Tauquir Ahmed

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Tauquir Ahmed

Born March 5, 1966 · Dhaka, Bangladesh (age 60)

Tauquir Ahmed is a Bangladeshi architect and actor, turned director in both television and cinema. He is one of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country. His films won many international and national awards including Bangladesh National Film Awards in the Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Story categories for the films Joyjatra and Oggatonama.

Known For

Mujib: The Making of a NationMujib: The Making of a Nation · 2023
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
★ 6.52023
MovieDramaHistory
Biopic on the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film will showcase his growing up as a child to his standing up against all injustice in his youth to fighting for the independence of his country. How he led a country to it's independence with his inspirational presence and fight for the justice.
JoyjatraJoyjatra · 2004
Joyjatra
★ 7.72004
MovieWarDrama
During the Bangladeshi war for independence in 1971, a group of people flee from their villages towards a safe border.
Phirey Esho BehulaPhirey Esho Behula · 2012
Phirey Esho Behula
2012
MovieDrama
A woman wants to find her husband.
A Tree Without RootsA Tree Without Roots · 2001
A Tree Without Roots
★ 6.22001
MovieComedyDrama
In this tragic-comic study of religious hypocrisy, a disreputable cleric convinces villagers that their community is home to a famous holyman's grave.
Komola RocketKomola Rocket · 2018
Komola Rocket
★ 6.42018
MovieDrama
A manifestation of lives of people coming from different classes and beliefs in a steamer as they set out for their journeys. Things start to get out of hand when the steamer gets stuck amidst the passage and deepest secrets and desires start to unfold.
SoldierSoldier
Soldier
MovieDrama
Shakib Khan's upcoming film where he plays the role of an Army personnel. Plot TBA.
The UnnamedThe Unnamed · 2016
The Unnamed
★ 7.72016
MovieDrama
A migrant worker's passing leads authorities on a wild goose chase on his identity and what to do with his corpse.
Jalal's StoryJalal's Story · 2014
Jalal's Story
★ 6.32014
MovieDrama
Just as Moses was found in the river Nile, an infant is rescued from a river, and adopted by Miraj, Karim and Sajib in turns over the years, only to be abandoned at the various stages of his life. From innocence to becoming a gangster, the unpredictable currents of Jalal's journey prove that he is truly a child of the river.

Filmography

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Chitra Nodir PareChitra Nodir Pare · 1998
Chitra Nodir Pare
★ 7.01998
MovieDrama
After the partition of India in 1947, Shashikanta's family, like millions of other Hindu families of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), faced the dilemma of whether to migrate from the land in which they have been living for centuries. But Shashikanta Sengupta, an eccentric lawyer, stubbornly refuses to leave his motherland. Widower Shashikanta has two children, Minoti and Bidyut. Anuprava Devi is an affectionate old aunt who lives with the family. The family has a house in Narail, a small provincial town on the bank of the Chitra river. Some Muslim neighbors eye Shashaikanta's house. But the family refuse to migrate. Shashikanta's children Minoti and Bidyut are friends with the neighboring Muslim children- Badal, Salma and Nazma. Minoti and Badal become more than friends. The children grow up.

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