Alamgir Kabir

Alamgir Kabir (26 December 1938 – 20 January 1989) was a Bangladeshi film director and cultural activist. Three of his feature films are featured in the "Top 10 Bangladeshi Films" list by British Film Institute.

Kabir was awarded Independence Day Award posthumously in 2010 for his contribution to the Bangladeshi culture.

Early life and education Kabir was born on 26 December 1938 in Rangamati in the then British India. His parents originated from Banaripara Upazila of Barisal. He completed the matriculation in 1952 from Dhaka Collegiate School and the intermediate in 1954 from Dhaka College. After completion of bachelor's from the University of Dhaka in physics, he went to England to study electrical engineering at Oxford University at the age of 22.

Filmography

Feature films Dhire Bohe Meghna (1973) Surjo Konna (Daughter of The Sun), 1975 Simana Periye (Across The Fringe), 1977 Rupali Saikate (The Loner), 1979 Mohana (The Mouth of a River), 1983 Mahanayak (The Great Hero), 1985 Parinita (The Wedded), 1984

Short films Liberation Fighter Pogrom in Bangladesh Culture in Bangladesh Sufia, Amulya Dhan (The Invaluable) Bhor Halo Dor Kholo (Open the Door now at the Dawn) Amra Dujan (The Two of Us) Ek Sagar Rakter Binimoye (At the Cost of a Sea of Blood) Manikanchan (The Diamond) Chorasrot (The Unseen Trend)

Awards National Film Award for best Dialogue - 1977 Cine Journalists Award Zahir Raihan Film Award of Uttaran Syed Mohammad Parvez Award Independence Day Award (2010)

Personal life Kabir married Manjura Begum in 1968. After separating from her, he married actress Jayasree Kabir in 1975. He had two daughters, Elora and Ajanta, and a son Lenin Saurav Kabir.

Publications

Cinema in Pakistan (1969) Started his publication house "Vintage Publication" (1978) Film in Bangladesh (1979) Mohona: Chittranatya and This was Radio Bangladesh 1971 (1984)