Motin Rahman

Matin Rahman
মতিন রহমান
Born	(1952-05-30) 30 May 1952 (age 72) Naogaon District, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation(s)	Film director, teacher
Years active	1973–present
Notable work	Lal Kajol
Spouse	Nasima Khanom
Children	3
Awards	National Film Awards

Matin Rahman (Bengali: মতিন রহমান) is a Bangladeshi film director.^[1][2] He is also known for being a film writer and actor.^[1] His debut film was Lal Kajol. In 1993, he won Bangladesh National Film Awards as the Best Director for the film Andho Biswas.^[3]

Early life

Matin Rahman was born on 30 May 1952 in Naogaon District.^[4] He is the eldest of seven brothers and two sisters. He spent his childhood in and graduation from Santahar village.^[5] Later in 1973, he came to Dhaka for the study from Alamgir Kabir Film Institute. He is the first student to complete master's degree from journalism.^[6]

Since 2004, Rahman has taught at Stamford University Bangladesh. He received a Ph.D. in cinema from Jahangirnagar University in 2019, for a thesis entitled "Applied technique and perception of folk material of Bangladeshi film".^[7]

Personal life

Matin Rahman is married to Nasima Khanam. They live in Mohammadpur, Dhaka.^[8] They have two daughters, Naushin and Naurin, and one son Mrittik Rahman.^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Direction	Screenwriter	Dialogue writer	Actor	Language	Note
1972	Atithi				Yes	Bengali
1979	Matir Ghor		Yes	Yes		Bengali	Worked as an assistant director
1982	Lal Kajol	Yes				Bengali	[4]
	Chitkar	Yes				Bengali
	Swargo Narok	Yes				Bengali
	Sneher Badhon	Yes			Yes	Bengali
1988	Jibon Dhara	Yes				Bengali
1989	Ranga Vabi	Yes	Yes			Bengali
	Birangona Sakhina	Yes				Bengali
1992	Ondho Biswas	Yes	Yes			Bengali	Won: National Film Awards Best Director
	Radha Krishna	Yes				Bengali
1996	Tomake Chai	Yes	Yes			Bengali
1997	Mon Mane Na	Yes				Bengali
1999	Biyer Ful	Yes	Yes			Bengali
2000	Narir Mon	Yes			Yes	Bengali
	Ei Mon Chay Je...!	Yes				Bengali
2003	Matir Ful	Yes				Bengali
	Bou Shashurir Juddho				Yes	Bengali
	Mohobbat Jindabad	Yes				Bengali
2004	Wrong Number	Yes				Bengali
2005	Rakkhusi	Yes			Yes	Bengali
2008	Tomakei Khujchi	Yes				Bengali

Awards

Year	Awards	Category	Film	Results
1993	National Film Awards	Best Director	Andho Biswas	Won[9]

References

1. মতিন রহমান. Jugantor (in Bengali). 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
2. ‘লিডার’ মতিন রহমান সঙ্গে ফেরদৌস. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 2016-11-29.
3. Khawaja Ashraful Hawak, Md Abdul Wadud (2013-10-10). "SAMAKAL : INTERNET EDITION". Samakal. Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
4. "Matin Rahman wants to make film again". The New Nation. 22 June 2020.
5. আলাপের অতিথি চলচ্চিত্রকার মতিন রহমান. Saatdin (in Bengali). 18 March 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
6. মতিন রহমান. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 28 July 2016.
7. "Director Motin Rahman achieves PhD on cinema". Daily Sun. 27 May 2019.
8. হুমকির মুখে মতিন রহমান. Daily Vorer Pata (in Bengali). 19 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
9. জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 25 March 2019.

External links

• Motin Rahman at IMDb