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]

Ehtesham
Born1927
Died(2002-02-17)17 February 2002 (age 75)
NationalityBangladesh
Pakistan
Occupationfilm director
Years active1959–1996
Known forEi Desh Tomar Amar (1959), Chakori (1967)
RelativesNadeem (son-in-law)

Birth and early life

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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

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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

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References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b 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

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