Nuhash Humayun

Nuhash Humayun (born 1 January)^[1] is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter. His works include Moshari,^[2][3] Pett Kata Shaw,^[4][5] Sincerely Yours, Dhaka.^[6][7] His theatrical debut Sincerely Yours, Dhaka^[8][9] had its world premiere at the 2018 Busan International Film Festival and is currently on Netflix.

Nuhash Humayun
নুহাশ হুমায়ূন
Born	(1992-01-01) January 1, 1992 (age 33)
Occupation	Film director
Years active	2017-present
Notable work	Moshari, Pett Kata Shaw, Sincerely Yours, Dhaka
Parents	Humayun Ahmed (father) Gultekin Khan (mother)
Relatives	Mohammed Zafar Iqbal (paternal uncle) Ahsan Habib (paternal uncle) Shila Ahmed (elder sister) Faizur Rahman Ahmed (paternal grandfather) Meher Afroz Shaon (step mother)

Early life

Nuhash Humayun was born on January 1, 1992, in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Humayun Ahmed (d. 2012) and Gultekin Khan.^[1] His parents divorced when he was 11 years old. He stayed with his mother. His father was a novelist, dramatist, and filmmaker.^[10][11] Nuhash's grandfather Faizur Rahman Ahmed was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter who died during the war. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal and Ahsan Habib are his paternal uncles. He has three sisters named Nova, Shila, and Bipasha. He has 2 half brothers, Nishad Humayun and Ninith Humayun.

Career

Humayun's early works include short films like Paperfrogs, 700 Taka, and Pizza Bhai. He first came to the limelight after his film Sincerely Yours, Dhaka was selected for Bangladesh's entry for the 93rd Academy Awards.^[12] He acted and directed some TVC as well.^[13]

Humayun became famous for his web series Pett Kata Shaw. His direction and metaphors in the series were praised. This series was selected for the Harbor section in the 52nd edition of IFFR.^[4]

Humayun's short film Moshari won awards in many international festivals. Consequently, he was signed by Anonymous Content and Creative Artists Agency in 2022.^[14] Jordan Peele and Riz Ahmed became executive producers of the film.^[15] It is the first-ever Oscar qualifying film from Bangladesh.

After the success of Moshari, American over-the-top platform Hulu gave him the chance to direct an episode of their show Bite-Size Halloween. The episode is titled "Foreigners Only".^[16]

Filmography

Web Series

Year	Title	Season	Genre	Platform	Note
2017	Osthir Somoy Shostir Golpo	1	Anthology	Bioscope	Segment: Hotel Albatross[17]
2022	Pett Kata Shaw	1	Horror Anthology	Chorki	Web series[18]
	Bite Size Halloween	3	Horror Anthology	Hulu	Segment: Foreigner's Only[19]
2025	Dui Shaw	2	Horror Anthology	Chorki	sequel of Pett Kata Shaw[20]

Films

Year	Title	Genre	Note
2018	Sincerely Yours, Dhaka	Anthology	Segment: The Background Artist[21]
TBA	Moving Bangladesh †		Filming[22][23][24]

Short Films

Year	Title	Genre	Note
2015	Dhaka Pocalypse	Comedy Horror	Writer[25]
2017	Paperfrogs		[26]
	Life In Other Words		Screenwriter[27]
2018	Pizza Bhai	Comedy	Bioscope Original[28]
	700 taka	Comedy	[29]
2019	Lipstick	LGBTQ	[30]
	Running Rafee		[31]
2022	Moshari	Horror	[32][33]

Dramas

Year	Title	Genre	Note
2020	Shesh Ta Shobai Jaane		[34]
2023	Premer Natok		[35]

Music Videos

Year	Title	Genre	Note
2019	Khoka		Director[36]
	Golapi		Director[37]

TV Series

Year	Title	Genre	Note
2020	For the Love of Food		[38]
	Bichhuz		[39]