Atiul Islam | |
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| Born | Atiul Islam 12 February 1988 Murshidabad, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Kalyani |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 2017–present |
| Notable work | Fotema |
Atiul Islam is an Indian film director who primarily works in Bengali-language films. He made his debut with the film Char A 420. He gained popularity for Fatema, was released on 28 July 2023, with Rahul Banerjee, Laboni Sarkar and Moon Sarkar. He was also work as a journalist. [1] [2] [3]
Atiul Islam was born on 12 February 1998 at Hariharpara, Murshidabad. His father's name is Abul Kasem Sk & Mother's name is Anjura Bibi.He has attended Hariharpara High school for schooling and went to Jatindra Rajendra Mahavidyalaya for graduation. Besides studying in school, he was active to make short film. Because he always love camera since childhood. [4]
He made his debut as a director with "Char A 420"(2018), a comedy film. After he made his 2nd film "Kishalay"(2021), which is about present education system. But his first major successful film was the 2023 film "Fatema". As a director his next venture is Girgiti. [5] [6] [7] [8] His filmmaking style inspired by Tapan Sinha
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Films | Cast | Director | Notes |
| 2019 | Char A 420 | Soumitra Chatterjee Arun Bannerjee | Atiul islam | |
| 2021 | Kisalay | Debolina Dutta Adrija Mukherjee Debraj Mukherjee | Atiul islam | |
| 2023 | Fotema | Rahul Banerjee (actor) Laboni Sarkar Moon Sarkar | Atiul islam | |
| 2025 | Bansnara† | Aparajita Adhya Bonny Sengupta | Atiul islam | Inspired by Hindu Mythology, Release in Durga puja 2025 |
| 2026 | Muharat† | Rajatava Dutta Debolina Dutta Hiya Roy Rittika Sen | Atiul islam | Inspired by Real events |
| 2026 | Danob† | Pear khan, Kharaj Mukherjee, Laboni Sarkar, Hiya Roy | Atiul islam | Inspired by Real Events |
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