Giasuddin Selim is a Bangladeshi film director and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He is best known for directing ''

Monpura ''Monpura'' ( bn, মনপুরা), is a 2009 Bangladeshi Bengali film, directed by Giasuddin Selim. The film was remade into Indian Bengali in 2010 as ''Achin Pakhi'', which was directed by Anjan Das. ''Monpura'' is a romantic tragedy film se ...

'' (2009) and '' Swapnajaal'' (2018). He won

Bangladesh National Film Award Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mo ...

twice: Best Story for the film ''Adhiar'' (2003) in 2003 and Best Screenplay for ''

'' in 2008. His recent film, '' Gunin''

Early life

Selim was born and raised in

Feni District Feni is a district located in southeastern Bangladesh. It was a part of the Greater Noakhali, Comilla, Chittagong and Tripura. , the district's estimated population stood at 1,437,371, making it the ninth-most populous district in Chittagong Divis ...

. He studied at

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...

in the marketing department He is an establishment member of 'Bishwabidyalay theatre Rajshahi' at Rajshahi University.

Career

Selim started his career as a scriptwriter. Later he moved on to directing television dramas. His first directed television drama serial was ''Biprotip''. His debut full-length feature film was ''Monpura'', released in 2009.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Selim, Giasuddin Year of birth missing (living people) Living people University of Rajshahi alumni Bangladeshi film directors Bangladeshi television directors Best Film Directing Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award winners Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners Best Dialogue National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners People from Feni District Best Story National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners