Abu Nur Muhammad Ehteshamul Haq (1927 – 17 February 2002), known as Captain Ehtesham, was a Bangladeshi and

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i film director. On his death in 2002 he was described as a

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of the film industry in

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, and one of Bangladesh's leading directors.

Birth and early life

Ehtesham was born in

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 first became a film cinema distributor in 1950. He was credited with the discovery of many noted actors. 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 and

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. He made successful films in

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. Another discovery was actor

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, who later married Ehtesham's daughter. Ehtesham directed Nadeem and actress Shabana in Nadeem's debut (and Shabana's first Urdu film) ''

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'' in 1967."Film,TV actor Nadeem turns 72"
GeoTV, 19 July 2013. He also launched two other successful actresses -

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in ''Chandni Raate'' (1993) and Munmun'' in ''Moumachi'' (1996).

Filmography

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* {{authority control Bangladeshi film directors People from Dhaka Pakistani film directors 1927 births Nigar Award winners 2002 deaths