Shahjahan Chowdhury (film director)

For other people with the same name, see Shahjahan Chowdhury (disambiguation).

Shahjahan Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi film director and scriptwriter.^[1] As of 2011, he has made five films – Pinjar (1975), Shatru (1985), Uttarer Khep (2004) and Ek Khanda Jami (2004) and Madhumati (2011).^[1][2]

Shahjahan Chowdhury
শাহজাহান চৌধুরী
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Film director

Career

Before 1971, Chowdhury worked for the newspaper Khobor. Chowdhury debuted in film making through Pinjar (1975). He was co-director with the Pakistani filmmaker Suroor Barabankvi for the film Akhri Station.^[3][1]

After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, he began working with Weekly Bichitra.^[1] He later published the monthly, Nipun. He has been serving as the editor and publisher of the Weekly Nipun since 2009.^[1]