Ehtesham

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
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)

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