Mohiuddin Faroque

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Mohiuddin Faroque
মহিউদ্দীন ফারুক
DiedApril 17, 2020
NationalityBangladeshi
OccupationArt director, production designer and actor
Years active19732020
Notable work
Padma Nadir Majhi
Meghla Akash
Bosundhora
Awards National Film Award (7th times)

Mohiuddin Faroque was a Bangladeshi art director, production designer and actor. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Art Direction seven times for the films Bosundhora (1977), Dumurer Phool (1978), Pita Mata Santan (1991), Padma Nadir Majhi (1993), Dukhai (1997), Meghla Akash (2001) and Obujh Bou (2010). [1] [2] He died on April 17, 2020. [3]

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Selected films

As an actor

As a director

As an art director

  • Paye Cholar Path - 1973
  • Masud Rana - 1974
  • Lathial - 1975
  • Bosundhara - 1977
  • Sareng Bou - 1978
  • Dumurer Phul - 1978
  • Surja Dighal Bari - 1979
  • Nazma - 1983
  • Surrender - 1987
  • Lalu Mastan - 1987
  • Bhaijaan - 1989
  • Pita Mata Sontan - 1991
  • Kaliya - 1994
  • Shilpi - 1995
  • Bichar Hobe - 1996
  • Ghatona Samanno - 1996
  • Dukhai - 1997
  • Itihaas - 2002
  • Char Sotiner Ghar - 2002
  • Duratta - 2006
  • Moner Manush - 2010

Awards and nominations

National Film Awards

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
1977National Film Award Best Art Direction Bosundhora Won
1978National Film Award Best Art Direction Dumurer Phool Won
1991National Film Award Best Art Direction Pita Mata Santan Won
1993National Film Award Best Art Direction Padma Nadir Majhi Won
1997National Film Award Best Art Direction Dukhai Won
2001National Film Award Best Art Direction Meghla Akash Won
2010National Film Award Best Art Direction Obujh Bou Won

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References

  1. 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.
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