Ehtesham

{{short description |Bangladeshi/Pakistani film director (1927–2002)}}

{{infobox person

| name = Ehtesham

| birth_date = 1927

| birth_place = Dacca, Bengal Presidency, British India

| death_date = {{Death date|2002|02|17|df=y}} (age 75)

| death_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh

| nationality = Bangladesh
Pakistan

| occupation = film director

| known for = Ei Desh Tomar Amar (1959), Chakori (1967)

| relatives = Nadeem (son-in-law)

| years active = 1959–1996

}}

Ehtesham ur Rahman (1927 – 17 February 2002), known as Captain Ehtesham, was a Bangladeshi and Pakistani film director. On his death in 2002 he was described as a pioneer of the film industry in Dhaka, and one of Bangladesh's leading directors.{{cite news |title=Film director Ehtesham dies at 75 |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/22888/film-director-ehtesham-dies-at-75 |work=Dawn |date=19 February 2002 |access-date=12 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171409/http://www.dawn.com/news/22888/film-director-ehtesham-dies-at-75 |url-status=live }}

Birth and early life

Ehtesham was born in Dhaka on 12 October 1927. His father, Mohammad Yusuf, was a professor at Islamia College and his mother, Mosammat Kaniz Fatema, was a house wife.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}

Career

Ehtesham first became a film cinema distributor in 1950. He was credited with the discovery of many noted actors. In 1956 he began his first film, Ei Desh Tomar Amar ("This country is yours and mine"), which marked the first film acting appearance for both Subhash Dutta[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924203959/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2817556111.html "Subhash Dutta Passes Away"], The New Nation (Dhaka), 17 November 2012. and Shabnam.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924204404/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-3575647191.html "Shabnam to Get Lifetime Achievement Award"], The New Nation (Dhaka), 2 February 2015. Another discovery was actor Nadeem, who later married Ehtesham's daughter. Ehtesham directed Nadeem and actress Shabana in Nadeem's debut (and Shabana's first Urdu film) Chakori in 1967.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924181258/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-50886990.html "Missing Ehtesham"], The Independent (Dhaka), 19 February 2002 .[http://www.geo.tv/article-110088-FilmTV-actor-Nadeem-turns-72---- "Film, TV actor Nadeem turns 72"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924040649/http://www.geo.tv/article-110088-FilmTV-actor-Nadeem-turns-72---- |date=2015-09-24 }}, GeoTV, 19 July 2013. He made successful films in Urdu and then, after the independence of Bangladesh, in Bengali. He also launched two other successful actresses - Shabnur in Chandni Raatey (1993) and Munmun in Moumachi'' (1996).

Filmography

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Ei Desh Tomar Amar (1959){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=248}}
Rajdhanir Buke (1961){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=250}}
Chanda (1962, Urdu)
Notun Sur (1962){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=251}}
Saagar (1965, Urdu){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=254}}
Chakori (1967, Urdu){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=258}}
Chand Aur Chandni (1968, Urdu){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=260}}
Daagh (1969, Urdu){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=263}}
Peech Dhala Path (1970){{harvnb|Gazdar|1997|p=268}}
Mitti Ke Putlay (1974)
Shakti (1984)
Chandni (1991)
Chandni Raatey (1993)
Moumachi (1996)

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References

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{{cite book |last=Gazdar |first=Mushtaq |author-link=Mushtaq Gazdar |year=1997 |title=Pakistan Cinema, 1947-1997 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-577817-0}}