuti", "Graduate", "Ranger Duniya", "Amader Shangshar", " Gani Shaheber Shesh Kichhudin" and "Batasher Ghor".[7]

Hasan also voiced the soundtrack Ajke Na Hoy Valobasho in the film Bachelor, which is originally a song by Khurshid Alam, written by Dewan Nazrul and composed by Alam Khan. His first music album, Hridoy Ghotito released on the Valentine's Day 2006. Marzuk Russell wrote all of 10 songs on the album, and Sanjeeb Choudhury composed the tunes with Bappa Mazumdar as the arranger of the music.[4]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Notes
2004 Bachelor
2007 Made in Bangladesh
2011 Chotto Songshar
2012 Common Gender
2014 Taarkata
2021 Souvaggo
2022 Unish 20 A Chorki Web Film

Television

Year Title Notes
Tiner Talowar
69
2009 Housefull
Behind The Scene
Kala Jamai
Khadok Family
Taxi Driver
FDC
Bou
Khunshuti
Graduate
Ronger Duniya
Amader Songshar
Gani Shaheber Shesh Kichhudin
Batasher Ghor
2021 Hit

Playback

YearFilmSongNotes
2004BachelorAjke Nahoy Bhalobasho...

Web series

Year Title OTT Director Notes
2021 C for Coaching Mabrur Rashid Bannah
Ladies & Gentleman ZEE5 Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
2022 Sabrina Hoichoi Ashfaque Nipun

Discography

Solo

Year Title Notes
2006 Hridoy Ghotito

Film scores

Year Title Notes
2004 Bachelor

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview with Bangladeshi journalist-turned-actor Hasan Masood". Yahoo News Singapore. June 22, 2013. Archived from the original on December 21, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hasan Masood @ DS Café". The Daily Star. June 22, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ "চাররঙা হাসান মাসুদ". দেশ রূপান্তর. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Sarwat, Nadia (September 22, 2007). "A journalist turned actor-singer". The Daily Star. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Those who make Star Sport". The Daily Star. February 13, 2006. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  6. ↑ Hasan Masood (September 19, 2003). "PAKISTAN DIARY : Hasan Masood from Rawalpindi". The Daily Star. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Catching up with Hasan Masud". The Daily Star. June 18, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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