Fateh Lohani (1920 – 12 April 1975) was a Bangladeshi actor, film director, writer and journalist.

Education

Lohani passed Matriculation examination from St Mary's Cathedral Mission High School in

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. He completed his IA and BA degrees from Ripon College in Kolkata. In 1950, he went to London and completed a two years course on drama producing at the Oldwick Theatre School. He took film education as a member of the

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. .

Career

Lohani was involved in publication of the monthly literature magazine Agatya since 1949. In 1949, he joined the Karachi Radio and later, BBC. He returned to

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in 1954 and started producing films and simultaneously, worked in radio, acted in drama and carried out the profession of writing. He was the first director of a feature film after the establishment of Film Development Corporation in 1957. Some of the dramas written by Lohani are Nibhrita Sanglap, Dur Thekey Kachhey and Sagar Dola. He translated some dramas such as

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and

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, and

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Personal life and death

Lohani was married to Razia Lohani, a previous head teacher of

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and a lecturer of Eden Mohila College and Home Economics College, who died on 26 February 2022 in a hospital located in

, at the age of 96. Lohani had a brother Fazle Lohani and a sister

Husna Banu Khanam Husna Banu Khanam (18 February 1922 – 30 May 2006) was a Bangladeshi educationist, writer and Nazrul singer. She was a pioneer of Bengali Muslim women journalism. In 1999, she received the Ekushey Padak Award for her contribution in music, and ...

. Lohani died on 12 April 1975 while he was shooting his film Kuasha at Kaptai,

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in ...

Works

;Actor ;Director * '' Akash Ar Mati'' (1959) * ''

Asiya Asiya bint Muzahim ( ar, آسِيَة بِنْت مُزَاحِم, Āsiya bint Muzāḥim) was, according to the Qur'an and Islamic tradition, the wife of the Pharaoh of the Exodus and adoptive mother of Moses, identified as Bithiah in the Je ...

'' (1960) * ''Sat Rang'' (1965, Urdu) * ''Balyabhandhu'' (1968)

Awards

* President Award and Nigar Prize of Pakistan (1961) * Mazid Almakki Award of Pakistan (1968) * Bangladesh Film Journalists Association Award (1975) * Silver Jubilee Trophy of FDC (1983)

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lohani, Fateh 1920 births 1975 deaths People from Sirajganj District Bangladeshi male film actors Bangladeshi film directors Bangladeshi journalists 20th-century journalists Pakistani expatriates in the United Kingdom Pakistani male actors