Masud Hasan Ujjal has a diverse catalogue of work nonetheless he has always been a musician at heart—and he knew this from the starting.
His ardour for music pushed him to assemble the everyday rock band ‘Meghdol’ after enrolling within the College of Elegant Arts at Dhaka College for higher review in 2003. He remained an brisk member of the band till 2010.
At the same time, Ujjal has been fascinated with theatre and movies. In point of truth, in 2020, he made his directorial debut with the movie ‘Unoponchash Batash.’
Snappy forward to early 2024. Ujjal over again stepped abet into the music industry at the side of his fresh psychedelic rock band, ‘Omkar’ – probably a telling signal of a twin artist.
In July this yr, Ujjal also turn into for sure among the artistes to expose his toughen for the pupil movement, each and each on social media and on the streets.
A rocky lumber
His musical lumber began as early because the 2nd grade when he started formal training. His versatile musicality knows no bounds — a testament to which is his time as a Rabindra Sangeet singer and enjoying the guitar since childhood. And, if that wasn’t enough, he also acquired some serious abilities with a paintbrush.
Alternatively, issues took a flip in 2010. Ujjal determined to transfer on from Meghdol – one which he did no longer take evenly nonetheless made within the curiosity of his ingenious and personal snort.
“After leaving Meghdol, I stepped far from the stage for a whereas. Since Meghdol changed into as soon as created in the end of my pupil days, I had fairly plenty of emotions tied to it. It took me fairly some time to enhance from that emotional setback,” acknowledged Ujjal.
Since 2010, Ujjal dived abet into the enviornment of films.
After winding up his higher training, Ujjal began his ingenious career as a director of dramas and commercials – this within the slay led to his rising curiosity in filmmaking.
Although he saved busy with filmmaking, music quiet remained a element of his life.
In March this yr, Ujjal determined to oscillate abet to music at paunchy throttle with the fresh band ‘Omkar.’ He already performed in plenty of dwell reveals.
With Ujjal diving deeper into his music, some possess speculated whether or no longer he’s stepping far from his filmmaking career. But Ujjal isn’t very any longer paying worthy trace to these swirling rumours.
“I’ve always had a merely steadiness in life. I have been into music since childhood, and my ardour for filmmaking started in my teenage years,” acknowledged Ujjal, adding, “Factual attributable to I’m focusing extra on music now would now not mean I’m neglecting my directorial work.”
In point of truth, upright after the originate of ‘Unoponchash Batash’ in 2020, Ujjal announced his next movie project which revolves round poet Jibanananda Das’ poem Bonolota Sen. Note has it that he’s already carried out the movie, though he hasn’t made any legitimate announcements but.
“We within the starting put planned to originate the movie this November. Alternatively, because the plans possess changed, so has the originate window. I will expose a brand fresh timeline soon,” Ujjal suggested TBS.
As a historical artiste, Ujjal knows the struggles of those following the same path – be it in music or movie. In the local leisure industry, newbies generally face boundaries to organising themselves. Many blame the ‘syndicate system’ for this divulge – stemming from the truth that very most realistic a few influential folk possess energy over the general industry.
“Stopping this syndicate might maybe be a protracted stretch. So, I deem it be better for folk who deem in their skill to was stronger in their solitary lumber, to possess themselves up extra. That’s the higher path forward in my conception,” defined Ujjal.
Activism
In some unspecified time in the future of the most fresh pupil protests, Ujjal loudly voiced his solidarity with the scholars. Not very most realistic on social media nonetheless Ujjal also lent a hand in distributing meals to the protestors in the end of the tumultuous time.
In those weeks, many artistes within the leisure industry took opposing stances, sparking heated debates. “At the initiating, I’m in opposition to the division and hostility that emerged. I’ve supported the pupil movement, nonetheless that does no longer mean I abominate my colleagues who did now not. It’s no longer love that. I will very most realistic expose them to rethink their stance and be on the side of justice,” defined Ujjal.
But Ujjal stays sceptical as neatly.
“This request for reform [in the entertainment industry]—who is it being directed to? Is that this desire for reform even reaching the merely authorities? I have not viewed anyone successfully communicating their expectations to the relevant powers,” acknowledged Ujjal.
Whereas the multi-proficient artiste always confirmed solidarity with the scholars in the end of the massacre this yr, his scepticism now in regards to the leisure industry’s ‘reform requires’ stems from his desire no longer to notice the general students’ efforts and sacrifices mosey in vain.
