Chashi Nazrul Islam

Directing

Chashi Nazrul Islam

Chashi Nazrul Islam was a prominent Bangladeshi film director and producer. He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director twice for the films Shuvoda and Hangor Nodi Grenade. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2004 by the Government of Bangladesh.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Clouds After Cloud poster
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A story of Bangladesh’s liberation war of 1971. Where two doppelgängers encounter each other in the war camp. The film revolves around their friendship & journey after the war.

Clouds After Cloud

2004

Devdas poster
3.5

Devdas is a Bengali-language film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novel Devdas. It is the first Bangladeshi version of the story and the first colour film version in Bangladesh. It was the first of two versions directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam.

Devdas

1982

Devdas poster
3.5

Devdas is a Bengali-language film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novel Devdas. It is the first Bangladeshi version of the story and the first colour film version in Bangladesh. It was the first of two versions directed by Chashi Nazrul Islam.

Devdas

1982

The Mother poster
8.2

A tragic story of a mother who dedicates her only child for the sake of the freedom of the country during liberation war in 1971.

The Mother

1997

The Mother poster
8.2

A tragic story of a mother who dedicates her only child for the sake of the freedom of the country during liberation war in 1971.

The Mother

1997

Ora 11 Jon poster
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The drama is based on the Bangladesh Liberation War. Director Islam and lead actor Khasru were both members of Mukti Bahini. The movie is about the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971. This historical movie talks about the sacrifices people had to make for the freedom of their country.

Ora 11 Jon

1972

Songram poster
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After the declaration of Bangladeshi independence, the war of liberation begins. West Pakistani troops detain Captain Asad and a soldier but Asad escapes from the local prison. West Pakistani troops searching for Asad arrive at his house with Razakar Daliluddin and snatch his sister's friend Rikta from his mother. Asad returns home and learns everything from his mother. Asad joins with Major Hassan and they conduct a military operation to liberate his village and rescue the tortured Rikta from West Pakistani troops. They win the battle. For nine months Asad fights with the freedom fighters and liberate Bangladesh from West Pakistan, undergoing for many hardships.

Songram

1974

Punishment poster
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A portrayal of a male dominating era, where women are blamed and punished for everything.

Punishment

2004

Shuvaa poster
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Shuvaa was named as Shuvashini (one who has melodious voice) but she grows as deaf and dumb. Her father married off her two elder sister Suhashini and Sukeshini with grant ceremony. Now its Shuvaa's turn. Shuvaa and Protap from the same village love and understand each other. Protap asked her father to marry her and her father comes to Protap's parents with marriage proposal. Govinda Goswami refuses the proposal and insults him. Being refused and insulted, Banikonto leaves the village with his daughter and wife to his eldest daughter's house to marry off Shuvaa. Soon after her marriage, her husband Nibaron learns Shuvaa's condition that brings misery for her.

Shuvaa

2006

Shuvoda poster
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A Bangladeshi Bengali language film adapted from the novel of the same name by Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, this is the story of a struggling woman whose husband is an addict and whose daughter and sister-in-law are widowed.

Shuvoda

1986