Dewan Nazrul is a

Bangladeshi Bangladeshis ( bn, বাংলাদেশী ) are the citizens of Bangladesh, a South Asian country centered on the transnational historical region of Bengal along the eponymous bay. Bangladeshi citizenship was formed in 1971, when the ...

film director, lyricist, screenwriter and freedom fighter of Bangladesh Liberation War.

Movie Direction

Dewan Nazrul became involved in filmmaking as an apprentice in Ibn Mizan's movie Nagini Prem. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1974, he acted as the chief assistant director and lyricist in the film 'Daku Mansur. Since then he has been working as an assistant director in various films. Dewan Nazrul's first film was 'Asami Hajir as a main director. However, for some reason he could not finish the work of the film. Then in 1976 he started making Dost Dushman film. It was released in 1977. This is the first released film directed by Dewan Nazrul. The film became famous and Dewan Nazrul got a permanent seat as a director in Bengali movie arena. The film successfully depicts a western-style fight. by this film,

Jashim Abul Khayer Jashim Uddin (known professionally as Jashim; 14 August 1950 – 8 October 1998) was a Bangladeshi film actor, producer, action director and a freedom fighter. He acted in more than 200 films and is known as the first action hero of D ...

became the first action hero of Dhallywood.

Film

Some of the famous films directed by Dewan Nazrul are: * ''Dost Dushman'' (1977) * ''Asami Hajir'' (1978) * ''Barood'' (1978) * ''Johnny'' (1983) * ''Qurbani'' (1985) * ''Dhormo Amar Maa'' (1986) * ''Asman Jomin'' (1990) * ''Mastaan Raja'' (1992) * ''Kaliya'' (1993) * ''Matir Durgo'' (1994) * '' Banglar Nayok (1995)'' * 'Sujon Bondhu'' * ''Dojokh'' (2005)

Song

Besides making films, Dewan Nazrul has written many songs. Some of his famous songs are:

Awards

Bachsas Award Bachsas ( Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity) Awards was introduced in 1972 to encourage the fledgling film industry of the country. Bangladesh Cholochchitra Shangbadik Samity (Bangladesh Cine-Journalists' Association) gave out their most p ...

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