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Khalid Mahmood Mithu

October 21, 2023

Khalid Mahmood Mithu (1960 – March 7, 2016)[2] was a Bangladeshi film director and painter.[3] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for his direction of the film Gohine Shobdo (2010).[4][5]

Khalid Mahmood Mithu
Born1960
Dhaka, Bangladesh
DiedMarch 7, 2016(2016-03-07) (aged 55–56)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeBanani Graveyard, Dhaka[1]
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationMaster of Fine Arts
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
OccupationFilm director
SpouseKanak Chanpa Chakma

Background and career Edit

Mithu was born in Dhaka in 1960.[6] His mother, Begum Momtaz Hossain Mithu, was a scriptwriter. He was the nephew of the film director Alamgir Kabir.[4]

Mithu completed his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka in 1986.[7][4] He directed his play, Dhusor Album, in 1993.[4] In 2010, he directed the film, Gohine Shobdo, which earned him the national film award. His second film, Jonakir Alo, was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2014, but was not nominated.[8]

Mithu was also a painter and by 2004, his work had been featured in 11 solo exhibitions.[9]

Personal life Edit

Mithu was married to painter Kanak Chanpa Chakma[10] and together they had one son, Arjo Srestha and one daughter, Shiropa Purna.[7]

Mithu died when a road side tree fell on top of the rickshaw he was travelling on on March 7, 2016, in Dhanmondi Thana, Dhaka.[2][11]

Works Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ . banglanews24.com. March 9, 2016. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Artist Khalid Mahmood Mithu dies in tragic accident". The Daily Star. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Competing for the Oscar: Meet Director Khalid Mahmood Mithu". RMN Stars. November 30, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d Mohammad Zahidul Islam (May 3, 2015). "10 Things You Didn't Know About Khalid Mahmood Mithu". The Daily Star. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  5. ^ "PM gives away film awards". The Daily Star. April 3, 2012. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  6. ^ "Filmmaker Khalid Mahmud killed by falling tree". Dhaka Tribune. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "National award-winning filmmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu dies as tree falls on him". bdnews24.com. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh sends Jonakir Alo to Oscars". New Age. September 26, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  9. ^ Fayza Haq (October 22, 2004). "Khalid's eye-catching canvases". The Daily Star. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
  10. ^ হুমায়ূন স্যারের রসবোধ খালিদ মাহমুদ মিঠু চিত্রশিল্পী, চলচ্চিত্র পরিচালক ও চিত্রগ্রাহক. Jaijaidin (in Bengali). July 22, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  11. ^ "Footage of tree fall on Director Mithu". March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 20, 2016 – via YouTube.

External links Edit

  • Khalid Mahmood Mithu at IMDb


 

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khalid, mahmood, mithu, 1960, march, 2016, bangladeshi, film, director, painter, bangladesh, national, film, award, best, director, direction, film, gohine, shobdo, 2010, born1960dhaka, bangladeshdiedmarch, 2016, 2016, aged, dhaka, bangladeshresting, placebana. Khalid Mahmood Mithu 1960 March 7 2016 2 was a Bangladeshi film director and painter 3 He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for his direction of the film Gohine Shobdo 2010 4 5 Khalid Mahmood MithuBorn1960Dhaka BangladeshDiedMarch 7 2016 2016 03 07 aged 55 56 Dhaka BangladeshResting placeBanani Graveyard Dhaka 1 NationalityBangladeshiEducationMaster of Fine ArtsAlma materUniversity of DhakaOccupationFilm directorSpouseKanak Chanpa Chakma Contents 1 Background and career 2 Personal life 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksBackground and career EditMithu was born in Dhaka in 1960 6 His mother Begum Momtaz Hossain Mithu was a scriptwriter He was the nephew of the film director Alamgir Kabir 4 Mithu completed his Master of Fine Arts MFA degree from Faculty of Fine Arts University of Dhaka in 1986 7 4 He directed his play Dhusor Album in 1993 4 In 2010 he directed the film Gohine Shobdo which earned him the national film award His second film Jonakir Alo was selected as the Bangladeshi entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2014 but was not nominated 8 Mithu was also a painter and by 2004 his work had been featured in 11 solo exhibitions 9 Personal life EditMithu was married to painter Kanak Chanpa Chakma 10 and together they had one son Arjo Srestha and one daughter Shiropa Purna 7 Mithu died when a road side tree fell on top of the rickshaw he was travelling on on March 7 2016 in Dhanmondi Thana Dhaka 2 11 Works EditGohine Shobdo 2010 Jonakir Alo 2014 References Edit Khalid Mahmud Mithu buried in Banani banglanews24 com March 9 2016 Archived from the original on March 13 2016 Retrieved March 20 2016 a b Artist Khalid Mahmood Mithu dies in tragic accident The Daily Star March 7 2016 Retrieved March 7 2016 Competing for the Oscar Meet Director Khalid Mahmood Mithu RMN Stars November 30 2014 Retrieved January 25 2016 a b c d Mohammad Zahidul Islam May 3 2015 10 Things You Didn t Know About Khalid Mahmood Mithu The Daily Star Retrieved January 25 2016 PM gives away film awards The Daily Star April 3 2012 Retrieved January 25 2016 Filmmaker Khalid Mahmud killed by falling tree Dhaka Tribune March 7 2016 Retrieved March 8 2016 a b National award winning filmmaker Khalid Mahmood Mithu dies as tree falls on him bdnews24 com March 7 2016 Retrieved March 8 2016 Bangladesh sends Jonakir Alo to Oscars New Age September 26 2014 Retrieved January 25 2016 Fayza Haq October 22 2004 Khalid s eye catching canvases The Daily Star Retrieved March 20 2016 হ ম য ন স য র র রসব ধ খ ল দ ম হম দ ম ঠ চ ত রশ ল প চলচ চ ত র পর চ লক ও চ ত রগ র হক Jaijaidin in Bengali July 22 2013 Retrieved January 25 2016 Footage of tree fall on Director Mithu March 7 2016 Retrieved March 20 2016 via YouTube External links EditKhalid Mahmood Mithu at IMDb nbsp This article about a Bangladeshi film director is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khalid Mahmood Mithu amp oldid 1077157907, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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