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END OF AN ERA Humayun Faridee no more

Shah Alam Shazu
Three old friends were supposed to meet yesterday morning. The plan was to kick back and reminisce on the good old days. One of them was to wear a black T-shirt — a gift from the others. But the inevitable happened, the brightest and the most famed among them — Humayun Faridee — left this world forever.
One of the truest thespians of the country, Faridee, died yesterday morning at his residence in Dhanmondi. He was 60.
His friends — Manik and Zilani who were supposed to spend the day with him were inconsolable.
Faridee had been ill over the last few days. He got admitted to a hospital and returned home only a couple of days earlier. After his sudden departure, well wishers — including media personalities, friends and journalists — rushed to his residence.
Faridee was born on May 29,1952.
Among four offspring of his parents, he was the second. He was a student of Economics at Jahangirnagar University. He joined theatre as a student. After completing his graduation, he joined Dhaka Theatre and performed in some of well-acclaimed plays such as "Keramat Mangai", “Haat Hadai” and "Bono Pangshul”.
He was one of the biggest names during the golden era of Bangladesh Television. His portrayal as Ramzan in Abdullah Al Mamun's “Shangshaptak" (story by Shahidullah Kaisar) gave him enormous popularity. Among his other memorable works are: “Pathar Shomoy” (1989), “Dul Bhai” (1990), "Shiter Pakhi" (1991), “Kothao Keu Nei” (1990), “Shomudre Gangchil” (1993), "Nil Nakshar Shandhany" (1982), “Tini Ekjon” (2005). Although he was better known as an antagonist, he played the protagonist in the feature film “Dahon". He received a National Award for acting in the film “Matritwa”.
Over the last few months, Faridee was quite busy with several TV plays, both as actor and director.
Faridee was previously married to actress Suborna Mustafa, until they divorced in 2008.
During an interview, previously published in The Daily Star, Faridee said, "Satisfaction is a relative concept. An artiste is rarely satisfied, but I find happiness in my work. Meanwhile when I look at my own performances, my errors become clear to me — prompting me to think that maybe I should have done it differently. Some works give me 10 percent dissatisfaction, while others give me 50 percent.”
Reacting to the news, veteran theatre personality Mamunur Rashid said, “Death is inevitable. Everyone has to die. But Faridee left unexpectedly.”
Hanif Sanket called Faridee's demise “an irreparable loss for the media.”
Zahid Hasan was in Chittagong. He mourned: "I still cannot believe that Faridee Bhai left us.”
Several Namaz-e-fanaza for Faridee were held yesterday. The first one was held on the street in front of his residence. 1\vo were held at BTV Bhaban in Rampura and at BFDC. His mortal remains will be at the Central Shaheed Minar premises this morning for public viewing.