Baby Islam

Anwarul Islam (known as Baby Islam; 24 September 1927 – 24 May 2010)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi cinematographer and film director. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography for the film Charitraheen (1975).[3]

Baby Islam
বেবী ইসলাম
Born
Anwarul Islam

(1927-09-24)24 September 1927
Murshidabad, Bengal, British India
Died24 May 2010(2010-05-24) (aged 82)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Other namesAnwarul Islam
OccupationCinematographer and film director

Early life and education

Islam was born to Abdul Hossain Biswas and Motaharun Nessa. He went to a missionary school in Sealdah and moved to Cathedral Mission High School. He matriculated in 1945 before attending Bangabasi College, under the University of Calcutta.[1]

Career

Islam started his career with Bengali film director Ajoy Kar as his assistant.[2] In 1956, he joined as a senior photographer at the Information Department in Dhaka.[2] He served as the general manager of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation (BFDC).[2]

Islam was the cinematographer of notable films including Harano Sur, Bor Didi, Saptapadi, Saat Paake Bandha and Kabuliwala. He worked with filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak on two films, Titash Ekti Nadir Naam and Jukti Takko Aar Gappo.[4]

Filmography
Cinematographer
Director

References
  1. Interview on YouTube
  2. "We Lost This Year". The Daily Star. 31 December 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  3. জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) [List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012)]. Government of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Bangladesh Film Development Corporation. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  4. অনেক বড় একটি জায়গা শূন্য হলো [A Space is void] (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  5. Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. p. 253. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
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