Zahir Raihan

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Zahir Raihan (19 August 1935 – died on January 30, 1972) was a Bangladeshi novelist, writer, and film director.

He is best known for his documentary Stop Genocide (1971), which was produced during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

The Government of Bangladesh honoured Ekushey Padak in 1977 and the Independence Day Award in 1992.

Early life and education

Mohammad Zahirullah was born on 19 August 1935 in Majupur, a village in Bengal's Noakhali district (now Feni district). He and his parents, who were born in Bengal, returned to Calcutta after the Partition of Bengal in 1947. He obtained his bachelor's degree in Bengali from the University of Dhaka. He earned his postgraduate degree in Bengali literature.

Personal life

Raihan had been married twice before, to Sumita Devi in 1961 and Shuchonda in 1968, both of whom were film actresses. Bipul Raihan and Anol Raihan were two sons of Sumita, with Bipul Raihan and Anol Raihan. Opu Raihan and Topu Raihan were among his two sons born in Shuchonda.

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Career

Raihan began working as a writer when he joined Juger Alo in 1950. Later, he worked in newspapers, namely Khapchhari, Jantrik, and Cinema. In 1956, he began working as the editor of Probaho. Suryagrahan's first collection of short stories was published in 1955. In 1957, he worked as an assistant director on Jago Hua Savera's Urdu film Jago Hua Savera. This was his first direct involvement in film. He also assisted Salahuddin in the film Je Nadi Marupathe. Ehtesham also worked on his film E Desh Tomar Amar, for which he composed the title song. He made his directorial debut with Kokhono Asheni, which was first published in 1961. He made Pakistan's first color film, Sangam, in 1964, and completed his first CinemaScope film, Bahana, the next year.

Raihan was a vocal supporter of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952 and attended Amtala's historic meeting on February 21, 1952. He was one of the day's first group of people arrested. The effect of the Bengali Language Movement was so strong on him that he used it as the basis of his historic film Jibon Theke Neya. He was also active in the 1968 Mass uprising in East Pakistan.

Raihan produced the film Stop Genocide in the immediate aftermath of the Bangladesh Liberation War's beginning in March 1971. Ziaul Haq Swapan, a critic, says it's the start of Bangladeshi documentaries, and it's described as "a vehement protest against the Pakistan army's pogrom in Bangladesh." During the war, Raihan made the film A State Is Born. During the war, Raihan travelled to Calcutta, where his film Jibon Theke Neya was on display. Satyajit Ray, Ritwik Ghatak, Mrinal Sen., and Tapan Sinha were all highly praised for his film. Despite being in financial distress at the time, he gave all of his funds from the Calcutta showing to the Freedom Fighters trust.

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Awards

• Adamjee Literary Award
• Bangla Academy Literary Award (1972)
• Ekushey Padak (1977)
• Independence Day Award (1992)
• Bangladesh National Film Awards (2005)