Mohammad Mohsin called popularly as Mohsin was an Indian 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 started a revolution in commercial Odia movies and connected with the pulse of his audience. His movies ranged from social drama to action packed crime thrillers. 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.
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, 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 joining hands with Prashanta Nanda as an associate 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 were Phoola Chandana (1982), Danda Balunga (1980), Jaga Hatare Pagha (1985), Sahari Bagha (1985), Laxman Rekha (1996), and Santana (1998).
Filmography
Actor Year Movie Character 1976 Shesha Shrabana Kashi 1977 Naga Phasa Sangram 1978 Balidaan School Teacher 1979 Naiyya Kassim 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 1982 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 Producer, director, Story & Screenplay 1985 Sahari Bagha Actor, Director 1986 Chaka Bhaunri Director, Story & Screenplay 1987 Eai Ta Dunia Actor, director, Story & Screenplay 1988 Mamata Ra Dori Actor, 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
External links Cinema of Odisha List of Odia-language films https://www.moviebuff.com/mohammad-mohsin https://odishanewsinsight.com/events/10-things-to-know-about-olden-days-of-odia-film-industry/ https://www.gktoday.in/question/who-is-the-director-of-the-odia-movie-phula-chanda
http://www.odishahistory.com/odia_film.html http://jajabara.com/odia-cast-Mohammad-Mohsin-Odisha274Cshwn99bs1s http://www.orissacinema.com/history/list_of_oriya_films.html https://www.mycitylinks.in/lord-jagannath-s-unwavering-influence-on-ollywood http://www.parouse.com/php/SummaryGet.php?FindGo=Oriya_film_industry https://www.odishanewstimes.com/2020/08/24/monsoon-sonata-odia-film-sesa-srabana-the-last-monsoon-1976/
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