Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury

Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury (c. 1930 – 8 May 2005)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi cinematographer and director. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography four times for the films Golapi Ekhon Traine (1978), Dui Poisar Alta (1982), Heera Mati (1988) and Joyjatra (2004).[3]

Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury
রফিকুল বারী চৌধুরী
Born
Brahmanbaria
Died(2005-05-08)8 May 2005 (aged 75)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi

Career

Chowdhury began his career as an assistant cameraman in Lahore in 1954, becoming a cameraman in his own right in 1960.[1] He served as the first camera operator of Bangladesh Television (BTV).[2] In 1964, he was the cinematographer of Ferdausi Rahman's musical program on BTV.[4] His film Pension was screened at the 1984 Indian Film Festival, where Fred Marshall, writing for the 1986 International Film Guide, called it 'the most successful film... of the past couple of years'.[1]

Chowdhury directed a short film, titled Bangla Ma-er Damal Chhele (1994), produced by Bangladesh Shishu Academy.[5] Chowdhury had his own production company Jibon Shimantey.[2]

References
  1. International Film Guide 1986, ed. Peter Cowie, Tantivy Press, 1985, p. 70
  2. "Rafiqul Bari Chowdhury passes away". The Daily Star. 2005-05-09. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  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. "Television of songs and life". The Daily Star. 2015-11-14. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  5. "Subarno Kazi: Carrying on the legacy of Nazrul". The Daily Star. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2018-12-07.


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