Ilias Kanchan

Ilias Kanchan
Ilias Kanchan
ইলিয়াস কাঞ্চন
	Kanchan in 2018
Born	24 December 1956; Kishoreganj, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Occupation(s)	Actor, activist
Spouses	Jahanara Kanchan (died 1993); Parveen Sultana Diti (divorced);

Idris Ali (born 24 December 1956; known by his stage name Ilias Kanchan)^[1] is a Bangladeshi actor and activist. He appeared in more than 350 films during the 1980s and 1990s.^[2] He earned Bangladesh National Film Award for Lifetime Achievement (2021), Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Parineeta (1986) and Best Supporting Actor for Shasti (2005).^[3]^[4] He is a road safety activist in Bangladesh.^[5]^[6] He was awarded Ekushey Padak for his social service by the Government of Bangladesh in 2018.^[7] He is the current President of Bangladesh Film Artists' Association.^[8]

Early life

Kanchan was born in Ashutipara, Karimganj, Kishoreganj to Abdul Ali and Shorufa Khatun. He completed his higher secondary degree from Kabi Nazrul Government College in 1975. He graduated from the University of Dhaka from Department of Sociology.

Career

Kanchan debuted his acting career in 1977 through his performance in the film Boshundhora directed by Subhash Dutta.^[9] In 2015, he acted in a children's film Ghuri, produced by Cinevision Bangladesh and written and directed by filmmaker Zafar Firoze.^[10]

On 28 January 2022, Kanchan became the president of Bangladesh Film Artists' Association for 2022–24 term after getting 191 votes. His rival, Misha Sawdagor, got 148 votes.^[8]

Personal life

Kanchan's first wife, Jahanara Kanchan, died in a road accident on 22 October 1993.^[11]^[12]^[13] He himself has survived a road accident in 1989.^[14]^[15] He then established a social movement Nirapad Sarak Chai (We Demand Safe Road). In 2017, the Government of Bangladesh declared October 22 as the National Road Safety Day.^[16]^[1] Together they had a daughter, Israt Jahan Ima, and a son, Mirajul Moin Joy. Kanchan later married actress Parveen Sultana Diti which ended in divorce.^[17]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Co-actors
1977	Bashundhara	Zahed	Subhash Dutta
1978	Dumurer Phul		Subhash Dutta
1979	Shundori	Kanchan	Amzad Hossain	Bobita, Anwar Hossain, Anwara Begum
1979	Sikander	Shamim
1980	Shesh Uttor	Rahman
1981	Kalmilata	Oli		Sohel Rana
1982	Nalish
1982	Boro Barir Meye
1983	Mohona: The Mouth of a River
1984	Abhijan	Ratan
1985	Tin Konya
1985	Insaaf
1986	Hum Ek Hayn
	Tauba
	Parineeta	Shekhar Roy
	Bishkonnar Prem
1987	Protirodh
	Dayee Ke?	Faruk
	Sahajatri
1988	Adil
	Hushiar
	Zabardast
	Bheja Chokh	Jibon
1989	Bidhata
	Durnam
	Nikah
	Beder Meye Josna	Prince Shahjada Anwar	Tozammel Haque Bokul	Anju Ghosh, Shawkat Akbar, Prabir Mitra
	Boner Moto Bon
1990	Ghor Amar Ghor
	Apon Ghor
	Ankhi Milon	Milon
1991	Swashur Bari
	Rajar Meye Bedeni
	Nayjuddho
	Bap Beta 420
	Streer Paona	Robin
	Ochena	Akash Ahmed
1992	Maa Mati Desh
	Chakor
	Radha Krishna	Krishna	Matin Rahman
	Beporowa	Milon
	Premer Protidaan		Fazal Ahmed Benazir	Shuchorita, Diti, Sohel Chowdhury, Shawkat Akbar, Sharmili Ahmed, Syed Hasan Imam, Dildar, Nasir Khan
	Sipahi		Kazi Hayat	Champa, Manna
1993	Voyangkor Saat Din
1994	Golapi Ekhon Dhakay	Oli
1994	Commander	Biplob		Suborna Mustafa, Humayun Faridi
1995	Adorer Sontan	Raju	Amzad Hossain
1996	Swajan		Sohanur Rahman Sohan	Moushumi, Rubel
1997	Ondho Bhalobasha
	Shonkho Mala		Tozammel Haque Bokul	Anju Ghosh
	Doya Maya			Alamgir, Diti, Kabori, Mahmud Koli
	Shei Toofan		Hafiz Uddin	Popy
	Nirontor			Shabnur
	Atto Biswas	Servant	M. M. Sarkar	Diti, Amit Hasan
	Sohrab Rustom	Sohrab		Wasimul Bari Rajib
	Banasree
	Body Guard		Champa
	Bachar Lorai			Diti
	Amma			Diti
2001	Chairman		Montazur Rahman Akbar	Rituparna Sengupta, Dipjol
2003	Ora Shahoshi
	Kalu Gunda
	Mone Rekho Prithibi
	Munafik			Omar Sani, Shahnaz
	Golaguli		Siddik Jamal Nantu	Omar Sani, Moushumi
	Tyag
	Shot Manush
	Chorom Aghat
	Baba Amar Baba			Ferdous Ahmed, Moushumi
	Ashol Paisha			Bapparaj, Diti
	Bod Sudrot			Shabnaz, Imran
	Ai Niye Songshar			Omar Sani, Diti
	Meyer Odhikar			Amin Khan, Diti
	Bhai Keno Ashami			Amin Khan, Ditti
	Mohoth			Omar Sani, Shahnaz
	Mukho Mukhi		Malek Afsary	Munmun, Amin khan, Moyuri
2004	Shasti	Dukhi Ram Rui	Chashi Nazrul Islam	Champa, Riaz, Purnima, Shahidul Alam Sachchu, A.T.M. Shamsuzzaman
	Gupto Ghatok			Popy, Sohel Rana, Amit Hasan
	Ashami Greftar			Diti, Amit Hasan, Wasimul Bari Rajib.
	Amar Adalot			Doyel, Shobrot
	Ochin Desher Rajkumar	Anju Ghosh
	Bashi Wala		Tozammal Haq Bakul	Nuton, Ali Raj, Kabita
	I Love You			Shakib Khan, Purnima, Nirab, Racy, Omar Sani
	Gariyal Bhai	Anju Ghosh		Moushumi
	Shukher Ghore Dukher Agun			Moushumi
	Ondho Bhalobasha		Montazur Rahman Akbar	Moushumi
	Shesh Uttar			Shabana, Bulbul Ahmed
	Durjoy			Shabana
2016	Hothat Dekha		Reshmi Mitra, Shahadat Hossain	Debashree Roy^[18]
2018	Bizli		Iftakar Chowdhury	Bobby, Ranabir^[19]
2023	Firey Dekha		Rozina	Nirob, Orchita Sporshia, Rozina
2023	Netri - The Leader		Ananta Jalil	Ananta Jalil, Afiea Nusrat Barsha

