Ehtesham

Ehtesham
Born	1927 Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	(2002-02-17)17 February 2002 (age 75) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladesh Pakistan
Occupation	film director
Years active	1959–1996
Known for	Ei Desh Tomar Amar (1959), Chakori (1967)
Relatives	Nadeem (son-in-law)

Ehtesham ur Rahman (1927 – 17 February 2002), known as Captain Ehtesham, was a Bangladeshi and Pakistani film director. On his death in 2002 he was described as a pioneer of the film industry in Dhaka, and one of Bangladesh's leading directors.^[1]

Birth and early life

Ehtesham was born in Dhaka on 12 October 1927. His father, Mohammad Yusuf, was a professor at Islamia College and his mother, Mosammat Kaniz Fatema, was a house wife.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Ehtesham first became a film cinema distributor in 1950. He was credited with the discovery of many noted actors.^[1] In 1956 he began his first film, Ei Desh Tomar Amar ("This country is yours and mine"), which marked the first film acting appearance for both Subhash Dutta^[2] and Shabnam.^[3] Another discovery was actor Nadeem, who later married Ehtesham's daughter.^[1] Ehtesham directed Nadeem and actress Shabana in Nadeem's debut (and Shabana's first Urdu film) Chakori in 1967.^[4][5] He made successful films in Urdu and then, after the independence of Bangladesh, in Bengali.^[1] He also launched two other successful actresses - Shabnur in Chandni Raatey (1993) and Munmun in Moumachi (1996).

Filmography

• Ei Desh Tomar Amar (1959)^[6]
• Rajdhanir Buke (1961)^[7]
• Chanda (1962, Urdu)^[7]
• Notun Sur (1962)^[8]
• Saagar (1965, Urdu)^[9]
• Chakori (1967, Urdu)^[10]
• Chand Aur Chandni (1968, Urdu)^[11]
• Daagh (1969, Urdu)^[12]
• Peech Dhala Path (1970)^[13]
• Mitti Ke Putlay (1974)
• Shakti (1984)
• Chandni (1991)
• Chandni Raatey (1993)
• Moumachi (1996)

See also

• Cinema of Bangladesh

References

Footnotes

1. "Film director Ehtesham dies at 75". Dawn. 19 February 2002. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
2. "Subhash Dutta Passes Away", The New Nation (Dhaka), 17 November 2012.
3. "Shabnam to Get Lifetime Achievement Award", The New Nation (Dhaka), 2 February 2015.
4. "Missing Ehtesham", The Independent (Dhaka), 19 February 2002 .
5. "Film, TV actor Nadeem turns 72" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, GeoTV, 19 July 2013.
6. Gazdar 1997, p. 248
7. Gazdar 1997, p. 250
8. Gazdar 1997, p. 251
9. Gazdar 1997, p. 254
10. Gazdar 1997, p. 258
11. Gazdar 1997, p. 260
12. Gazdar 1997, p. 263
13. Gazdar 1997, p. 268

Bibliography

• Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.

External links

• Ehtesham at IMDb