Nazir Ahmed (filmmaker)

For other people with the same name, see Nazir Ahmed (disambiguation).

Nazir Ahmed (1925 – 1 February 1990) was a Bengali filmmaker.^[1] He served as the founding executive director of East Pakistan Film Development Corporation (later Bangladesh Film Development Corporation) during 1957–1962.^[2]

Nazir Ahmed
Born	c. 1925 Dhaka, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	1 February 1990(1990-02-01) (aged 64–65) London, England
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Occupation	Filmmaker

Background

Ahmed was born at 17 Ashik Lane, Islampur neighborhood in Old Dhaka.^[1] Ahmed's grandfather Mirza Hayat performed as an actor for the Nawabs of Dhaka.^[1] 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.^[3] His younger brother, Hamidur Rahman, an artist, who later was the architect of Shaheed Minar, Dhaka.^[1]

Ahmed completed his bachelor's from the University of Dhaka in 1942.^[1]

Career

Ahmed was the creator of In Our Midst (1947), the first documentary film ever produced in Dhaka.^[1] The documentary was focused on the 10-day Dhaka visit of the then Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.^[1] Ahmed worked for BBC in London during 1948–1952.^[1] He went on make other documentary films including Salamat, Wheel and 1955.^[1] He was the writer of the story and dialogues for the 1960 film Asiya.^[4]

Ahmed directed a film Notun Diganta (1968) and served as the cinematographer of Bindu Theke Britto (1970).^[5]

Filmography

• In Our Midst (1947) (documentary)
• Salamat
• Wheel
• 1955
• Asiya (1960) (writer)
• Notun Diganta (1968) (director)
• Bindu Theke Britto (1970) (cinematographer)

Awards

• Bachsas (Bangladesh Cine-Journalists' Association) Award - 1983^[6]

References

1. নাজির আহমেদ পূর্ববঙ্গের চলচ্চিত্র বিকাশের উদ্যোক্তা [Nazir Ahmed the pioneer of East Bengal film industry]. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
2. Hayat, Anupam (2012). "Ahmed, Nazir". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
3. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Film Associations". In Islam, Sirajul; Hayat, Anupam (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
4. Asia, IMDb
5. Novera Deepita (2004-12-30). "Rebecca, the filmmaker". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
6. Ahmed, Nazir, Banglapedia

External links

• Nazir Ahmed at IMDb