The second death anniversary of the iconic actor Humayun Faridee was observed on Thursday.
His former troupe Dhaka Theatre dedicated the show of its latest production Spartacus, staged on Thursday evening at the Central Shaheed Minar, to the memory of the late actor, who ruled theatre, small screen and cinema for over three decades. Written by Anjan Sarkar Jemmy and directed by Esha Yousuf, Spartacus was staged as part of the 14-day programme organised by Sammilita Sanskritik Jote to observe International Mother Language Day.
Humayun Faridee died on February 13, 2012 at the age of 60.
Faridee was born in Dhaka in May 29, 1952 to ATM Nurul Islam and Begaum Farida Islam.
A freedom fighter, Faridee started his theatre activities in his student life. After completing his studies at the economics department of Jahangirnagar University, Faridee joined Dhaka Theatre and subsequently emerged as a prominent small screen actor in the early 1980s.
In the early 1990s, he became a regular in commercial films with ‘high hopes’ of bringing the rebirth of the country’s film industry. Meanwhile, he left theatre for ‘personal causes’.
However, till his last days he continued his acting career in teleplays and drama serials. Faridee was well-known for his extraordinary portrayal of roles in diverse characters in teleplays and serials such as Sangsaptak, Pathar Samay, Sheeter Pakhi, Kothao Keu Nei and Kachher Manush.
He also directed a few TV plays.
The legendary actor was a guest teacher at the theatre and performance studies department of Dhaka University.
He was also a guest teacher at the drama and dramatics department of Jahangirnagar University, when the department was introduced.
-With New Age input
