Nazir Ahmed (filmmaker)

Nazir Ahmed (1925 – 1 February 1990) was a Bengali filmmaker.[1] He served as the founding executive director of East Pakistan Film Development Corporation (later Bangladesh Film Development Corporation) during 1957–1962.[2]

Nazir Ahmed
Bornc. 1925
Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died1 February 1990(1990-02-01) (aged 64–65)
London, England
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationFilmmaker

Background

Ahmed was born on 17 Ashik Lane, Islampur neighborhood in Old Dhaka.[1] Ahmed's grandfather Mirza Hayat performed as an actor for the Nawabs.[1] His father, Mirza Fakir and uncle, Mirza Kader were actors as well. Ahmed's elder brother, Abu Naser Ahmed, was one of the founders of East Bengal Film Association in 1952.[3] His younger brother, Hamidur Rahman, an artist, who later was the architect of Shaheed Minar, Dhaka.[1]

Ahmed completed his bachelor's from the University of Dhaka in 1942.[1]

Career

Ahmed was the creator of In Our Midst (1947), the first documentary film ever produced in Dhaka.[1] The documentary was focused on the 10-day Dhaka visit of the then Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.[1] Ahmed worked for BBC in London during 1948–1952.[1] He went on make other documentary films including Salamat, Wheel and 1955.[1]

Ahmed directed a film Notun Diganta (1968) and served as the cinematographer of Bindu Theke Britto (1970).[4]

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References
  1. "নাজির আহমেদ পূর্ববঙ্গের চলচ্চিত্র বিকাশের উদ্যোক্তা" [Nazir Ahmed the pioneer of East Bengal film industry]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Film Studio". In Islam, Sirajul; Hayat, Anupam (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Film Associations". In Islam, Sirajul; Hayat, Anupam (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. Novera Deepita (2004-12-30). "Rebecca, the filmmaker". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
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