Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury (28 December 1947 – 6 March 2013) was a Bangladeshi film journalist, screenwriter and lyricist. He won the

Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay The Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay () is one of the highest film awards in Bangladesh. Since 1975, the awards are given in the category of best screenplay. The first award winner was ''Khan Ataur Rahman Khan Ataur Rahman ...

for the film ''Jadur Banshi'' (1977). Besides, he won Bachsas Award and Fazlul Haq Memorial Award.

Early life and career

Chowdhury completed his bachelor's degree in sociology from the

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. While he was a student, he took up a part-time job at the weekly film magazine ''Chitrali'' of which he later went on to become the editor. Chowdhury gave up teaching at the University of Dhaka. Chowdhury wrote screenplays, dialogues, and stories films including ''Peech-dhala Poth'', ''Notun Naame Dako'', ''Naacher Putul'', ''Baadi Theke Begum'', ''Aagun'', ''Jadur Bashi'', ''Mastaan'', ''Tufaan'', ''Durdesh'', ''Miss Lanka'' and ''Love in Singapore''. In later life, Chowdhury emerged as a playwright of the drama plays - ''Amar Okal Basanta'', ''Kemon Achho Tumi'', ''Onno Rokom Chor'', ''Prescription'', ''Poth Jana Nai'' and ''Shaat Konnya''. He taught at Stamford University's Film and Media Department. Chowdhury served as the president of ''Bangladesh Chalachitra Shangbadik Shomitee'' (BACHSAS) for three terms.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of

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and

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Fakhruzzaman Chowdhury. His

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Dilara Zaman Dilara Zaman (born 19 June 1943) is a Bangladeshi film and television actress. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1993 and Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2008. Early life and education Dilara Zaman was born on 19 J ...

is an

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Filmography

*''Pitch Dhala Poth'' (1970) *''

Nacher Putul ''Nacher Putul'' () is a Bengali-language Pakistani drama film, directed by Ashok Ghosh. Story by Ahmed Zaman Chowdhury and script and dialogue by Jahirul Haque. The film was produced by Azizur Rahman under the banner of Rana Films. The film sta ...

'' (1971) *'' Bandi Theke Begum'' (1976) *''Shesh Uttar'' (1977) *'' Door Desh'' (1983) *''Miss Lanka'' (1985) *''Rakkhushi'' (2004)

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