Sohanur Rahman Sohan

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. He was best known in Dhallywood for directing romantic films. 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. 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.

Career

Sohanur Rahman Sohan born on October 15, 1960, in Fulbari, Bogra District then part of the East Pakistan and (now Bangladesh).

Death On 12 September 2023, Sohan's wife died at their residence. A day after, Sohan also died at Crescent Hospital in Dhaka after suffering a stroke. He was 62. They survived three daughters, one of their daughter Samia Rahman Sristi found dead at a residential hotel in Dhaka in April 2024, aged 34. The middle daughter, Sadia Rahman Drishti is a Fashion Designer by profession. The youngest daughter is studying engineering abroad.

Selected filmography