Dipjol
Monowar Hossain Dipjol (Bengali: মনোয়ার হোসেন ডিপজল) is a Bangladeshi actor, businessman, and former ward commissioner. He has been convicted on many charges, including possessing illegal firearms and ammunition, and amassing and concealing illegal wealth. He has been proved innocent and released from jail because of a lack of evidence.
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Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Actor, film producer, politician |
Years active | 1992-present |
Political party | Bangladesh Nationalist Party |
Career
He is a Dhallywood film actor,[3][4] and owns Dipjol Food Industries Limited.[5] Dipjol is the most famous villain in Bangladeshi cinema. He is best known for his style of dialogue and action. He is a supporter of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and was elected ward commissioner of Dhaka[6][1] ward number 9 in 1994.
Criminal charges
He was sentenced to jail in 2007 on an arms charge.[7][1] He was later convicted of numerous charges, including amassing and concealing illegal wealth, and was given a 41-year term.[8] He was released after securing his bail from Bangladesh High court on 1 June 2009.[9]
In September 2017 he fell ill and after being taken to hospital was diagnosed as having had a heart attack and suffering from water on the lungs. He underwent heart surgery at Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore.[10]
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Acting | Story | Producer | Director | Co-Artist | Bangla Title | Notes |
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1993 | Takar Pahar | Yes | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Misty | টাকার পাহাড় | Hero | ||
1995 | Kata Rifle | Jummon | Yes | Yes | P A Kajol | Rubel, Shahnaz, Amin Khan, Munmun | কাটা রাইফেল | Villain | |
1997 | Kata Lash | Yes | Badsha Bhai | Rubel, Shahnaz | কাটা লাশ | Villain | |||
1998 | Tezi | বিষু | Yes | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Manna, Eka, Abul Hayat, Mizu Ahmed | তেজী | Villain | |
1998 | Mon | Doyal Dada | Yes | Mostafizur Rahman Babu | Shabnur, Riaz | মন | Villain | ||
1999 | Ammajan | Kalam | Yes | Yes | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Manna, Moushumi, Amin Khan, Shobnom | আম্মাজান | Villain |
Gono Dushmon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Manna, Sadika Parvin Popy, Shakib Khan, Munmun | Villain | |||
2000 | Koshto | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Manna, Moushumi | কষ্ট | Villain | |||
Gunda Number One | Mokarram (police officer) | Yes | Montazur Rahman Akbar | Manna, Shahnaz | গুন্ডা নাম্বার ওয়ান | Villain | |||
2002 | Nayok | Yes | Ispahani Arif Jahan | Manna | নায়ক | Villain | |||
2006 | Koti Takar Kabin | Sultan Talukder | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas | কোটি টাকার কাবিন | Hero |
Pitar Ason | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Shakib Khan, Nipun, Apu Biswas, Amin Khan | চাচ্চু | Hero | ||
Chachchu | Raja/Chacchu (Uncle) | Yes | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas | চাচ্চু | Hero | |
Dadima | Sultan Khan | Yes | Yes | F I Manik | Apu Biswas | দাদীমা | Hero | ||
2010 | Jomidar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Shahin Sumon | Riaz, Purnima | জমিদার | Hero | |
2014 | Manik Ratan Dui Bhai | Manik | Yes | Yes | Kazi Hayat | Racy, Toma Mirza, Kazi Maruf | মানিক রাতন দুই ভাই | Hero |
References
- "200 BD politicians, others jailed on corruption charges". Dawn. 19 October 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
Dhaka city ward commissioner and BNP leader Monawar Hossain Dipjol, also an actor, was jailed for 17 years.
- "Dipjol, wife get 7yrs in arms case". The Daily Star. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- "Dipjol surrenders". bdnews24.com. 28 November 2010.
- "NIPUN Kolkata calling". The Daily Star. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
[Nipun:] in 2006. Dipjol asked me to do a film with him.
- "Saifur's son Naser gets 9yrs for extortion". The Daily Star. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
Dipjol, proprietor of Dipjol Food Industries Limited.
- "Fugitive Dipjol gets 17 yrs in arms case". The Daily Star. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
sentenced Dhaka City Corporation's pro-BNP ward commissioner and film actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol to 17 years' rigorous imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition.
- "Fugitive Dipjol gets 17 yrs in arms case". The Daily Star. 27 July 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
sentenced Dhaka City Corporation's pro-BNP ward commissioner and film actor Monwar Hossain Dipjol to 17 years' rigorous imprisonment for possessing illegal firearms and ammunition.
- "DIG-Prisons violated code, abused power". The Daily Star. 6 February 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
Dipjol is sentenced for 41 years in connection with a plethora of crimes including possession of illegal arms, and amassment and concealment of illegal wealth.
- "Actor Dipjol freed on bail". The Daily Star. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- "Dipjol's heart surgery on Monday". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 12 February 2018.