Sheikh Niamat Ali (30 April 1940 – 24 November 2003) was a Bangladeshi film director. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director in 1979, 1985 and 1995 for all the three feature films he ever made - '' Surja Dighal Bari'', ''Dahan'' and ''Anyajiban'' respectively.

Career

In 1977, Ali and his co-director Masihuddin Shaker started shooting the film '' Surja Dighal Bari''. The film was based on a novel by Abu Ishaque about the rural people in the 1950s. It won five international awards, including Mannheim Film Festival and Portugal Film Society. It was the first film made from Bangladesh government grant.

Filmography

* '' Surja Dighal Bari'' (1979) * '' Dahan'' (1985) * ''

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Awards

* Chalachchitram Award 2004

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Sheikh Niamat 1940 births 2003 deaths Bangladeshi film directors Best Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Story National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners 20th-century screenwriters Film directors from West Bengal