Television

Obanchito
Charulota
Nijhum Aronno
Thandar kanddo
Bachar boro shadh cilo
Lal golap
Othocho
Tuccho
Moronottom

Awards

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor (1986)
Bachsas Award
Zia Gold Award
Sher-e-Bangla Smriti Padak
Chalachitra Darshak Award
Bangladesh Journalist Welfare Association award
National Journalist Welfare Sangstha award
Dhaka City Corporation Nagar Padak
Nivetha Singapore Award
Voyage of America Award
Bangladesh Cultural Movement award
Dhaka Juba Foundation Award

References

1 2 "Guest Profile". Trityo Matra. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
↑ "Ilias Kanchan". online-dhaka.com.
↑ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
↑ "The film industry deserves to flourish". The Daily Star. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
↑ "Form PM-led committee to address road safety: Ilias Kanchan". The Daily Star. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
↑ "Maintain speed limits to curb road accidents: Ilias Kanchan". The Daily Star. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
↑ "21 named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
1 2 Arts & Entertainment Desk (2022-01-29). "Ilias Kanchan elected President, Zayed Khan General Secretary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
↑ "Bangladesh Film Archive celebrates silver jubilee". The Daily Star. 2004-06-10. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
↑ ""Ghuri" marks return of Kanchan-Champa". The Daily Star. February 9, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
↑ "These children are doing what we couldn't". The Daily Star. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
↑ "No killer driver punished yet". The Daily Star. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
↑ "90pc driving licences obtained through unfair means". The Daily Star. 2004-12-05. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
↑ "Death On The Asphalt". The Daily Star. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
↑ Afroz, Mahmuda (2007-03-02). "Ilias Kanchan: An actor fighting for safe roads". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
↑ "October 22 to be Safe Roads Day". The Daily Star. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
↑ Fahmim Ferdous (March 21, 2016). "Actress Diti loses battle with cancer". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
↑ 'হঠাৎ দেখা'র উদ্বোধনী প্রদর্শনী আজ [The inaugural exhibition of 'Hothat Dekha' today]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2 December 2016.
↑ "Boby's superhero film Bijli in pipeline". New Age. 14 July 2017.

External links

Ilias Kanchan at IMDb

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[matra-1] 1 2 "Guest Profile". Trityo Matra. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[2] "Ilias Kanchan". online-dhaka.com.

[nfa-3] জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved March 25, 2019.

[4] "The film industry deserves to flourish". The Daily Star. 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

[5] "Form PM-led committee to address road safety: Ilias Kanchan". The Daily Star. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

[6] "Maintain speed limits to curb road accidents: Ilias Kanchan". The Daily Star. 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

[7] "21 named for Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-08-02.

