Ehtesham

Abu Nur Muhammad Ehteshamul Haq (1927 – 17 February 2002), known as Captain Ehtesham, was a Bangladeshi and Pakistani 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
Born	1927 Dhaka, British India
Died	(2002-02-17)February 17, 2002 (age 75) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladesh/Pakistan
Occupation	film director
Years active	1959-1984
Known for	Ei Desh Tomar Amar (1959), Chakori (1967)
Relatives	Farzana (daughter) Nadeem (son-in-law)

Birth and early life

Ehtesham was born in Dhaka on 12 October 1927. His father, Mohammad Yusuf, was a professor at Islamia College and his mother, Mosammat Kaniz Fatema, was a house wife.

Career

Ehtesham directed the film Chanda (1962) featuring Shabnam and Rahman

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, Ei 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]

Filmography

• Ei Desh Tomar Amar (1959)[6]
• Rajdhanir Buke (1961)[7]
• Chanda (1962, Urdu)[7]
• Notun Sur (1962)[8]
• Saagar (1965, Urdu)[9]
• Chakori (1967, Urdu)[10]
• Chand Aur Chandni (1968, Urdu)[11]
• Daagh (1969, Urdu)[12]
• Peech Dhala Path (1970)[13]
• Shakti (1984)
• Chadni Chandni (1990)[1]

See also

• Cinema of Bangladesh

References

Footnotes

1. "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), 19 February 2002  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
5. "Film,TV actor Nadeem turns 72", GeoTV, 19 July 2013.
6. Gazdar 1997, p. 248
7. Gazdar 1997, p. 250
8. Gazdar 1997, p. 251
9. Gazdar 1997, p. 254
10. Gazdar 1997, p. 258
11. Gazdar 1997, p. 260
12. Gazdar 1997, p. 263
13. Gazdar 1997, p. 268

Bibliography

• Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.

External links

• Ehtesham on IMDb