Nasiruddin Yousuff is a Bangladeshi stage and film director. He won
Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director
National Film Award for Best Director ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার) is the highest award for film directors in Bangladesh, presented annually at Bangladesh National Film Awards ceremony by the Min ...
for the film ''
Guerrilla'' (2011). He was awarded
Ekushey Padak
Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...
by the
Government of Bangladesh
The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Co ...
in 2010 for his contribution to Bangladeshi theater.
He was a freedom fighter, an urban guerrilla who fought for independence of Bangladesh.
Career
Yousuff, along with
Selim Al Deen, founded "Dhaka Theatre" in 1973 and later "Bangladesh Gram Theatre".
[ He is the organising secretary of Bangladesh Centre of International Theatre (BCITI). He served as the president and director of the Committee for Cultural Identity and Development (CIDC).
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Works
* '' Ekattorer Jishu'' (1993)
* '' Alpha'' (2019)
* '' Guerrilla'' (2011)
* ''Shey Kotha Boley Jai''
Personal life
Yousuff is married to artist Shimul Yousuf. Together they have a daughter Esha Yousuf.
References
External links
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Living people
Bangladeshi theatre directors
Recipients of the Ekushey Padak
Best Film Directing Meril-Prothom Alo Critics Choice Award winners
Best Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Place of birth missing (living people)
Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy
Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
1950 births
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