Early life
Hayat became interested in writing film criticism by reading articles by late film director Alamgir Kabir (film maker), Alamgir Kabir in the late 1960s. While he was a student of Journalism and Mass Communication at University of Dhaka, he took the course "Mass communication and motion picture". But, he enriched his writing skill, contributing to various newspapers and magazines on film.Publications
Hayat's book on the country's film history ''Bangladesher Chalochitrer Etihash (1896-1987)'', published by the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation, features a chronological history of movies, film activists, and historical incidents took place during the period with pictures. Other books by Hayat such as ''Nazrul-er Chalochitra O Natok'', ''Zahir Raihan-er Cholochitrer Patobhumi'', ''Bishoy O Boishistha'', ''Muktijuddha Bishoyok Cholochitra'', ''Rabindranath O Cholochitra'' and ''Fateh Lohani-er Jiboni'' have nourished film apprentices and connoisseurs for the past three decades.Awards
* As recognition of his contribution in film criticism, Anupam Hayat was awarded Fazlul Haq Memorial Award in 2011. * Nazrul Award (2012) for his significant contribution to the research and practice of Kazi Nazrul Islam's literature. * Shilpakala Padak in 2019 (Film).Works
Hayat has a commendable contribution in establishing Film Study Centre in 1994 and in 2004 he joined as a teacher at the Film and Media Study Department of Stamford University Bangladesh, Stamford University. Finding scarcity in texts on film study in Bangladesh, he initiated to write texts on film study, Anupam Hayat said.References
Further reading
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hayat, Anupam Bangladeshi film critics Bangladeshi male writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Recipients of the Shilpakala Padak