Sheikh Niamat Ali
| Sheikh Niamat Ali | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 30, 1940 24 Parganas, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died |
November 23, 2003 (aged 63) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University |
| Occupation | Film director |
Sheikh Niamat Ali (April 30 1940 – November 24, 2003)[1] was a Bangladeshi film director.[2] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director in 1979, 1985 and 1995 for all the three feature films he ever made - Surjadighal Bari, Dahan and Anyajiban respectively.[1]
Career
In 1977, Ali and his co-director Masihuddin Shaker started shooting the film Surjadighal Bari. The film was based on a novel by Abu Ishaq about the rural people in the 1950s. It won five international awards, including Mannheim Film Festival and Portugal Film Society.[3] It was the first film made from Bangladesh government grant.[1]
Filmography
- Surjo Dighal Bari(1979)(Jointly with Moshiuddin Shaker)
- Dahan(1986)
Awards
- Chalachchitram Award 2004[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Sabbir Chowdhury (December 11, 2003). "Homage to Salahuddin and Sheikh Niamat Ali, filmmakers : Bangladesh loses two great exponents of film art". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Sheikh Niamat Ali". The Daily Star. November 24, 2007. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Did you know?". The Daily Star. June 13, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ↑ Jamil Mahmud (November 24, 2007). "Tanvir Mokammel receives 'Chalachchitram Padak'". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
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