Shahjahan Chowdhury (film director)
Shahjahan Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
শাহজাহান চৌধুরী | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Film director |
Shahjahan Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi film director and scriptwriter.[1] As of 2011, he has made five films – Pinjar (1975), Shatru (1985), Uttarer Khep (2004) and Ek Khanda Jami (2004) and Madhumati (2011).[1][2]
Career
[edit]Before 1971, Chowdhury worked for the newspaper Khobor. Chowdhury debuted in film making through Pinjar (1975). He was co-director with the Pakistani filmmaker Suroor Barabankvi for the film Akhri Station.[3][1]
After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, he began working with Weekly Bichitra.[1] He later published the monthly, Nipun. He has been serving as the editor and publisher of the Weekly Nipun since 2009.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Life in Bangla filmdom". The Daily Star. 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ "World première of Ek Khondo Jomi on Channel-i". The Daily Star. 2004-07-08. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
- ^ Ershad Kamol (2005-05-13). "Shahjahan Chowdhury's Uttarer Khep and Ek Khanda Jami to be screened". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2019-12-20.