| Ruhul Amin | |
| Native Name: | রুহুল আমিন |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Birth Place: | Sylhet District, Bangladesh |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Citizenship: | British |
| Alma Mater: | National Film and Television School |
| Occupation: | Film director |
| Years Active: | 1983–present |
Ruhul Amin (Bengali: রুহুল আমিন; born 1971) is a Bangladeshi-born British film director.
Ruhul Amin was born in Sylhet District, Bangladesh, and came to Britain with his parents in the early 1980s[1] while he was a teenager.[2] While he was at school, he made his first documentary-drama, Prubo London. He attended the National Film and Television School.[1]
In 1986, Ruhul Amin made his first feature film for Channel 4 television entitled A Kind of English.[3] [4]
Ruhul Amin has made 15[2] films for the BBC and Channel 4. Most of them are documentaries and experimental dramas.[5] He is currently making an epic Bengali feature film Hason Raja based on the based on the life and music of the folk poet, mystic philosopher and songwriter of the same name played by Mithun Chakraborty, produced by Galaxy Films between UK, India and Bangladesh.[6] The film was funded by Ruhul Amin's friends and the Bangladeshi community in England.[2]
Ruhul Amin is known for creating sensitive, understated, poetic films centred on the life of the Bengali community in the East End of London.[1]
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Purbo London | ||
| Flame in My Heart | |||
| 1986 | A Kind of English | TV film | |
| 1993 | MovieWallah | ||
| 1994 | Rhythms | ||
| 1995 | Wicked Tiger | ||
| 1996 | Violent Earth | ||
| New Eastenders | |||
| 1997 | Raj Mistri (film) | Raj Mistri | |
| 1998 | Megastars | ||
| 2000 | We Need You | TV film | |
| Frozen Moments | Short TV film | ||
| 2014 | Scent of Earth | ||
| 2018 | Hason Raja | ||