Abdul Jabbar Khan
Abdul Jabbar Khan (20 April 1916 – 29 December 1993) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker. He was credited with directing Mukh O Mukhosh (1956), the first Bengali-language film ever made in the then East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh). The library of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation was named Abdul Jabbar Khan Library after him.
Abdul Jabbar Khan
- Name
- Abdul Jabbar Khan
- Born
- April 20, 1916
- Birthplace
- Masadgaon village, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Lohajang Upazila, Munshiganj District, Bangladesh)
- Occupation
- * Engineer
- Education
- Ahsanullah School of Engineering
- Died
- 29 December 1993
- Nationality
- Bangladesh · British Raj · Pakistan
- Honours
- Ekushey Padak
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Abdul Jabbar Khan (20 April 1916 – 29 December 1993) was a Bangladeshi filmmaker. He was credited with directing Mukh O Mukhosh (1956), the first Bengali-language film ever made in the then East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh). The library of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation was named Abdul Jabbar Khan Library after him.
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Abdul Jabbar Khan (1916–1993) was a film director and screenwriter and a national of Bangladesh and the British Raj. The film director studied at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. Abdul Jabbar Khan received Ekushey Padak.
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• Name — Abdul Jabbar Khan • Native Name — আব্দুল জব্বার খান • Born — April 20, 1916 • Birthplace — Masadgaon village, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Lohajang Upazila, Munshiganj District, Bangladesh) • Occupation — * Engineer • Filmmaker • Education — Ahsanullah School of Engineering • Died — 29 December 1993
Early life and education
Early life and education
Abdul Jabbar khan was born in Masadgoan village in Dhaka-Bikrampur Bengal Presidency, British India (now in Lohajang Upazila of Munshiganj District, Bangladesh) in 1916. During his school days, Khan performed in plays like "Behula", "Vishwamangal", "Satirtha", "Samajpati", "Matir Ghar", and "Sohrab Rustam". In 1941, he earned a diploma from Ahsanullah School of Engineering.
Career
Career
Khan founded Kamlapur Dramatic Association.
Mukh O Mukhosh
Mukh O Mukhosh
In 1953, at a cultural program, F. Dossani, a non-Bengali film producer, remarked that “The climate of this land is not fit for making movies.” Khan then decided to make a film based on his play "Dakaat". Khan released the film in Roopmahal Movie Theatre in Dhaka with the title Mukh O Mukhosh (The Face and the Mask) on 3 August 1956. He was the director, screenwriter and the lead actor of the film.
Works
Works
• Mukh O Mukhosh (1956) • Joar Elo (1962) • Nachghar (1963, Urdu) • Banshari (1968) • Kanch Kata Hira (1970) • Khelaghar (1973)
Awards
• Bangladesh Film Journalists Association Award • FDC Silver Jubilee Medal • Uttaran Medal • Hiralala Sen Memorial Medal • Gold Medal of the Bikrampur Foundation
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- 1.Islam, Sirajul. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. 2012.
- 2.mna.com.bd. 60th anniversary of Mukh O Mukhosh. 3 August 2016.
- 3.Karim Waheed. Remembering Mukh O Mukhosh and Abdul Jabbar Khan. The Daily Star. 12 August 2005.
- 4.Bangladesh Cinema steps into 60 yrs. The Independent. 4 August 2015.
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