Ehtesham

Ehtesham
Born 1927
Dhaka, British India
Died February 17, 2002(2002-02-17) (age 75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladesh/Pakistan
Occupation film director
Years active 1959-1984
Known for Ae Desh Tomar Amar (1959), Chakori (1967)

Abu Nur Muhammad Ehteshamul Haq (1927–17 February 2002), known as Ehtesham, was a Pakistani and Bangladeshi film director. On his death in 2002 he was described as a pioneer of the film industry in Dhaka, and one of Bangladesh's leading directors.[1]

Ehtesham first became a film cinema distributor in 1950. He was credited with the discovery of many noted actors.[1] In 1956 he began his first film, Ae Desh Tomar Amar ("This country is yours and mine"), which marked the first film acting appearance for both Subhash Dutta[2] and Shabnam.[3] He made successful films in Urdu and then, after the independence of Bangladesh, in Bengali. Another discovery was actor Nadeem, who later married Ehtesham's daughter.[1] Ehtesham directed Nadeem and actress Shabana in Nadeem's debut (and Shabana's first Urdu film) Chakori in 1967.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Film director Ehtesham dies at 75", DAWN, 19 February 2002.
  2. ↑ "Subhash Dutta Passes Away", The New Nation (Dhaka), 17 November 2012  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  3. ↑ "Shabnam to Get Lifetime Achievement Award", The New Nation (Dhaka), 2 February 2015  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  4. ↑ "Missing Ehtesham", The Independent (Dhaka), February 19, 2002  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  5. ↑ "Film,TV actor Nadeem turns 72", GeoTV, 19 July 2013.

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