Sheikh Mohammad Solaiman

Sheikh Mohammad Solaiman ( _bn. শেখ মোহাম্মদ সোলায়মান) (29 September 1953 - 22 September 2001) was a Bangladeshi actor, theatre drama director and music director. He is highly regardedWho|date=October 2007 in the theatre industry of the country.

Early life

In his teens, Solaiman was attracted to music. His involvement with theatre came during his university life.cite news
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Career

Solaiman worked in nearly 30 theatre dramas. Some of his renowned worked including "Election Caricature", "Ingit", "Goni Miyar Akdin", "Ei Deshe Ei Beshe" reflected social discriminations in a satirical manner. He concentrated on the local folklore of Bangladesh in his "Amina Sundori", "Sunai Koinnar Pala" and in "Aalal Dulaler Pala". Solaiman spend some years in the USA and worked Bengali theatre. He managed to take one of his dramas to New York's Off-Off Broadway.

Music

Solaiman was used to with special musical features in his dramas. He created unique compositions as well as parodies.

Legacy

Every year all the theatre groups of Dhaka observes a fair called "Solaiman Mela" to commemorate the life and work of SM Solaiman. [cite news
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