Zahir Raihan

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Zahir Raihan

Born August 19, 1935 · Feni District, Bangladeshi

Died January 30, 1972 · aged 36

Zahir Raihan was a prominent Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is considered to be the greatest filmmaker of Bangladesh. He is most notable for his documentary Stop Genocide, made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was posthumously awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1992 by the Government of Bangladesh. Raihan disappeared on 30 January 1972 trying to lo…

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Jibon Theke NeyaJibon Theke Neya · 1970
Jibon Theke Neya
★ 9.41970
MovieDramaHistory
A political satire of Bangladesh under the rule of Pakistan metaphorically, where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayub Khan in East Pakistan.
Quiet Flows the MeghnaQuiet Flows the Meghna · 1973
Quiet Flows the Meghna
★ 8.01973
MovieWarDrama
A Delhi girl comes to her aunt's house, where she hears the reality of Bangladesh's independent story.
The Glass WallThe Glass Wall · 1963
The Glass Wall
1963
MovieDrama
The story is about a girl who grows up almost like an orphan in a joint family of two brothers and their families. She has lost her mother (a sister of the brothers) in childhood and her father is a habitual gambler with a bad luck. She develops romance with one of the two cousins in the house.
Never CameNever Came · 1961
Never Came
★ 8.01961
MovieDrama
The emergence of the educated middle-class. Shawkat’s life as a bohemian artist perfectly illustrates the life of an artist in Dhaka during the 60s. When Shawkat’s father loses his job, and eventually dies, the reality of living in a capitalist society as an artist dawns on him
Sonar KajolSonar Kajol · 1962
Sonar Kajol
1962
MovieDrama
Jaltey Suraj Ke NicheyJaltey Suraj Ke Nichey · 1971
Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey
1971
MovieDrama
A Bangladeshi film released in 1971.
SangamSangam · 1964
Sangam
★ 6.51964
MovieDramaRomance
Sangam is a Pakistani Urdu film released in 1964, directed by Zahir Raihan starring Rosy Samad, Khalil, Haroon Rashid and Sumita Devi. This is the first full-length colour movie made in entire Pakistan. This was the fourth film by Zahir Raihan (1935-1972) who later went on to direct more films in Urdu and Bengali during the 1960s. Zahir Raihan became one of the most important filmmakers of East Pakistan, which later became Bangladesh in 1971. Although Sangam was an Urdu film, but most of the cast, playback artistes and crew were from the Bengali-speaking Eastern province.
BehulaBehula · 1966
Behula
1966
MovieFantasyDrama
Behula is a 1966 Bengali film directed by Zahir Raihan and stars Razzak and Shuchanda as lead pair. It was based on the Hindu mythology of Behula, who fights vehemently to goddess Manasa for her husband Lakhindar's life.

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