Amitabh Reza Chowdhury

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Amitabh Reza Chowdhury
অমিতাভ রেজা চৌধুরী
Amitabh Reza in January 2023.jpg
Chowdhury in 2023
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2001–present
Spouses
  • Nowrin Jahan Khan Jenny (divorced)
  • Zakia Rashid Meem (divorced)

Amitabh Reza Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. In his career, he has directed nearly fifteen hundred (1500) television commercials (henceforth TVCs). [1] [2] Amitabh has also directed a few television films to critical acclaim. He founded the production house 'half stop down', which mainly produces TVCs. Amitabh's directorial debut in theatrical feature film is Aynabaji which was released on 30 September 2016. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Early life

Chowdhury was born to a middle-class family in 1976. His hometown is Kishorganj, Bangladesh. He passed his HSC from BAF Shaheen College Dhaka. [9] He went to Pune, India to study economics. While there, he studied literature on his own to aid his dream about making films.[ citation needed ]

Career

After returning to Bangladesh, Chowdhury made a television film named Hawa Ghar (1999) under Maasranga Production which gained popularity. After Hawa Ghar he directed the first 20-episodes of the TV series Bondhon (2001-2002) under Maasranga Production. Following the success of Hawa Ghar and Bondhon, he received offers from agencies to make television commercials. He is now one of the leading directors of TVCs in Bangladesh. A number of his productions have been screened in other countries as well. [10] [11] He, his sister Mahjabin Reza and Md Assaduzzaman are owners of the production company "Half Stop Down". Under his production house he made more than 12 television films, followed by his first theatrical feature film. He has also worked as adjunct faculty in the Television, Film & Photography Department of the University of Dhaka. [12]

Personal life

Chowdhury married Bangladeshi actress Nowrin Jahan Khan Jenny in his early life, but the marriage did not last for long. After 4 years, they separated and Amitabh married Mim Rashid, the younger sister of singer Mithila and ex-sister-in-law of Tahsan. Reza and Mim divorced in 2017. [13]

Filmography

Chowdhury's debut film as a director was Aynabaji (2016). [14] [15] [16] [17] The film was a major success in the box office, and it was screened in movie halls across the country for next few months. However, it was not profitable for the producer. [18] His upcoming films include "Rickshaw Girl" and "Punorujjibon". [19] Aynabaji was screened at Marché du Film at 69th annual Cannes Film Festival, where it scored well. Aynabaji has won the award of the best film at United States's 11th Seattle South Asian Film Festival. [20] His next film is Munshigiri , which will be released digitally by Chorki in 2021. [21]

Films

TitleYearDirectorProducerScreenwriterNotes
Hawa Ghar1999YesYesYes
Aynabaji 2016YesYesYes
Munshigiri 2021YesYesYes

TV and web series

TitleYearDirectorProducerScreenwriterNotesRef.
Bondhon2001-2002YesYesYesreleased on Hoichoi
Dhaka Metro2016YesYesYes
Bodh2022YesYesYes
Shon ShonYesYesYesA Binge Webfilm [22]

Recognition and awards

Chowdhury received a number of national and international awards for his work. He was awarded with the Meril-Prothom Alo Best Film Director Award in 2017. He also received the Best Film Award in Seattle South Asian Film Festival in 2016 for Aynabaji. [23] [24]

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