Khalid Hassan Milu
Bangladeshi musician (1960–2005)
Khalid Hassan Milu
খালিদ হাসান মিলু
Born(1960-04-06)6 April 1960
Backergunge District, East Pakistan, Pakistan[1]
Died29 March 2005(2005-03-29) (aged 44)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationSinger
Years active1980-2005
Spouse
Fatema Hasan Polash
​
(m. 1986)​
[2][3]
Children2, including Pritom Hasan[4]
RelativesZayed Khan (nephew)
AwardsBangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer (1994)

Khalid Hassan Milu (6 April 1960 – 29 March 2005)[5] was a Bangladeshi singer. He received the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer in 1994.[5]

Career

As a young boy, he saw his father, Modasser Ali Mia, involved in music. He was inspired by his father and started a music career. He started his career by using his father harmonium. At the start of his career, he had a band called Spartan. He was trained by Robin Das, Souresh Das and a few other people. He debuted his music career with the album Ogo Priyo Bandhobi in 1980.[6] He has rendered about 1,500 songs. He went on to release 12 other solo albums.[5] He performed as a playback singer in about 250 films.[5] Among his 12 other solo albums Protishodh Nio, Neela, Shesh Bhalobasha, Ayna and Manush are noteworthy. He had performed songs in approximately 250 films, including Shajani o Shajani, Anek Shadhonar Porey, Je Prem, and others. He received the National Film Awards in 1994 and also many other prizes, including BACHSHASH awards.[6]

Personal life

Milu grew up with 4 brothers and 2 sisters. He was the youngest among his brothers. He has been reported to have been related to actor Zayed Khan.

Milu married Fatema Hasan Polash (née Fatema Parvin Polash) on February 17, 1986. Together, the couple have two sons, Protic Hasan (born January 12, 1987) who is a singer and Pritom Hasan (born January 27, 1993), who is a singer, composer, actor and model.[7][8] Although Protic and Pritom are both musicians, Milu never taught his sons anything music-related. Milu wanted his sons to grow up, and then teach them music after they finished their education. But due to his illness, he allowed Protic to start his music career as a teenager. Milu performed his last song, "Jiboner Ei Anondomoy Din," on the magazine television show Ityadi with his son Protic which was aired in November 2004.[9]

Illness and death

Milu was ill from 2000 to 2005. He suffered from a brain hemorrhage in 2001 and reportedly visited Thailand twice and Singapore twice for treatment.[10] Protic has said in an interview that since Milu suffered from a brain hemorrhage, he had a hard time remembering certain things. Milu was paralyzed on one side so he was told he had to walk a lot. His family found out much later that he had liver cirrhosis and walking a lot damaged his liver.[11]

During the time he was sick, he and his family lived in Tongi. They resided on Safiuddin Road. He had to stop singing while he was sick, which caused his family financial struggles.[12]Although his relatives helped his family while he was sick, they weren't able to afford any treatment for Milu. Pritom has said in an interview that Milu didn't receive revenue for the work he did when he needed it. If Milu received revenue, he could've gotten treatment with those funds. But instead, they had to go for charity.[13]

He went to Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand for treatment on May 19, 2004 with the help of Hanif Sanket, James, Baby Naznin, Izaz Khan Swapon, Andrew Kishore, Fakir Alamgir as well as other artists who raised funds for him. He came back to Bangladesh on May 25, 2004, after his treatment.[14]

On March 23, 2005, he was admitted to Monowara Hospital. He died from liver cirrhosis on March 29, 2005, at 12:10 am.[5] Right after Milu's death, Protic Hasan recorded a cover version of the song "Je Prem Sorgo Theke Ese", which was originally sung by Milu and Kanak Chapa.

Discography

Solo albums
  • Ogo Priyo Bandhobi (1980)
  • Protishodh Nio
  • Neela
  • Shesh Bhalobasha
  • Ayna
  • Manush[6]
Films
  • Ontore Ontore (1994)
  • Meghla Akash (2002)
  • Shajani O Shajani
  • Anek Shadhonar Porey
  • Je Prem[6]
  • Bhalobashar Ghor[15]
  • Praner Cheye Priyo[16]

References

  1. ^ প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Renowned personality]. Pirojpur District (in Bengali).
  2. ^ "Singer Milu passes away". bdnews24.com. 28 March 2005.
  3. ^ "'Ma Padak' honours the mothers of showbiz stars". The Daily Star. 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ "In Conversation with the Composer of 'Local Bus'". Daily Sun. October 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Khalid Hassan Milu is no more". The Daily Star. 2005-03-30. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
  6. ^ a b c d "In remembrance..." The Daily Star. 2005-12-31. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  7. ^ "The ins and outs of playback singing news", The Daily Star, 2007-08-16, retrieved 2018-10-20
  8. ^ "Protik follows the footsteps of his father Milu". The Daily Star. 2005-05-13. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  9. ^ Sanket, Hanif (December 18, 2016). Ityadi - ইত্যাদি [Etcetera] (Motion picture) (in Bengali). Fagun Audio Vision. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  10. ^ "Artistes lend a hand to Milu". The Daily Star. 2004-05-18. Retrieved 2018-10-21.
  11. ^ Hasan, Protik (November 23, 2023). আমরা সবসময় পর্দার সামনেরটাই দেখি পেছনেরটা দেখি না - প্রতীক হাসান (YouTube video) (in Bengali). Dangguli Music. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Khalid Hasan Milu (2022-04-10). সপরিবারে খালিদ হাসান মিলু ও তাঁর আবেগঘন সাক্ষাৎকার [Khalid Hasan Milu's emotional interview with his family] (YouTube video) (in Bengali). Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  13. ^ Prothom Alo (October 15, 2018). প্রীতম হাসান; ক্যাফে লাইভ - পর্ব ৫২. YouTube. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  14. ^ Sanket, Hanif (October 29, 2016). Ityadi - ইত্যাদি [Etcetera] (in Bengali). Bangladesh. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
  15. ^ "Tomake Niye Ami | তোমাকে নিয়ে আমি | HD | Amit Hassan & Popy | Milu & Doly | Bhalobasar Ghor | Anupam" – via www.youtube.com.
  16. ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  • Khalid Hassan Milu at IMDb
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