Kabila (actor)

Kabila
Born
Nazrul Islam Shamim

(1958-02-10) 10 February 1958
Pirojpur, Barisal, Bangladesh
OccupationFilm actor
Years active1991–Present
Notable workOndhokar
Hingsha Protihingsha
Agnee
AwardsNational Film Award (1st time)

Nazrul Islam Shamim (popularly known as Kabila) is a Bangladeshi film actor.[1] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for the film Ondhokar (2003).[2] He is the current executive member of the Bangladesh Film Artistes Association, the organisation of local film artists.[3]

Career

As an actor with both comedy and negative roles, his career has given many hit films. Some of his notable films as a villain include Shopner Prithibi, Ondhokar, Ma Boro Na Bou Boro, Rongin Rongbaz, Khuni Chairman, Bap Boro Na Sosur Boro, Shamir Shongshar, Ek Takar Bou, Trash, Khuner Bodla, Bidrohi Salauddin, Ke Amar Baba, and Dushtu Meye Misti Chele. Some of his best comedy performances are Amar Shopno, Mayer Chokh, Preme Porechi, and Bolbo Kotha Bashor Ghore.

Selected films

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2003Bangladesh National Film AwardsBest Performance in a Negative RoleOndhokarWon[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rahat Saiful (23 August 2015). আর শোনা যাবে না কাবিলার কণ্ঠস্বর! [But Kabila's voice will be heard!]. Risingbd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Rashed Shaon. চার দশকে আমাদের সেরা চলচ্চিত্রগুলো [Our best films of the four-decade]. bdnews24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "BFAA election: Shiba Sanu elected president, Joy Chowdhury becomes general secretary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-07-04.
  4. ↑ অনলাইন, চ্যানেল আই (2026-08-14). "দর্শকশূন্য 'বউ নিয়ে যুদ্ধ', লায়নে বিক্রি হয়নি একটি টিকিটও!". চ্যানেল আই অনলাইন (in Bengali). Retrieved 2026-08-15.
  5. ↑ জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.