Chashi Nazrul Islam
Chashi Nazrul Islam | |
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Native name | চাষী নজরুল ইসলাম |
Born |
Shomoshpur village, Sreenagar upazila, Munshiganj, British India (now Bangladesh) | 23 October 1941
Died |
11 January 2015 73) Dhaka, Bangladesh | (aged
Citizenship | Bangladeshi |
Occupation | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
Years active | 1963–2014 |
Spouse(s) | Kaniz Salma Islam (m. 1969–2015) |
Children |
Chashi Ashrafunnesa (Anni) Alima Islam Manni Grandchildren: Wasi Syed Shah Abdul Rashik Ayan Akkhar Rafid Ayan Shakkhar Wali Syed Shah Abdul Rabib Ayan Riasat Ayan |
Chashi Nazrul Islam (23 October 1941 – 11 January 2015) was a Bangladeshi film director and producer.
Early life and career
Islam was born on 23 October 1941 at Shomoshpur village in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj to Mosleh Uddin Khan and Shayesta Khanom. He was the eldest among four brothers and three sisters. His father was a service holder at Jamshedpur, India. At the age of 16, his father died. He got a job at the office of his uncle, the then auditor general of Pakistan. He was a member of the theatre organisation Krishti Sangha.
After he got laid off from that job, he started to perform on radio programs in 1965. He directed and voiced popular radio dramas like Ramer Sumoti (1965), Socrates (1966), and Sokhina Birongona (1974). Chashi started his career in visual media in 1964 when he had the opportunity to work on television program through audition. He worked as assistant director on the film Dui Digonto, directed by Obaidur Rahman. Later he assisted Fateh Lohani.
He participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. After Bangladesh achieved independence, he made the first film on the subject of the liberation war, Ora Egaro Jon. His last movies were Antaranga Released in 2015 & Bhul jodi Hoi 2015, where he Launched Alisha Pradhan in Dhallywood but ironically he could be part of the release.
Filmography
Year | Film | Notes |
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1972 | Ora Egaro Jon | First film on Bangladeshi Liberation War |
1974 | Sangram | |
1975 | Bhalo Manush | |
1978 | Bajimat | |
1982 | Devdas | |
1985 | Chandrakotha | |
1986 | Shuvoda | |
1986 | Lady Smuggler | |
1987 | Miah Bhai | |
1987 | Behula Lakhindar | |
1988 | Biraha Betha | |
1988 | Mahajuddha | |
1989 | Basona | |
1990 | Danga Fasad | |
1991 | Padma Meghna Jamuna | |
1993 | Desh Jati Zia | Documentary |
1995 | Ajker Protibad | |
1995 | Shilpi | |
1997 | Hangor Nodi Grenade | |
2001 | Hason Raja | |
2002 | Kamalpurer Juddha | |
2004 | Megher Pore Megh | |
2004 | Shasti | |
2006 | Shuva | |
2006 | Dhrubhatara | |
2011 | Dui Purush | |
2013 | Devdas | Remake |
2015 | Antaranga | Debuting Alisha Pradhan with Mamnun hasan Emon |
2016 | Bhul Jodi Hoi | cast: Alisha Pradhan, Mamnun hasan Emon , Shamrat |
Awards
Year | Award Title | Category | Film |
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2009 | Bachsas Awards | Life Time Achievement[1] | |
2005 | International Kalakar Award | Best Director | – |
2005 | BCRA Award | Best Director | – |
2004 | Ekushey Padak | Best Director | - |
2003 | Binodan Bichitra Award | Best Director | – |
2003 | Indo-Bangla Kala Music Award | Zahir Raihan Lifetime Achievement Award[2] | - |
2003 | Trab Award | – | |
2003 | Genesis Nazrul Honorary Award | – | |
2003 | CJFB Award | Best Director | – |
1997 | National Film Awards | Best Director | Hangor Nodi Grenade |
1997 | Tarokalok Award | - | |
1995 | Bangladesh Social Welfare Award | ||
1995 | Zahir Raihan Gold Medal | ||
1995 | Jagadish Chandra Basu Gold Medal | ||
1989 | Bangladesh Film Critics Award | Best Director | Biraha Byatha |
1989 | Cine Directorial Social Welfare Award | ||
1989 | Bangladesh National Youth Organisation Federation Award | ||
1988 | Sher-e-Bangla Memorial Award | ||
1987 | National Film Awards | Best Director | Shuvoda |
1985 | Cine Directorial Associates | ||
1974 | Bachsas Awards | Best Director | Songram |
Death
At 73 Islam died of liver cancer at the Labaid Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh on January 11, 2015.[3]
References
- ↑ "বাচসাস চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার পেলেন রাজ্জাক-কবরী জুটি". Kaler Kantho. 2014-12-27. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Shilpi Mahalanobish (2004-04-23). "Bridging the cultural divide: Indo-Bangla Kala Music Award 2003 held in New York". The Daily Star. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ↑ "Noted filmmaker Chashi Nazrul passes away". Retrieved January 11, 2015.
External links
- Chashi Nazrul Islam at the Internet Movie Database
- Chashi Nazrul Islam, Munshigonj
- Chashi Nazrul Islam, Gunijon