Actor

Humayun Ahmed

Writing

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Movies: 33Series: 7Crew credits: 39

TMDB ID: 998637

IMDb ID: nm0014152

Known for: Writing

Born: November 13, 1948

Died: July 19, 2012

Age: 63

Place of birth: Mohangonj, Bangladesh

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1988 - 2026

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 7.7

Wikidata: Q12052777

Also known as

হুমায়ূন আহমেদ

Other jobs

Director (18)Novel (9)Writer (8)Story (2)Creator (1)Screenplay (1)

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Biography

Humayun Ahmed was a prominent Bangladeshi writer, dramatist, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He is considered as the greatest writer of his generation. Humayun Ahmed directed films based on his own stories. His first film, Aguner Poroshmoni (1994), based on the Bangladesh Liberation War, won the 19th Bangladesh National Film Awards in a total of eight categories, including the awards for the Best Film and the Best Director.Another film Shyamal Chhaya (2005) was also based on the same war.His last directed film, Ghetuputra Kamola (2012), the story of a teenage boy, was set in the British colonial period. Shyamol Chhaya and Ghetuputra Kamola were selected as the Bangladeshi entries for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006 and 2012 respectively, but were not nominated. In 2009, Ahmed appeared as one of two judges for the reality television music competition show Khudey Gaanraaj.

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Movie credits linked with Humayun Ahmed.