Shaukat Akbar

Known for

Acting

Born

March 7, 1937

Birthplace

Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]

Died

June 23, 2000 (aged 63)

Biography

Shawkat Akbar (Bengali: শওকত আকবর) was a Bangladeshi film actor. His career in the Bengali film industry began in 1964 with the film Eito Jibon. He is considered one of the best co-stars of the film industry of Bangladesh. From 1963 to 1995, Shawkat Akbar performed over 250 films including Bengali and Urdu language films.