Akhtaruzzaman (director) explained

Akhtaruzzaman
Native Name:আক্তারুজ্জামান
Occupation:Film director
Birth Date:1946 or 1947
Death Date: (aged 65)
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting Place:Govindapur village, Raipura Upazila, Narsingdi District

Akhtaruzzaman (1946 or 1947 – August 23, 2011) was a Bangladeshi film director.[1] He was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for his direction of the film Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti (1996).[2] The film won awards in eight different categories.[3]

Career

Akhtaruzzaman directed three films: Ferari Basanta (1983), Princess Tina Khan (1984) and Poka Makorer Ghor Bosoti (1996).[1] He was a teacher at the Film and Media Department in the Stamford University Bangladesh.[1]

Akhtaruzzaman died on August 23, 2011. Before death he had been working on a film titled Suchona Rekhar Dike, sponsored by the Government of Bangladesh.[1]

filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-08-23/news/180520. bn:চলচ্চিত্র-নির্মাতা আক্তারুজ্জামান আর নেই. August 23, 2011. March 15, 2016. Prothom Alo. bn. March 5, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305013022/http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-08-23/news/180520. dead.
  2. Web site: http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২. bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২). bn. List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012). 25 March 2019. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Government of Bangladesh.
  3. News: Film Archive, its alumnus recall Tareque, Mishuk and Akhtaruzzaman. September 29, 2011. March 17, 2016. The Daily Star.