Salman Shah – Still in the hearts of millions

Thirteen years after his death, Dhaliwoods talented hero Salman Shah still lives in the hearts of his millions of fans in Bangladesh.
His boyish good looks, big budget films, the transition from modelling to cinema, his fashion statement incorporating modern trends, elevated him to a height never witnessed before or after him in the local film industry.
Salman, who made his debut as a television artiste and model in the advertisement of Jaguar Keds needed no time to make his mark as a hero in the local filmdom.
In the early 1990s when the countrys film industry was reeling in uncertainty with vulgarism and weak scripts ruling the profession, Salman Shahs entry was promising towards the revival of the trend in making good and healthy films.
The ailing film industry witnessed a real romantic hero and welcomed a new era in the romantic film genre with his appearance.
It was in 1993 that film buffs for the first time observed a superstar of modern Bengali films, Salman Shah, with the blockbuster Keyamat Thekey Keyamat. Directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan, the film was the remake of the Indian blockbuster Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak.
In his debut movie, Salman earned a niche through his mesmerising performance and quality acting skills and soon turned into a heartthrob of the young film connoisseurs. Salman Shah’s on-screen chemistry with his first heroine Moushumi and then Shabnur were the most wanted silver screen couples of that time. The Salman-Moushumi pair was treated as the most popular team after Razzak-Kabori in Bangladeshi films.
Bikkhob, Den Mohar, Antorey Antorey, Sneha Tomakey Chai, Swapner Thikana, Swapner Prithibi, Bichar Hobey, Mayer Adhikar are among the few hit films Salman offered in his short-lived career.
He appeared in about 25 films during the just over three years time before he was found hanging from a ceiling fan in his room, a suicide his fans refuse to believe.
Salman also performed in a good number of television dramas including Nayan, which was among the hits of the time.
When at the pinnacle of his career, the demise of the talented actor on September 6, 1996 came as a shock for the film industry as well as for his millions of crazy fans across the country.
Even after thirteen years of the fateful death of Salman, his fans and the tinsel kingdom salute him for his dedication, enthusiasm and immense contribution to the film industry.

Salman Shah the name evoked an era in the Bangladeshi filmdom. In the early 1990s when the country’s film industry remained stagnant and when vulgarism and weak-script movies ruled the industry, Salman Shah entered the film industry in a spirit vibrant with promise. The ailing film industry witnessed a real romantic hero and welcomed a new era in the romantic film genre with his appearance.

It was back in 1993, that film buffs for the first time observed the superstar of modern Bengali films, Salman Shah, with the blockbuster Keyamat Thekey Keyamat. Directed by Sohanur Rahman Sohan, the film was the remake of the Indian blockbuster Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. In his debut movie, Salman earned a niche through his mesmerising performance and quality acting skills and soon he turned into a heartthrob of the young film connoisseurs. The pair Salman Shah and Moushumi were treated as the most popular team after Razzak-Kabori, right after the release of the film.
Salman Shah, which is actually a pseudonym of Shahriar Chowdhury Imon, started his acting career in TV drama. However, he came to the limelight through his first film. Apart from Keyamat Thekey Keyamat, in his short span of film career he also acted in another hit 18 movies. His on-screen chemistry with his first heroine Moushumi and then Shabnur were the most wanted silver screen couples of that time.
Den Mohar, Antorey Antorey, Sneho,Tomakey Chai, Swapner Thikana, Swapner Prithibi, Bichar Hobey, Mayer Adhikar are among the few hit films in which Salman Shah played the lead role.
But, unfortunately, the country’s film industry observed the most shocking day on September 6, 1996 with the untimely demise of its talented actor Salman Shah, who was in fact at the pinnacle of his career at the time. Since his death nine years have been passed, but the industry, his fans and friends still yearn for the superstar.

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