Abdul Majid, an icon of the Assamese film industry, died on Sunday morning, a hospital official said. He was 86. Majid, a veteran actor, director and playwright, was admitted to the hospital on September 23. He died following a heart attack at GNRC hospital in Guwahati at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, a spokesman of the hospital said. Majid, popularly known as Majidka, was a prolific dramatist who also performed different roles in over 200 plays and worked for promoting new talents.

He directed the landmark film 'Chameli Memsaab' in the 1970s. Some of the other titles that he helmed were 'Banahansa', 'Banjui', 'Ponakan' and 'Uttarkaal', through which he gave a new dimension to Assamese cinema and showed his sense of social responsibility.