About

Known credits:
29
Birthday:
1935-08-19
Place of birth:
Feni District, Bangladeshi
Website:
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Zahir Raihan

Overview

Zahir Raihan was a prominent Bangladeshi novelist, writer and filmmaker. He is considered to be the greatest filmmaker of Bangladesh. He is most notable for his documentary Stop Genocide, made during the Bangladesh Liberation War. He was posthumously awarded Ekushey Padak in 1977 and Independence Day Award in 1992 by the Government of Bangladesh. Raihan disappeared on 30 January 1972 trying to locate his brother, a notable writer Shahidullah Kaiser, who was captured and killed by the Pakistan army and/or local collaborators during the final days of the liberation war. It is believed that he was killed with many others when armed Bihari collaborators and soldiers of the Pakistan Army who were hiding fired on them when they went to Mirpur, a suburb of the capital city of Dhaka that was one of few strongholds for Pakistani/Bihari collaborators at that time.

Known for

Directing
1971 Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey Directing Director N/A
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1971 Stop Genocide Directing Director N/A
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1971 A State Is Born Directing Director N/A
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1970 Jibon Theke Neya Directing Director 59
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1967 Anowara Directing Director N/A
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1966 Behula Directing Director N/A
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1965 Bahana Directing Director N/A
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1964 Sangam Directing Director 59
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1963 The Glass Wall Directing Director N/A
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1961 Never Came Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2022 Ekti Jiggasha Writing Story N/A
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2005 Hajar Bachhor Dhore Writing Novel 59
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1973 Quiet Flows the Meghna Writing Original Story 59
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1971 Jaltey Suraj Ke Nichey Writing Story N/A
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1971 Stop Genocide Writing Writer N/A
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1971 A State Is Born Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Stop Genocide Writing Screenplay N/A
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1970 Jibon Theke Neya Writing Story 59
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1970 Taka Ana Pai Writing Screenplay N/A
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1967 Anowara Writing Screenplay N/A
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1967 Anowara Writing Writer N/A
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1966 Behula Writing Story N/A
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1964 Sangam Writing Writer 59
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1963 The Glass Wall Writing Writer N/A
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1961 Never Came Writing Story N/A
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1961 Never Came Writing Screenplay N/A
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1961 Je Nodi Morupothay Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1971 A State Is Born Production Producer N/A
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1970 Jibon Theke Neya Production Producer 59
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