Giasuddin Selim is a Bangladeshi film director and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He is best known for directing ''

Monpura ''Monpura'' (), is a 2009 Bangladeshi Bengali film, directed by Giasuddin Selim. It is considered as one of the greatest Bangladeshi films ever made. Over the years, this film has been a cult-classic due to lead's performance and the music alb ...

'' (2009) and '' Swapnajaal'' (2018). He won Bangladesh National Film Award twice: Best Story for the film '' Adhiar'' (2003) in 2003 and Best Screenplay for ''

'' in 2008. His recent film is '' Kajolrekha'' (2024).

Early life

Selim was born and raised in

Feni District Feni District () is a coastal Districts of Bangladesh, district situated in the south-east of Bangladesh, within Chittagong Division. One of Bangladesh's smallest districts, it is strategically located along the N1 (Bangladesh), Dhaka–Chittago ...

. He studied at

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

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.

Bengal Cinema

Gias Uddin Selim is the founder of Bangal Cinema, a film productions. This group of young film makers used to be Selim's assistant directors. * Yeamin Muzumder - 1st Assistant Director & Casting Director * Turan Munshi - Line Producer & Production Manager * Samiun Jahan Dola - Costume Designer * Forhad Reza Milon - Make up Artist * Rohit Shayon - BTS(Behind the scene) Photographer & Cinematographer

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