Nargis Akhter is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer. Her first directed film was ''

Meghla Akash '' Meghla Akash'' also ( bn, মেঘলা আকাশ meaning of en, The Cloudy Sky ) is a Bangladeshi Bengali language film. The film directed by Bangladeshi filmmaker Nargis Akter and it is her first directed film. Release 2002 in all ove ...

''. After her first film, she directed various films including '' Megher Koley Rod'' (2008), ''

Abujh Bou ''Abujh Bou'' (English: The Immature Wife) is a 2010 Bangladeshi film directed by Arthik Sazib and Nargis Akhtar and stars Ferdous Ahmed and Priyanka in her debut role. It earned three awards at 35th Bangladesh National Film Awards. Synopsis It ...

'' (2010), and ''

Poush Maser Pirit ''Poush Maser Pirit'' (Love of Winter) is a Bengali romantic drama film directed by Nargis Akhter based on Narendranath Mitra's short story ''Rosh''. This film was released on 2 September 2016 under the banner of Femcom Bangladesh in Bangladesh. I ...

'' (2016). She won twice

National Film Award The National Film Awards is the most prominent film award ceremony in India. Established in 1954, it has been administered, along with the International Film Festival of India and the Indian Panorama, by the Indian government's Directora ...

for the Best Screenplay category for the film ''

'' and ''

''. She is the first Bangladeshi woman to receive national and international film awards.

Early life

Akhter was born in Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Her ancestral home is in

Madaripur Madaripur ( bn, মাদারীপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh. History Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakergan ...

. She graduated from Dhaka University with a degree in social welfare. She gained early experience making television documentaries for a development organization. Her first, ''Ajana Ghatak'', on the subject of HIV AIDS, was broadcast in 1996.

Filmography

Television

Awards

National Film Awards

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Akhter, Nargis Living people Bangladeshi film directors Bangladeshi women film directors Bangladeshi screenwriters Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners University of Dhaka alumni People from Madaripur District Year of birth missing (living people)