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S. M. Mohsin (30 January 1948 – 18 April 2021) was a Bangladeshi stage and television actor. He became an honorary fellow of the Bangla Academy in 2018. In 2020, he was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to acting.

Education and career

Mohsin originated from Tangail District. He completed his bachelor's in Bangla and journalism from the University of Dhaka.

Mohsin worked as a faculty member of Drama and Dramatics Department at Jahangirnagar University, an acting director general of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy and the first project director of National Theatre.

Mohsin acted in Roktey Bheja Shapla, a play directed by Atiqul Haque Chowdhury, and Kobor and Chithi by Munier Chowdhury. He debuted his first radio play in Padakkhep.

Mohsin performed with the theatre troupe Drama Circle.

Works

Theatre plays

• Dipantor
• Kobor
• Subochon Nirbashon
• Chup Adalat Cholchhey

Television serial plays

• Mohor Ali
• Sakin Sarisuri
• Gorom Bhat Othoba Nichhok Bhuter Golpo
• Nilambori

Films

• Agamikal (2022)

Awards

• Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Television Actor (2007)
• Shilpakala Padak (2017)
• Bangla Academy Fellowship (2018)
• Ekushey Padak (2020)

Personal life

Mohsin had two sons - Rezwan Mohsin and Rashek Mohsin.

Mohsin died on 18 April 2021, of complications from COVID-19, at BIRDEM hospital.

References

1. "S M Mohsin in critical condition; requires plasma". thedailystar.net. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
2. "Ekushey Padak winning theatre activist SM Mohsin dies of COVID-19".
3. "Actor SM Mohsin passes away". dhakatribune.com. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
4. "Artist Monirul Islam gets Bangla Academy Honouary Fellowship". 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
5. Chakladar, Logic. "20 persons, one organization get Ekushey Padak". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
6. ^ "SM Mohsin busy with acting, teaching". The New Nation. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
7. "Seven luminaries honoured with the Shilpakala Padak 2017". The Daily Star. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
8. "Actor SM Mohsin, who graced television for decades, dies of COVID". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

External links

• S. M. Mohsin at IMDb

v t e Ekushey Padak Winners 2020
Economics	Shamsul Alam
Research	Jahangir Alam Khan Saifur Rahman Nizami
Language and Literature	Nazmun Nesa Peyari Nuran Nabi Sikdar Aminul Haq
Language Movement	Aminul Islam Badsha (Posthumous)
Liberation War	A. A. M. Mesbahul Haq (Posthumous) Akhtar Sardar (Posthumous) Abdul Jabbar (Posthumous)
Education	Bikiran Prasad Barua
Fine Arts	S. M. Mohsin Golam Mostafa Khan Dalia Nausheen Farida Zaman Mita Haque Shankar Roy
Social Service	Sufi Mohammed Mizanur Rahman Sayeba Akhter
Journalism	Zafar Wazed

• 2021 deaths
• 1948 births
• People from Tangail District
• University of Dhaka alumni
• Academic staff of Jahangirnagar University
• Bangladeshi male stage actors
• Bangladeshi male television actors
• Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy
• Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
• Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
• Recipients of the Shilpakala Padak