A Conversation With Abul Hayat | EP02 | MWB

Engineer by training, actor by instinct, director by habit, and writer by curiosity—he has moved through Bangladesh’s cultural landscape like someone quietly rearranging the furniture while the rest of us were too busy watching the show. In a career spanning over five decades, Abul Hayat has been a familiar face across stage, screen, and television—not as a brand, but as a presence. He never chased roles. He just showed up and stayed.


He speaks in a measured tone, pausing often, weighing words not for their weight but for their usefulness. There’s no interest in self-mythology. Childhood, he’ll tell you, was about fabricating curtains out of bedsheets to stage make-believe plays. Acting didn’t arrive as a calling—it simply fit. Engineering paid the bills. Writing came later, not out of ambition, but because some thoughts demanded paper. His belief in discipline is as quiet as it is firm. His advice to younger artists is grounded in lived experience: learn the craft, respect the process, and don’t dream so big that you forget to live small.


In conversation with MWB, Abul Hayat reflects on his childhood, his many roles, and what it means to carry on—not for legacy, but because the next scene still needs doing.


𝐒𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐆𝐄
MW Magazine Bangladesh, August 2025
Fashion Direction & Styling: Mahmudul Hasan Mukul
Cinematographer: Shadat Gaffur


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