Sohanur Rahman Sohan
Sohanur Rahman Sohan | |
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| Born | |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Notable work | |
| Awards | Bachsas Awards |
Sohanur Rahman Sohan is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter, who is better known as the first director of Bangladeshi superstar Shakib Khan. He started his film career as an assistant of director Shibli Sadik. His first film was Biswas Abiswas (1988). He is best known in Dhallywood for directing romantic films.[1] He launched Shakib Khan with the film Ananta Bhalobasha in 1999. Other notable films directed by him are Keyamot Theke Keyamot (1993), Amar Jaan Amar Pran (2008), Poran Jai Jolia Re (2010), Se Amar Mon Kereche (2012) etc. He is currently the Principal of the Universal Performing Arts Institute.[2]
Career
“Mr. Aziz Reza gave me find out of Shakib. At first he gave me still pictures. He was very much requesting to chance Shakib. I wanted to see the boy face to face in his requests. Mr. Aziz brought him to our office. We liked him at first sight. Shakib deserved to be a hero. I give chance him to the movies because I saw something like that in him. Someone may have requested to take him or I gave him the opportunity. But the fact is that he was worthy.”
Sohan started his film career in 1977 as an assistant to director Shibli Sadik. He later worked as an assistant in Shahidul Haque Khan's Kalmilata (1981), A J Mintu's Ashanti (1986) and Shibli Sadik's Wet Eyes (1988). His first film as a solo and lead director was Biswas Abhiswas (1988). His first success in directing came from Keyamat Theke Keyamat (1993), which is a remake of Hindi film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1989) starring by Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla.[1] In 1999 he directed অনন্ত ভালোবাসা (Everlasting Love), which was become notable as the debut film of Shakib Khan and Erin Zaman, the younger sister of actress Moushumi. Although the film was not very successful but Khan as a hero caught the attention of everyone.[4]
Selected films
- Biswas Abiswas (1988)
- Amar Desh Amar Prem
- Keyamot Theke Keyamot (1993)
- Shojon (1996)
- Amar Ghor Amar Behesht
- Ananta Bhalobasha (1999)
- Shami Chintai (2004)
- Amar Jaan Amar Pran (2008)
- Poran Jai Jolia Re (2010)
- Koti Takar Prem (2011)
- Se Amar Mon Kereche (2012)
- The Speed (2012)
- Luve Pap Pape Mrityu (2014)
- Bhalo Lagar Cheyeo Ektu Beshi
References
- ^ a b Kamol, Ershad (23 May 2007). ""Our young generation is least interested in Dhallywood"". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Moinuddin, Ovi (1 December 2017). "মেয়ের বিয়ে দিলেন সোহানুর রহমান সোহান". Daily Inqilab. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "শাকিবই এখন একমাত্র হিরো". Kaler Kantho. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ শাকিব খানের ২০ বছর. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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