S.M. Mohsin

S.M. Mohsin, born way back in '48 in Tangail—back when it was still East Pakistan—was one of those faces you just couldn't forget if you ever saw him on screen. The guy had a kind of quiet gravity, almost like he knew a secret you didn’t. He popped up in some real gems, too. Chitra Nodir Pare? That film’s basically a classic if you’re into Bangla cinema, and Mohsin just melted right into his role, no fuss, no drama—just pure craft. Then there’s Bishaash, that 2010 supernatural thriller series. Mohsin switched things up there, showing off he wasn’t afraid to get a little weird, even spooky, and honestly, he pulled it off. The man didn’t stop, even as the years rolled by. In The Grave (2020), he brought this quiet sadness, this weight, that just kind of lingered after the credits rolled. Not a lot of actors can do that without overplaying it, you know? He kept it real. It’s wild to think he started out in a totally different country, with borders shifting under his feet, and still managed to leave this mark on Bangladeshi culture. He passed away in Dhaka in 2021, and honestly, it left a pretty massive hole in the world of Bangla acting. Mohsin wasn’t just another actor—he carried a whole era with him, right up until the end.