Anupam Hayat

Anupam Hayat is a Bangladeshi author and film critic. The author of the first textbook on film in Bangladesh titled ‘Cholochitra Bidya’, published by Bangladesh Film Study Centre in 2004, Hayat is also credited with another textbook on cinema as an art titled ‘Chalachitra Kala’, published by University Grants Commission in 2007.

Early Life

Anupam Hayat became interested for writing film criticism by reading articles by late film director Alamgir Kabir in the late 1960s. While he was a student of Journalism and Mass Communication at Dhaka University, he took the course ‘Mass communication and motion picture’. But, he enriched his writing skill, contributing in various newspapers and magazines on film.

Notable Publications

Hayat’s book on country’s film history ‘Bangladesher Chalochitrer Etihash’ (1896-1987), published by Bangladesh Film Development Corporation, features chronological history of movies, film activists and historical incidents took place during the period with pictures.

Hayat’s some others books titled ‘ Nazrul-er Chalochitra O Natok’, ‘Zahir Raihan-er Cholochitrer Patobhumi’, ‘Bishoy O Boishistha’, ‘ Muktijuddha Bishoyok Cholochitra’, ‘Rabindranath O Cholochitra’ and ‘Fateh Lohani-er Jiboni’ have nourished film apprentices and connoisseurs for the past three decades.

Awards

As recognition to his contribution in film criticism, Anupam Hayat was awarded with Fazlul Haq Memorial Awards-2011 recently.

Works

Hayat has commendable contribution in establishing Film Study Centre in 1994 and in 2004 he joined as a teacher at the Film and Media Study Department of Stamford University. Finding scarcity in texts on film study in Bangladesh, he initiated to write texts on film study, Anupam Hayat said.

References

External links

Fazlul Haque Memorial Award, Priyo News