Mohammad Mohsin

Mohammad Mohsin called popularly as Mohsin was an Odia actor, director and producer. In his movie career spanning more than 30 years across Bollywood, Odisha and West Bengal, he has acted and directed in many commercially successful movies. Mohsin made his first Bollywood debut in the movie Naiyya, in which he played the character of Karim. Naiyya was produced and distributed by Rajshri Productions, which was a remake of Odia movie Shesha Shrabana, in which Mohsin played the character of a boat maker.

For other people named Mohammad Mohsin, see Mohammad Mohsin (disambiguation).

Mohammed Mohsin
Born	14 September 1942 Cuttack, Odisha
Died	3 January 2003 (aged 61) Cuttack, Odisha
Occupation	Odia Director, Producer and Actor
Spouse(s)	Kausr Khatun
Children	Sayema, Afran
Parent(s)	Mohammad Ayub (Father), Amina Bibi (Mother)

After working for a couple of years in Bollywood, Mohsin stepped in the acting scene of Odia film industry. In his initial days as an actor some of the characters which made Mohsin a favourite amongst movie goers were Bagha in Hisab Nikas,[1] Raka in Maa-o-Mamata (1980), Mohsin played a school teacher who turns into a social reformist in the movie Balidan (1978). Mohsin's first directorial debut was with Odia movie, Phula Chandana (1982). Mohsin won Odisha State Film Awards for Best Director Best Director in the year 1982 for Phula Chandana.

Early life and background

Mohammad Mohsin was born in Cuttack, his schooling was in Sayeed Seminary High School, Cuttack, and completed his Bachelor in Arts from Ravenshaw College, Cuttack. Mohsin's passion for arts and drama caught him early from college and he contested and was elected as secretary of the Dramatic Society of Ravenshaw College. He continued his passion towards drama and theatre by performing in Annapurna Theatre, Cuttack. Mohsin continued his contribution to the Odia film industry by helping Prashanta Nanda as an assistant director. From there, Mohsin in the Odia film industry was marked in the field of acting, direction, story, screenplay, dialogue and as a producer. Mohsin has acted in more than 14 movies, and directed in 16 movies. Mohsin's most notable movies[2] were Phoola Chandana (1982), Danda Balunga (1980), Jaga Hatare Pagha (1985), Sahari Bagha (1985), Laxman Rekha (1996), and Santana (1998).

Mohsin as Anthony in Mamata ra Dori

Mohammad Mohsin as Nitei in Bidhir Bidhan

Mohammad Mohsin on the sets of Sahari Bagha

Mohammad Mohsin with Anuradha Paudwal

Filmography

Actor

Year	Movie	Character
1976	Shesha Shrabana	Drunkard Man
1977	Naga Phasa	Sangram
1978	Balidaan	School Teacher
1979	Naiyya	Karim
1980	Maa o Mamata	Raka
1981	Pooja
1982	Hisab Nikas	Bagha
1982	Danda Balunga	Lawyer
1983	Janani
1985	Sahari Bagha	Raja
1987	Eai Ta Dunia	Example
1989	Mamata Ra Dori	Anthony
1989	Bidhira Bidhan	Nitei
2000	Laxmi Pratima	Lawyer

Director

Year	Film	Extra Credits	Award
1981	Phula Chandana	Director, Screenplay & Dialogue	Odisha State Film Award for Best Director
1982	Danda Balunga	Director, Screenplay
1983	Janani	Director, Dialogue
1984	Jaga Hatare Pagha	Director, Story & Screenplay
1985	Sahari Bagha	Director
1986	Chaka Bhaunri	Director, Story & Screenplay
1987	Eai Ta Dunia	Director, Story & Screenplay
1988	Mamata Ra Dori	Director, Story & Screenplay
1989	Bidhira Bidhan	Director, Story & Screenplay
1990	To Binu Anya Gati Nahin	Director, Screenplay
1992	Lakhe Siba Puji Paichi Pua	Director, Screenplay
1993	Laxman Rekha	Director, Screenplay
1995	Dharma Sahile Hela	Director, Screenplay
1998	Lakhmi Pratima	Director, Story & Screenplay
2001	Mana Rahigala Tumari Thare	Director, Screenplay
2002	Santana	Director, Screenplay

See also

• Cinema of Odisha
• List of Odia-language films

References

1. "Maa-o-Mamata (1980)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2017-10-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)