Sohanur Rahman Sohan

Sohanur Rahman Sohan
সোহানুর রহমান সোহান
Born1960
Bogra District, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died13 September 2023(2023-09-13) (aged 62–63)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupations
  • Screenwriter
  • director
Years active1988–2023
Notable work
AwardsBachsas Awards

Sohanur Rahman Sohan (1960 – 13 September 2023) was a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter, who was best known as the first director of Bangladeshi superstars Shakib Khan. He started his film career as an assistant of director Shibli Sadik. His first film was Biswas Abiswas (1988). He was best known in Dhallywood for directing romantic films.[1] He launched Salman Shah and Moushumi with the film Keyamat Theke Keyamat in 1993 and his Ananta Bhalobasha in 1999 marked a turning point in Bangladeshi cinema by introducing Shakib Khan, who is now one of the biggest superstars in the industry.[2] Other notable films directed by him are Amar Jaan Amar Pran (2008), Poran Jai Jolia Re (2010), Se Amar Mon Kereche (2012) etc. He served as the principal of the Universal Performing Arts Institute.[3]

  1. ^ Kamol, Ershad (23 May 2007). ""Our young generation is least interested in Dhallywood"". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Renowned filmmaker Sohanur Rahman Sohan found dead at home, a day after his wife's demise". The Times of India. 14 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  3. ^ Moinuddin, Ovi (1 December 2017). মেয়ের বিয়ে দিলেন সোহানুর রহমান সোহান. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 December 2017.