Tauquir Ahmed
Directing
Biography
Tauquir Ahmed is a Bangladeshi architect and actor, turned director in both television and cinema. He is one of the most acclaimed and popular filmmakers in his native country. His films won many international and national awards including Bangladesh National Film Awards in the Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Story categories for the films Joyjatra and Oggatonama.
Born: March 5, 1966
Place of Birth: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Known For
The River Named Modhumoti
During the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, in a remote village, a landlord collaborated with the Pakistani army. After the death of his brother, he married his sister-in-law who had a young son. A teacher in the village, with a widowed daughter, taught the young man had a daughter. When the war broke out, the young man joined the Bengali guerrillas, shattering his innocence. In the village, the landlord's action get worse and worse, until he kills the teacher and compels the daughter to marry him. Now the young man must return to his village with new determination.
Buker Moddhye Agun
Twenty years ago, the supposed suicide of an actor at the peak of his career ignited public outrage and an investigation. When a viral video makes the cold case the talk of the town again, it's up to ASP Golam Mamun to uncover the truth.
Chitra Nodir Pare
After the partition of India in 1947, Shashikanta's family, like millions of other Hindu families of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), faced the dilemma of whether to migrate from the land in which they have been living for centuries. But Shashikanta Sengupta, an eccentric lawyer, stubbornly refuses to leave his motherland. Widower Shashikanta has two children, Minoti and Bidyut. Anuprava Devi is an affectionate old aunt who lives with the family. The family has a house in Narail, a small provincial town on the bank of the Chitra river. Some Muslim neighbors eye Shashaikanta's house. But the family refuse to migrate. Shashikanta's children Minoti and Bidyut are friends with the neighboring Muslim children- Badal, Salma and Nazma. Minoti and Badal become more than friends. The children grow up.
Mujib: The Making of a Nation
Biopic on the father of the nation of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The film will showcase his growing up as a child to his standing up against all injustice in his youth to fighting for the independence of his country. How he led a country to it's independence with his inspirational presence and fight for the justice.
Komola Rocket
A manifestation of lives of people coming from different classes and beliefs in a steamer as they set out for their journeys. Things start to get out of hand when the steamer gets stuck amidst the passage and deepest secrets and desires start to unfold.
Jalal’s Story
Just as Moses was found in the river Nile, an infant is rescued from a river, and adopted by Miraj, Karim and Sajib in turns over the years, only to be abandoned at the various stages of his life. From innocence to becoming a gangster, the unpredictable currents of Jalal's journey prove that he is truly a child of the river.
A Tree Without Roots
In this tragic-comic study of religious hypocrisy, a disreputable cleric convinces villagers that their community is home to a famous holyman's grave.
Buker Moddhye Agun
Twenty years ago, the supposed suicide of an actor at the peak of his career ignited public outrage and an investigation. When a viral video makes the cold case the talk of the town again, it's up to ASP Golam Mamun to uncover the truth.
Beauty Circus
The film will highlight the struggles of women in the circus. In the film, Jaya Ahsan performs amazing acrobatics—with such feats as walking over a tightrope.
A Fairy Tale
An unemployed man is asked by a woman to watch her child, but after a miscommunication, he's left to take care of the baby.
Filmography
as Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
as Atiq
as Karim
as Managing Director
as Truck Driver #1
as Akkas Miah
as Badal
as Bachchu