[:0-8] 1 2 Arts & Entertainment Desk (2022-01-29). "Ilias Kanchan elected President, Zayed Khan General Secretary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-01-29.

[9] "Bangladesh Film Archive celebrates silver jubilee". The Daily Star. 2004-06-10. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

[10] ""Ghuri" marks return of Kanchan-Champa". The Daily Star. February 9, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2017.

[11] "These children are doing what we couldn't". The Daily Star. 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

[12] "No killer driver punished yet". The Daily Star. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

[13] "90pc driving licences obtained through unfair means". The Daily Star. 2004-12-05. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

[14] "Death On The Asphalt". The Daily Star. 2007-09-05. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

[15] Afroz, Mahmuda (2007-03-02). "Ilias Kanchan: An actor fighting for safe roads". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-01-01.

[16] "October 22 to be Safe Roads Day". The Daily Star. 2017-06-06. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

[17] Fahmim Ferdous (March 21, 2016). "Actress Diti loses battle with cancer". The Daily Star. Retrieved July 17, 2017.

[18] 'হঠাৎ দেখা'র উদ্বোধনী প্রদর্শনী আজ [The inaugural exhibition of 'Hothat Dekha' today]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2 December 2016.

[19] "Boby's superhero film Bijli in pipeline". New Age. 14 July 2017.

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Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor
1975–1985	Anwar Hossain (1975) Abdur Razzak (1976) Bulbul Ahmed (1977) Abdur Razzak (1978) Bulbul Ahmed (1978) Not given (1979) Bulbul Ahmed (1980) No Award (1981) Abdur Razzak (1982) Sohel Rana (1983) Abdur Razzak (1984) Alamgir (1985)
1986–2000	Golam Mustafa (1986) Ilias Kanchan (1986) Alamgir (1987) ATM Shamsuzzaman (1987) Abdur Razzak (1988) Alamgir (1989) Alamgir (1990) Alamgir (1991) Alamgir (1992) Raisul Islam Asad (1993) Alamgir (1994) Raisul Islam Asad (1995) Sohel Rana (1996) Raisul Islam Asad (1997) Ferdous Ahmed (1998) Zahid Hasan (1999) Riaz (2000)
2001–2020	Raisul Islam Asad (2001) Kazi Maruf (2002) Manna (2003) Humayun Faridi (2004) Mahfuz Ahmed (2005) Arman Parvez Murad (2006) Riaz (2007) Riaz (2008) Chanchal Chowdhury (2009) Ferdous Ahmed (2009) Shakib Khan (2010) Ferdous Ahmed (2011) Shakib Khan (2012) Titas Zia (2013) Ferdous Ahmed (2014) Shakib Khan (2015) Mahfuz Ahmed (2015) Chanchal Chowdhury (2016) Shakib Khan (2017) Arifin Shuvoo (2017) Ferdous Ahmed and Symon Sadik (2018) Tariq Anam Khan (2019) Siam Ahmed (2020)
2021–2022	Siam Ahmed and Mir Sabbir (2021) Chanchal Chowdhury (2022)

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
1975–1985	Farooque (1975) Khalil Ullah Khan (1976) Not Given (1977) Anwar Hossain (1978) Saifuddin Ahmed (1979) Golam Mustafa (1980) No Award (1981) Prabir Mitra (1982) Shakil (1983) Sirajul Islam (1984) Abul Khair (1985)
1986–2000	Ashish Kumar Louho (1986) Anwar Hossain and Abul Khair (1987) Wasimul Bari Rajib (1988) Black Anwar (1989) Golam Mustafa (1990) Wasimul Bari Rajib (1991) Mizu Ahmed (1992) Not Given (1993) Amol Bose (1994) Abul Khair (1995) Bulbul Ahmed (1996) Abul Khair (1997) Not Given (1998) Golam Mustafa (1999) Wasimul Bari Rajib (2000)
2001–2020	Not Given (2001) Not Given (2002) Wasimul Bari Rajib and Sohel Rana (2003) Fazlur Rahman Babu (2004) Ilias Kanchan (2005) Masum Aziz and Raisul Islam Asad (2006) Abul Hayat (2007) Shams Sumon (2008) Shahidul Alam Sachchu (2009) Alamgir (2010) Alamgir (2011) ATM Shamsuzzaman (2012) Raisul Islam Asad (2013) Ejajul Islam (2014) Gazi Rakayet (2015) Ali Raj and Fazlur Rahman Babu (2016) Shahadat Hossain (2017) Ali Raj (2018) Fazlur Rahman Babu (2019) Fazlur Rahman Babu (2020)
2021–2022	Fazlur Rahman Babu (2021) Nasir Uddin Khan (2022)