Hashibur Reza Kallol

Hashibur Reza Kallol is a Bangladeshi film director best known for his 2017 film Swatta, for which he received the Bachsas Award in the category of Best Director.

Career Kallol started his work life as a photographer at Prothom Alo newspaper.

Kallol wrote and directed the 2011 docu-fiction style film Andho Nirangam, about modern day Bauls and Lalon Shah's philosophy. His second film, the romance Swatta, featuring Shakib Khan and Paoli Dam, took two and a half years to shoot. It was released in 2017. For the film, he received the Bachsas Award in the category of Best Director.

As of 2022, Kallol is also multimedia editor of The Daily Star.

Filmography

Awards 2017 Bachsas Award in the category of Best Director for Swatta 2026 Hashibur Reza Kallol has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Cedarbrook Uiversity for recognition of his long-standing contributions to Bengali culture, filmmaking, media, and humanitarian initiatives.