Humayun Ahmed was a Bangladeshi novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and academic. His breakthrough was his debut novel Nondito Noroke published in 1972. He wrote over 200 fiction and non-fiction books. He was one of the most popular authors and filmmakers in post-independence Bangladesh. Pakistani English newspaper Dawn referred to him as the cultural legend of Bangladesh.
Shyamol Chhaya is a 2004 Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. It was written and directed by Humayun Ahmed. Stars Humayun Faridi, Challenger, Riaz, Monir Khan Shimul, Ahmed Rubel, Tania Ahmed, Meher Afroz Shaon, Dr.Ezazul Islam, Faruque Ahmed, Shadhin Khosru, Shamima Nazneen, Hosne Ara Putul, Rahmat Ali and many more. It reflects a story of the Bangladesh War of Independence, 1971.
Aaj Robibar is a Bangladeshi television sitcom created by Humayun Ahmed that was originally aired on BTV in 1998. The series was directed by Monir Hossain Jibon. The lead characters were played by Abul Khair, Abul Hayat, Zahid Hasan, Meher Afroz Shaon, Shila Ahmed, Faruque Ahmed, Asaduzzaman Noor and Suborna Mustafa. It is cited as one of the most popular sitcoms in Bangladesh of the 90's, quotes from numerous episodes have become catchphrases in popular culture. It was re-aired in Hindi on the Indian television channel Star Plus in 2017.
Riaz Uddin Ahamed Siddique, popularly known as Riaz, is a Bangladeshi film actor, producer, and television presenter who has appeared in more than 100 Bengali films in genres ranging from romance to action to comedies. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including three National Film Awards and seven Meril Prothom Alo Awards. He portrayed the famous literary character, Shuvro, created by Humayun Ahmed, in Daruchini Dip.
Dui Duari also is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language film. The film was released in 2000. It was directed by Bangladeshi famous novelist, film director-writer Humayun Ahmed, produced and distributed by his film producer-distributor company called as Nuhash Chalachitra. Stars include Riaz, Mahfuz Ahmed, Meher Afroz Shaon, Masud Ali Khan, Amirul Haque Chowdhury, Dr.Ezazul Islam, Shamima Nazneen, Shabnam Parvin, Nasima Khan and many more.
Zahid Hasan is a Bangladeshi film, television and stage actor. He has been working as an actor in the show business arena of Bangladesh since the 1990s. He is also a TV commercial model. He was awarded Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film Srabon Megher Din (1999).
Subir Nandi was a Bangladeshi musician. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer five times for his performance in the films Mahanayak (1984), Shuvoda (1986), Srabon Megher Din (1999), Megher Pore Megh (2004) and Mohua Sundori (2015). He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2019 by the government of Bangladesh.
Mahfuz Ahmed is a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He is also a television presenter, model and television producer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor twice for his roles in Laal Sobuj (2005) and Zero Degree (2015).
Shila Ahmed is a former Bangladeshi television and film actress. She won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist Award for her performance in Aguner Poroshmoni (1994).
A B M Shahidul Islam Tutul, known as S.I. Tutul, is a Bangladeshi singer and musician who is the lead singer and lead guitarist of the Dhrubotara. He graduated from the University of Chittagong. He also works in the Bangladeshi film industry. He won Bangladesh National Film Awards for Best Music Director, Best Music Composer and Best Male Playback Singer.
Srabon Megher Din is a 1999 Bangladeshi drama film based on the novel of Humayun Ahmed. This movie based on a triangle tragic love story set in a classical village of Bangladesh directed by the writer himself. This was the second film directed by Humayun Ahmed and won National Film Award. British Film Institute enlisted this film in the Top 10 Bangladeshi Film (Critics) as a 2002 cultural project on South Asian cinema in 2002.
Abul Khair was a Bangladeshi television and film actor. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor four times for his roles in the films Dahan (1985), Rajlakshmi Srikanta (1987), Anya Jibon (1995) and Dukhai (1997).
Ejajul Islam also known by as Dr. Ejaj, is a Bangladeshi physician and actor who appears in Bangladeshi television shows and films. Islam graduated with an MBBS from Rangpur Medical College in 1984 and a post-graduate diploma in nuclear medicine (DNM) from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. He was the Head of Department of Nuclear Medicine at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital until his retirement in 2020. Islam is popularly known for his role as one of the recurring characters in Humayun Ahmed's television drama series, Tara Tin Jon.
Notun Kuri is a Bangladeshi reality television competition series for child artistes created by Mustafa Monwar. The show debuted in 1966 which ran on Pakistan Television from 1966 to 1971. After the independence of Bangladesh, the competition was relaunched by Ziaur Rahman and ran on Bangladesh Television from 1976 to 2006. The name of the show comes from a poem named "Kishor (Teenager)" by Golam Mostofa.
Tahura Ali is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former Member of Parliament.
Jochna O Jononir Golpo is a novel by Humayun Ahmed. The novel was published in February, 2004. The novel is based on the Liberation War of Bangladesh. In the novel, by means of an engrossing fictional story which skilfully incorporates various historical figures and many true incidents as well as the author's own personal experiences. The novel was translated into English as Liberation: Josna O Jononir Golpo by Roger Gwynn.
Debi : Misir Ali Prothombar or simply Debi is a 2018 Bangladeshi supernatural thriller film based on Humayun Ahmed's novel of the same name. It was directed by Anam Biswas, starring Chanchal Chowdhury as Misir Ali, Jaya Ahsan, Iresh Zaker, Animesh Aich and Sabnam Faria. The film was produced by Jaya Ahsan and the government of Bangladesh as her first production from her production house C for Cinema. The film was released on 19 October 2018.
Chandrokotha is a 2003 Bengali drama film written and directed by Humayun Ahmed. It was produced and distributed by Nuhash Chalachitra. The film starred Ferdous Ahmed, Meher Afroz Shaon, Asaduzzaman Noor, Champa, Ahmed Rubel, Shadhin Khosru, Dr.Ezazul Islam and Monira Mithu in the lead roles. Meher Afroz Shaon and Ahmed Rubel won Best Film Actress and Actor awards in 6th Meril Prothom Alo Awards.
Adnan is a Bangladeshi film actor. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist for the film Megher Onek Rong (1976). Adnan was the first awardee of best child artist category in 1976.
"Ekta Chilo Sonar Konya" is a song from the 1999 Bangladeshi film Srabon Megher Din. The lyricist of this folk music was Humayun Ahmed. Subir Nandi sang this song to the tune with music arrangement of Maksud Jamil Mintu. The song is considered to be the most popular song used in the film. The song was released under label of Sangeeta Music along with other songs from the audio album. Mahfuz Ahmed lip-synced in the scene of this song in the film. Maksud Jamil Mintu and Subir Nandi won the National Film Award for music arrangement and vocals.
