Fateh Lohani
Fateh Lohani (1920 – 12 April 1975) was a Bangladeshi actor, film director, writer and journalist.[1]
Fateh Lohani | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920 Sirajganj, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 12 April 1975 (aged 54–55) Kaptai, Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Other names | Kiran Kumar |
| Alma mater | Ripon College |
| Relatives | Fazle Lohani (brother) Husna Banu Khanam (sister) |
Education
Lohani passed Matriculation examination from St Mary's Cathedral Mission High School in Calcutta. He completed his IA and BA degrees from Ripon College in Kolkata. In 1950, he went to London and completed a two years course on drama producing at the Oldwick Theatre School.[2] He took film education as a member of the British Film Institute.[1]
Career
Lohani was involved in publication of the monthly literature magazine Agatya since 1949.[1] In 1949, he joined the Karachi Radio and later, BBC. He returned to Dhaka in 1954 and started producing films and simultaneously, worked in radio, acted in drama and carried out the profession of writing. He was the first director of a feature film after the establishment of Film Development Corporation in 1957.[1]
Some of the dramas written by Lohani are Nibhrita Sanglap, Dur Thekey Kachhey and Sagar Dola. He translated some dramas such as Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Lazarus Laughed and Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill, and The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.[1]
Personal life and death
Lohani had a brother Fazle Lohani and a sister Husna Banu Khanam.[3]
Lohani died on 12 April 1975 while he was shooting his film Kuasha at Kaptai, Chittagong.[1]
Works
- Actor
- Hamrahi (1945, Hindi)[1]
- Dukkhe Jader Jibon Gora (1946, as Kiron Kumar)[1][4]
- Muktir Bandhan (1947)[1]
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956, English)
- Raja Elo Shohore (1964)[1][5]
- Tanha (1964)[1]
- Apon Dulal (1966)
- Behula (1966)[1][6]
- Fir Milenge Ham Dono (1966)[1]
- Agun Niye Khela (1967)[1][7]
- Darshan (1967)[1]
- Julekha (1967)[1]
- Balyabandhu (1968)[1][8]
- Dui Bhai (1968)[8]
- Etotuku Asha (1968)[1]
- Parashmani (1968)[8]
- Sansar (1968)[8]
- Zuleeka (1968)[8]
- Momer Alo (1968 or 1969)[1][9]
- Mayar Sangshar (1969)[1]
- Molua (1969) - Kazi
- Pratikar (1969)[10]
- Akabaka (1970)[1]
- Antaranga (1970)[1][11]
- Apabad (1970)[1]
- Darpachurna (1970)[1]
- Dip Nebhe Nai (1970)[1]
- Ghurnijhar (1970)[1]
- Mishar Kumari (1970)[1]
- Notun Probhat (1970)
- Swaralipi (1970)[1]
- Tansen (1970)[1]
- Shorolipi (1971)
- Daku Mansur (1974)[1]
- Masud Rana (1974)
- Dui Rajar Kumar (1975)[1]
- Ek Mutho Bhat (1976)[1]
- Kuasha (1977)[1]
- Director
Awards
- President Award and Nigar Prize of Pakistan (1961)
- Mazid Almakki Award of Pakistan (1968)
- Bangladesh Film Journalists Association Award (1975)
- Silver Jubilee Trophy of FDC (1983)
References
Footnotes
- Hayat 2012
- "Iconic filmmaker and musician". The Daily Star. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- "Remembering Fazle Lohani". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- Raju 2014, p. 109
- Gazdar 1997, p. 254
- Gazdar 1997, p. 257
- Gazdar 1997, p. 259
- Gazdar 1997, p. 262
- Gazdar 1997, p. 265
- Gazdar 1997, p. 266
- Gazdar 1997, p. 268
- Gazdar 1997, p. 248
- Gazdar 1997, p. 249
- Gazdar 1997, p. 255
Bibliography
- Gazdar, Mushtaq (1997). Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-577817-0.
- Hayat, Anupam (2012). "Lohani, Fateh". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Raju, Zakir Hossain (2014) [First published 2008]. Bangladesh Cinema and National Identity: In Search of the Modern?. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-60180-7.
External links
- Fateh Lohani at IMDb