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Abu Nur Muhammad Ehteshamul Haq (1927 – 17 February 2002), known as Captain Ehtesham, was a Bangladeshi and Pakistani film director. On his death in 2002 he was described as a pioneer of the film industry in Dhaka, and one of Bangladesh's leading directors.[1]

Ehtesham
Born	1927 Dhaka, British India
Died	(2002-02-17)17 February 2002 (age 75) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladesh/Pakistan
Occupation	film director
Years active	1959-1984
Known for	Ei Desh Tomar Amar (1959), Chakori (1967)
Relatives	Farzana (daughter) Nadeem (son-in-law)

Birth and early life

Ehtesham was born in Dhaka on 12 October 1927. His father, Mohammad Yusuf, was a professor at Islamia College and his mother, Mosammat Kaniz Fatema, was a house wife.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Ehtesham first became a film cinema distributor in 1950. He was credited with the discovery of many noted actors.[1] In 1956 he began his first film, Ei Desh Tomar Amar ("This country is yours and mine"), which marked the first film acting appearance for both Subhash Dutta[2] and Shabnam.[3] He made successful films in Urdu and then, after the independence of Bangladesh, in Bengali. Another discovery was actor Nadeem, who later married Ehtesham's daughter.[1] Ehtesham directed Nadeem and actress Shabana in Nadeem's debut (and Shabana's first Urdu film) Chakori in 1967.[4][5] He also launched two other successful actresses - Shabnur in Chandni Raate (1993) and Munmun in Moumachi (1996).

Filmography

See also

• Cinema of Bangladesh

References

Footnotes

Bibliography

External links

• Ehtesham at IMDb

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