Fateh Lohani
Bangladeshi actor, film director, writer and journalist
About Fateh Lohani
Lived 1920 – 1975 (aged 54–55). Fateh Lohani was a Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani journalist and film director.
Fateh Lohani (, ; 1920 – 12 April 1975) was a Bangladeshi actor, film director, writer and journalist.
Early life Fateh Khan Lohani was born into a renowned Bengali Muslim Khan Pathan family descended from the Lohani Pashtun tribe in the village of Kaulia in Sirajganj District in the then Bengal Presidency, British India. His brother Fazle Lohani would also become a notable television personality. His sister Husna Banu Khanam was an educationist and Nazrul Sangeet exponent .
Education Lohani passed Matriculation examination from St Mary's Cathedral Mission High School in Calcutta. He completed his IA and BA degrees from Ripon College in Kolkata. In 1950, he went to London and completed a two years course on drama producing at the Oldwick Theatre School. He took film education as a member of the British Film Institute. Lohani had a brother Fazle Lohani and a sister Husna Banu Khanam.
Lohani died on 12 April 1975 while he was shooting his film Kuasha at Kaptai, Chittagong. Muktir Bandhan (1947) Tanha (1964) Fir Milenge Ham Dono (1966) Darshan (1967) Dui Bhai (1968) Mayar Sangshar (1969) Akabaka (1970) Apabad (1970) Asiya (1960) Sat Rang (1965, Urdu) Balyabhandhu (1968)
Awards President Award and Nigar Prize of Pakistan (1961) Mazid Almakki Award of Pakistan (1968) Bangladesh Film Journalists Association Award (1975) Silver Jubilee Trophy of FDC (1983)
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Who was Fateh Lohani?
Bangladeshi actor, film director, writer and journalist
When was Fateh Lohani born?
Fateh Lohani was born in 1920 in Sirajganj District.
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Fateh Lohani died on 12 April 1975 in Kaptai Upazila.
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Fateh Lohani was a journalist and film director.
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Fateh Lohani was Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani.
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