Khalid Mahmood Mithu (1960 – March 7, 2016)
[ was a Bangladeshi film director and painter. He won ]Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director
National Film Award for Best Director ( bn, জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার) is the highest award for film directors in Bangladesh, presented annually at Bangladesh National Film Awards ceremony by the Min ...
for his direction of the film '' Gohine Shobdo'' (2010).
Background and career
Mithu was born in Dhaka in 1960. His mother, Begum Momtaz Hossain Mithu, was a ''scriptwriter''. He was the nephew of the film director Alamgir Kabir.[
Mithu completed his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from ]Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka
The Faculty of Fine Arts (FFA) was established in 1948 as the Dhaka Art School. It was the first art school in the region and became the main centre of art and cultural practice. Since 1956 it has been situated in Shahbag, Dhaka, close to the Ban ...
in 1986.[ He directed his play, ''Dhusor Album'', in 1993.][ In 2010, he directed the film, '' Gohine Shobdo'', which earned him the national film award. His second film, '']Jonakir Alo
''Glow of the Firefly'' ( bn, জোনাকির আলো, translit=''Jonakir Alo'') is a 2014 Bangladeshi drama film written and directed by Khalid Mahmud Mithu. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at ...
'', was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is one of the Academy Awards handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to a ...
in 2014, but was not nominated.
Mithu was also a painter and by 2004, his work had been featured in 11 solo exhibitions.
Personal life
Mithu was married to painter Kanak Chanpa Chakma
Kanak Chanpa Chakma (born 6 May 1963) is a Bangladeshi Chakma artist who has won national and international awards, and is renowned for her paintings depicting the lives of Bangladeshi ethnic minorities, focusing on the lives of women, and th ...
and together they had one son, Arjo Srestha
Arjo ( am, አርጆ, om, Arjoo, also spelled Argio) is a town in Ethiopia, located in Jimma Arjo woreda, in the Misraq Welega Zone of the Oromo Region. President Mulatu Teshome was born in Arjo. Dr. Haile Fida, one of the pioneers in developin ...
and one daughter, Shiropa Purna.[
Mithu died when a road side tree fell on top of the rickshaw he was travelling on on March 7, 2016, in ]Dhanmondi Thana
Dhanmondi ( bn, ধানমন্ডি) is a residential area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, known for its central location, cultural vibrancy and being home to the country's founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The origins of Dhanmondi can be traced back to t ...
, Dhaka.
Works
* '' Gohine Shobdo'' (2010)
* ''Jonakir Alo
''Glow of the Firefly'' ( bn, জোনাকির আলো, translit=''Jonakir Alo'') is a 2014 Bangladeshi drama film written and directed by Khalid Mahmud Mithu. It was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at ...
'' (2014)
References
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1960 births
2016 deaths
People from Dhaka
Bangladeshi film directors
Best Director National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
University of Dhaka Faculty of Fine Arts alumni
Accidental deaths in Bangladesh
Burials at Banani Graveyard
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