Nargis Akhter
{{Short description|Bangladeshi film director}}
{{about|the Bangladeshi filmmaker|the Bangladeshi actress|Nargis Akhter (actress)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nargis Akhter
| native_name = নারগিস আক্তার
| native_name_lang = bn
| birth_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| alma_mater = University of Dhaka
| occupation = Film director, screenwriter, producer
| years_active = 2001–present
| notable_works = Meghla Akash
Megher Koley Rod
Abujh Bou
| awards = National Film Awards (2 times)
}}
Nargis Akhter is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter and producer. Her first directed film was Meghla Akash. After her first film, she directed various films including Megher Koley Rod (2008), Abujh Bou (2010), and Poush Maser Pirit (2016).{{cite news |url=http://primenews.com.bd/bn/?p=95561 |script-title=bn:চলচ্চিত্রের ৬০ বছরে ১৪ নারী নির্মাতা! |newspaper=Prime News |location=Dhaka, Bangladesh |date=March 11, 2016 |language=bn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220144641/http://primenews.com.bd/bn/?p=95561 |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=2016-12-14 }}
She won twice National Film Award for the Best Screenplay category for the film Meghla Akash and Abujh Bou. She is the first Bangladeshi woman to receive national and international film awards.{{cite news |author=Mohammad Awlad Hossain |date=March 8, 2014 |script-title=bn:চলচ্চিত্র পরিচালনায় নারীদের আগ্রহ বাড়ছে প্রয়োজন পৃষ্ঠপোষকতা |url=http://mzamin.com/details.php?mzamin=MTQwNzY=&s=NQ== |newspaper=Manab Zamin |location=Dhaka |language=bn |access-date=2016-12-14}}
Early life
Akhter was born in Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Her ancestral home is in Madaripur.{{cite news |author=Faruk Hossain Shihab |date=November 20, 2019 |script-title=bn:আমাদের চলচ্চিত্রের এক দুঃসাহসী নির্মাতা নারগিস আক্তার |trans-title=Nargis Akhter is one of the adventurous producers of our film |url=https://www.newsg24.com/culture/film/3020/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%20%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%20%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%83%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%20%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 |work=newsg24.com |language=bn |access-date=2021-01-11}} She graduated from Dhaka University with a degree in social welfare.{{cite news |last1=Khalid-Bin-Habib |title=Nargis Akhter: Empathy with women |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/03/08/d603081402109.htm |work=The Daily Star |date=8 March 2006}} She gained early experience making television documentaries for a development organization. Her first, Ajana Ghatak, on the subject of HIV AIDS, was broadcast in 1996.{{cite magazine |last1=Khan |first1=Tamanna |title=Making Movies for a Cause |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2010/07/01/profile.htm |magazine=Star Weekend Magazine |date=2 July 2010}}
Filmography
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! style="background:#B0C4DE; width:5%" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE; width:20%" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE; width:10%" | Director ! style="background:#B0C4DE; width:10%" | Screenwriter ! style="background:#B0C4DE; width:10%" | Dialogue writer ! style="background:#B0C4DE; width:10%" | Producer ! style="background:#B0C4DE; width:30%" | Notes | ||||||
| 2001 | Meghla Akash | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| 2005 | Char Satiner Ghar | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |
| 2008 | Megher Koley Rod | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |
| 2010 | Abujh Bou | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| 2015 | Putro Ekhon Poyshawala | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| 2016 | Poush Maser Pirit | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | |
| 2021 | Jaibati Kanyar Mon | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{no}} | {{cite news |title=Tale of female filmmakers of Bangladesh - Women's Own |url=https://www.observerbd.com/news.php?id=316722 |work=The Daily Observer |date=12 June 2021}} |
Television
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! Year !! Show !! Host !! Channel !! Notes | ||||
| rowspan="2" | 2014 | Citycell Taroka Kathon | Channel i | Live show | |
| Bela Seshe | SA TV |
Awards
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! style="background:#EEDD82;"| Year ! style="background:#EEDD82;"| Category ! style="background:#EEDD82;"| Film ! style="background:#EEDD82;"| Results | |||
| 2003 | rowspan="2" | Best Screenwriter | Meghla Akash (2001) | {{won}} |
| 2012 | Abujh Bou (2010) | {{won}}{{cite web |url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/১৯৭৫-২০১২ |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) |language=bn |trans-title=List of the winners of National Film Awards (1975-2012) |work=Bangladesh Film Development Corporation |publisher=Government of Bangladesh |access-date=25 March 2019}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|4726477}}
{{Nargis Akhter}}
{{Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay}}
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Category:Bangladeshi film directors
Category:Bangladeshi women film directors
Category:Bangladeshi screenwriters
Category:Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh) winners
Category:University of Dhaka alumni