Montazur Rahman Akbar

Montazur Rahman Akbar
Born
Hasta Bosonto Pur, Rajshahi, East Pakistan
(now Akkelpur, Joypurhat, Rajshahi, Bangladesh)
NationalityPakistan (till 1971)
Bangladeshi
EducationBachelor of Arts
Alma materJoypurhat Degree College
Occupations
  • Film director
  • producer
  • screenwriter
  • social worker
  • entrepreneur
Years active1979–present
Known forCo-founder of Panorama Movies
Founder of Nayan-Apon Production
Founder of Star Plus
Founder of Prochesta
Founder of Drama Circle
Founder of Furniture Village
Political partyBangladesh Students Union(before 1980s)
MovementBangladesh Liberation War
Spouse
Mariam Rahman
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(m. 1978)​
Awardsfull list

Montazur Rahman Akbar (Bengali: মনতাজুর রহমান আকবর) is a Bangladeshi film director, screenwriter, producer, social activist and entrepreneur. He is known for his work in the Bengali-language film industry, which is centered in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] Akbar also fought in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.[2][3][4][5]

After directing multiple plays, Akbar worked as an assistant director on the films Chhutir Ghonta and Janata Express under directors Matin Rahman and Azizur Rahman, respectively. He worked as an assistant director from 1979 to 1990.[6][7]

Akbar became a director in 1991. He has worked with actor Manna on 22 films, writer Abdullah Zahir Babu on 46 films, actor Dipjol on 19 films and editor Amzad Hossain on 24 films.[8] Akbar has written screenplays for some of his films. He founded the production companies Nayan-Apon Production and Star Plus, and he is co-founder of Panorama Movies. Akbar's films introduced various actors, including Dipjol, Popy, Keya, Riya Sen, Shakiba, Songita, Antara Biswas and Puspi, to Dhallywood.[9][10][11][12] Akbar served as an executive board member of the Bangladesh Film Producers and Distributors Association and the Bangladesh Film Directors Association.[13][14][15] He founded a development NGO, Prochesta, and a theater organization, Drama Circle.[16][17][18] He has also directed television commercials and serial dramas.[19][20] Akbar has appeared as guest judge for multiple television programs.[21][22] He also runs several business enterprises.[1][23]

  1. ^ a b মনতাজুর রহমান আকবর. Priyo (in Bengali).
  2. ^ মুক্তিযোদ্ধাদের তালিকা. Akkelpur Upazila (in Bengali). 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2 January 2016.
  3. ^ একজন যোদ্ধার গল্প. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  4. ^ মুক্তিযোদ্ধাদের তালিকা. Akkelpur Upazila (in Bengali). Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  5. ^ ‘সবাই ভেবেছিলেন আমি শহীদ হয়েছি’. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 26 March 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  6. ^ সেই ডিপজল …. binodon24.com (in Bengali). 30 May 2015.
  7. ^ ফের মঞ্চে ‘নবাব সিরাজউদ্দৌলা’. Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 15 November 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. ^ Akther, Chanchal. নামাজ জীবনকে বদলে দেয়: ডিপজল. Bangla Bazar News (in Bengali). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  9. ^ ১৪ বছর পর বাংলাদেশি ছবিতে রিয়া সেন. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Mzamin" ফেরার অপেক্ষায় কেয়া. Manab Zamin (in Bengali). Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  11. ^ ৫ বছর পর সিনেমায় ফিরলেন চিত্রনায়িকা শাকিবা. jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  12. ^ পুষ্পিতার বাজিমাত (ছবি ও ভিডিও). jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  13. ^ "BFPDA || General Voter List". filmproducersassociation.com.bd. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Committee – Bangladesh Film Directors Association – BFDA". Bangladesh Film Directors Association – BFDA. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  15. ^ যাদের কারণে বারে বারে নির্বাচন বানচাল (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  16. ^ ড্রামা সার্কেল প্রতিষ্ঠা করলেন আকবর. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  17. ^ "NGO Forum for Public Health, Regional office, p. 4, line 43" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 August 2016.
  18. ^ "PROCHESTA : A portal for NGO Funding, Directory, Jobs in India". NGOportal. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  19. ^ প্রথম ধারাবাহিক. Desh News 24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  20. ^ মনতাজুর রহমান আকবর. Deshebideshe (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  21. ^ Kamol, Ershad (15 June 2008). "'Super Hero Super Heroine': Talent hunt for film industry". The Daily Star.
  22. ^ আকবরের নতুন ধারাবাহিক. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  23. ^ পরিচালক সমিতির নির্বাচনে কে কতো ভোট পেলেন. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.