Masihuddin Shaker

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Masihuddin Shaker
মসিউউদ্দিন শাকের
Born
Masihuddin Shaker
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationFilm director, Writer
Years active1979unknown
Notable work
Awards National Film Awards (1st time)

Masihuddin Shaker is a Bangladeshi film director and writer. [1] [2] [3] In 1979, he won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film Surja Dighal Bari . [4] [5]

Contents

Background

Shaker studied architecture at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. [6]


Selected films

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
1979National Film Award Best Director Surja Dighal Bari Won [7]

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References

  1. "The Story Of Celluloid: Masihuddin Shaker shares his struggle in filmmaking". Dhaka Tribune. November 20, 2016.
  2. 'সূর্য দীঘল বাড়ী'র ইংরেজি সাবটাইটেল. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 8 April 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  3. Sabbir Chowdhury (December 11, 2003). "Homage to Salahuddin and Sheikh Niamat Ali, filmmakers : Bangladesh loses two great exponents of film art". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  4. Zakir Hossain Raju (2010). "A Defiant Survivor". In Rashmi Doraiswamy; Latika Padgaonkar (eds.). Asian Film Journeys: Selections from Cinemaya. Wisdom Tree. p. 28. ISBN   978-81-8328-178-2.
  5. Ahmed Muztaba Zamal (Winter 2000). "National Ten Best Films". Cinemaya. Vol. 50. p. 13.
  6. "The Story Of Celluloid: Masihuddin Shaker shares his struggle in filmmaking". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  7. জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.