Chatku Ahmed Explained

Chatku Ahmed
Birth Name:	Syed Uddin Ahmed
Birth Date:	6 October 1946
Birth Place:	Munshiganj District, British Raj
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Occupation:	Film director, Producer, Screenwriter
Years Active:	1962 – present
Awards:	Bachsas Awards (1986) National Film Awards (1989)

Syed Uddin Ahmed, popularly known as Chatku Ahmed (born 6 October 1946) is a Bangladeshi film director, producer, dialogue writer and screenwriter. In 1986, he won the Bachsas Awards in 3 categories for the film Griha Bibad. He won Bangladesh National Film Awards in best dialogue writer category for Satya Mithya film in 1989.^[1]

His film Sotter Mrittu Nei is one of the highest grossing Bangladeshi films of all time.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Early life

Ahmed was born on 6 October 1946 in the village of Panhata in Munshiganj District of the then British Raj.^[7]

Filmography

• Naat Bou (1982)
• Rajdondo (1984)
• Griho Bibad (1986)
• Attyachar (1987)
• Chetona (1990)
• Maya Momota (1994)
• Sotter Mrittu Nei (1996)
• Buker Vitor Agun (1997)
• Buk Bhora Bhalobasha (1999)
• Borsha Badol (2000)
• Shesh Juddho (2002)
• Moha Tandob (2002)
• Ajker Rupban (2005)
• Protibadi Master (2005)
• Din–The Day (2022)

Director

• Sotter Mrittu Nei (1996)
• Buker Bhitor Agun (1997)
• Borsha Badol (2000)
• Shesh Juddho (2002)
• Protibadi Master (2005)
• Ahare Jibon (2024)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) . http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A8 . fdc.gov.bd . 9 April 2019.
2. News: bn:আয় সাড়ে তিন কোটি, হল বেড়েছে পনেরোটি . https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1407902.bdnews . Bdnews24.com . bn . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014163419/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1407902.bdnews . 14 October 2017.
3. News: bn:দুই সপ্তাহে ‘’-এর আয় সাড়ে ছয় কোটি . https://bangla.bdnews24.com/glitz/article1410479.bdnews . Bdnews24 . bn.
4. News: http://www.bd-pratidin.com/entertainment-news/2017/12/24/291487. bn:যেমন ছিল চলচ্চিত্র ২০১৭ - বাংলাদেশ প্রতিদিন. Bangladesh Pratidin.com . 24 December 2017 . bn . 26 August 2018.
5. News: সাফল্যের শীর্ষে দেশী এবং যৌথ প্রযোজনার দুই ছবি . Channel i . 25 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171225203240/http://www.channelionline.com/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%82/# . 25 December 2017 . dead . dmy-all .
6. News: http://www.thedailystar.net/bangla/anandadhara/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%81-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-87235. bn:দেশীয় চলচ্চিত্রে অস্থিরতার পাশাপাশি একটু আশার আলো. 28 December 2017. The Daily Star . bn . 26 August 2018.
7. News: bn:৭১ বছরে চলচ্চিত্র নির্মাতা ছটকু আহমেদ . https://www.jagonews24.com/entertainment/news/143305 . Jago News 24 . bn . 9 April 2019.
8. Web site: 2024-04-03 . Ferdous, Purnima gear up for the film ‘Ahare Jibon’ this Eid . 2024-04-15 . The Daily Star . en.