Kazi Anisul Haque Borun

Kazi Anisul Haque Borun
Kazi Anisul Haque Borun
Born	March 1, 1971 (age 53)
Years active	1987–present
Known for	Acting, direction and photography
Spouse	Sheuly Akhter (married 2003–present)
Children	Kazi Asir Abrar Sattya

Kazi Anisul Haque Borun is a Bangladeshi actor,^[1] director and photographer. He has worked in television shows, mainstream theatre and OTT platforms.^[2]

Early life and education

Early life

Borun was born in Pabna, Bangladesh on March 1, 1971.^[2] In his early life, he practised different kinds of arts and sports, such as divisional football and cricket and countrywide cycling with his group of friends.^{[citation needed]}

Education

Borun went to the Police Lines School & College, Pabna during his preschool education, Pabna Gopal Chandra Institution during his primary and secondary education, and Govt. Edward College, Pabna during his higher secondary and university level education, were he got his B.A. degree. He also got a M.A. degree on Bengali Literature from the Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology.^[2] He conducted numerous courses and workshops on acting, play designing, choreography, direction, and many other related topics in many governmental and non-governmental institutions. He is also trained in different kinds of Indian classical dance forms and ballet. He learnt ballet from Indra Lorentzen.

Career

Acting

He started his career by stage theatre. Then he started acting in television dramas, OTT platforms and mainstream film industry.

Acting on screen

Borun's most notable screen performances are:

Sakin Sarisuri
Harkipte (the telefilm, not to be confused with the television serial)
Alta Sundori
Ghor
Papbazar^[3]^[4]
The Grave^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]
Munshigiri^[10]
Daag^[11]
Issac Liton
Priyo Maloti
Charubibi

Acting on stage

Borun's most notable stage performances are:

Urubhanga (Sanskrit play)
A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen)
Raja (Rabindranath Tagore)
Pir Chand
Troilus and Cressida (William Shakespeare)
Raktakarabi (Rabindranath tagore)

Office job

As head of the audiovisual department, during seventeen years of his tenure in Bengal Foundation, he supervised and directed a lot of documentary films and audiovisual presentations. Borun has also worked in the Centre for Asian Theatre (CAT) as an actor and choreographer for four years.^{[citation needed]}

Photography

Borun is also an artist in the field of photo art. His first exhibition titled Introspection at the Zainul Gallery, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka received a lot of appreciation by critics and visitors. His photography was also hugely said as a "painterly approach" to photography.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Theatre direction

Borun is also renowned for his theatre direction. His most notable direction works are:

Tarok (proscenium theatre about the third-gender community)^[15]^[16]
Anne Frank (proscenium theatre)^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]
Juddho Puran (environmental theatre, performed: 2014 and 2024)^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24]
Joy Bangla Pukur (environmental theatre)^[25]
Ganer Pakhi (children's' theatre)

Borun's works have been admired by many persons, including Prof. Syed Jamil Ahmed, Prof. Kazi Khaleed Ashraf, Prof. Syed Manzoorul Islam, Prof. Lutfor Rahman Joy and Luva Nahid Choudhury.

References

^ "কাজী আনিসুল হক বরুণ". www.chorki.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ ""অন্তর্জালে মুক্তি পেল 'পাপবাজার'"".
^ "অন্তর্জালে নওশাবার 'পাপবাজার'". Barta24. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ ""অস্কারে যাচ্ছে 'গোর'"".
^ ""অস্কারে যাচ্ছে 'গোর'"".
^ ""আবারও প্রেক্ষাগৃহে আসছে 'গোর'"".
^ ""অস্কারে যাচ্ছে বাংলাদেশের 'গোর'"".
^ ""যুক্তরাষ্ট্রে বাণিজ্যিকভাবে মুক্তি পাচ্ছে 'গোর'"".
^ "Kazi Anisul Hoque Borun | Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ "Daag". www.chorki.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ "অন্তর্দর্শন' আনিসুল হক বরুণের একক 'আলোক-চিত্রকলা' প্রদর্শনী". Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ Alom, Zahangir (2019-05-03). "Borun's art-like photographs at Zainul Gallery". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ ""Photographs feature micro geography"".
^ "তাড়ক (Tarok) – Bengal Foundation". Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ Mahmud, Jamil (2012-06-08). "Tarok". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ "ANNE FRANK (SOLO) – 25वर्ष Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2024". Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ ""Mad Theatre premieres Anne Frank"".
^ "Mono-drama 'Anne Frank' at BSA on Victory Day". businesspostbd.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ Arts & Entertainment Desk (2021-10-26). "Two-day 'Anne Frank Fest' held at Bangladesh Mahila Samity". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ Star, Daily. "Innovative theatre 'Juddho Puran' captivates audiences with unique expression". Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ Arts & Entertainment Desk (2024-03-08). "Innovative theatre 'Juddho Puran' captivates audiences with unique expression". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (2014-04-03). "মৃতেরা হেঁটেছিল আমাদের পাশাপাশি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-09-26.
^ bdnews24.com. "'গণহত্যায় জয়বাংলা পুকুর' মঞ্চায়ন গোপালগঞ্জে". ‘গণহত্যায় জয় বাংলা পুকুর’ মঞ্চায়ন গোপালগঞ্জে. Retrieved 2024-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)