Burdened by old age, Prabir Mitra still reads newspapers, watches cricket

Prabir Mitra has been spending his time these days at his own residence. Except for going out for physiotherapy, he tends to remain indoors.

The eminent actor has been suffering from arthritis for a long time. He went to India for treatment, a few months ago.

His daughter-in-law Sonia informed The Daily Star this morning that Prabir Mitra's health is stable now, but he cannot walk by himself yet.

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She also shared that the actor spends quality time with his grandson Ishan, and loves to tell him stories. "Seems like he went back to his childhood, he enjoys the time with Ishan," she added.

The actor used to read books, however, now he is unable to read books due to his old age, yet, he reads newspapers on a regular basis.

Upon asking about his hobbies, Sonia mentioned that the "Nawab Shirajuddaula" famed actor is fond of cricket, and whenever there is any match he will definitely watch.

The legendary actor has worked in over 400 films in his career, over the past decades.

In the year 1982, he earned his first National Film Award for his performance in "Boro Bhalo Lok Chhilo", in the Best Supporting Actor category. He was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bangladesh National Film Awards in 2018.

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Prabir also used to be a cricketer Dhaka's first division. He played hockey as well. He was equally passionate about acting and sports ever since he was in school.

It was the time when he was studying in school when he first performed on stage in Rabindranath Tagore's "Daakghor".

In his illustrious career of five decades, he acted in remarkable films like "Titas Ekti Nodir Naam", "Jibon Trishna", "Putrobodhu", "Noyoner Alo", "Jolchhobi", "Joy Porajoy", "Rongin Shirajdoula", "Tasher Ghor", "Jonmo Theke Jolchhi", "Dohon", "Dui Poishar Alta", "Rajlokkhi", "Srikanto", and "Harano Shur", among others.

Sonia, the daughter-in-law of the actor, has asked for prayers from his fans and well-wishers.