Nazir Ahmed (1925 – 1 February 1990) was a Bengali filmmaker. He served as the founding executive director of East Pakistan Film Development Corporation (later Bangladesh Film Development Corporation) during 1957–1962.

Background

Ahmed was born at 17 Ashik Lane, Islampur neighborhood in

Old Dhaka Old Dhaka () is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar (), the capital of Bengal Subah, Mughal Province of Bengal and named after the Mughal em ...

. Ahmed's grandfather Mirza Hayat performed as an actor for the

Nawabs of Dhaka The Nawab of Dhaka (Bengali language, Bengali: "ঢাকার নবাব"), originally spelt in English Nawab of Dacca, was the title of the head of one of the largest Muslim zamindar in British Bengal and Assam, based in present-day Dhaka, ...

. His father, Mirza Fakir and uncle, Mirza Kader were actors as well. Ahmed's elder brother, Abu Naser Ahmed, was one of the founders of East Bengal Film Association in 1952. His younger brother, Hamidur Rahman, an artist, who later was the architect of

Shaheed Minar, Dhaka The Shaheed Minar ( Romanisation of Bengali, romanised: 'Shohid Minar' ) is a national monument in Dhaka, Bangladesh, established to memorialization, commemorate those killed during the Bengali Language Movement demonstrations of 1952 in then E ...

. Ahmed completed his bachelor's from the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (), also known as Dhaka University (DU), is a public university, public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Established in 1921, it is the oldest active university in the country. The University of Dhaka w ...

in 1942.

Career

Ahmed was the creator of ''In Our Midst'' (1947), the first documentary film ever produced in Dhaka. The documentary was focused on the 10-day Dhaka visit of the then

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of Pakistan,

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. Ahmed worked for

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in London during 1948–1952. He went on make other documentary films including ''Salamat'', ''Wheel'' and ''1955''. He was the writer of the story and dialogues for the 1960 film

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. Ahmed directed a film ''Notun Diganta'' (1968) and served as the cinematographer of ''Bindu Theke Britto'' (1970).

Filmography

*''In Our Midst'' (1947) (documentary) *''Salamat'' *''Wheel'' *''1955'' *''

'' (1960) (writer) *''Notun Diganta'' (1968) (director) *''Bindu Theke Britto'' (1970) (cinematographer)

Awards

* Bachsas (Bangladesh Cine-Journalists' Association) Award - 1983Ahmed, Nazir, Banglapedia
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Nazir 1925 births 1990 deaths People from Dhaka University of Dhaka alumni Bengali film directors