Fateh Lohani

Fateh Lohani
Born 1920
Sirajganj, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died 12 April 1975(1975-04-12) (aged 54–55)
Kaptai, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Other names Kiran Kumar
Alma mater Ripon College
Relatives Fazle Lohani (brother)
Husna Banu Khanam (sister)

Fateh Lohani (1920 – 12 April 1975) was a Bangladeshi actor, film director, writer and journalist.[1]

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.[2] He took film education as a member of the British Film Institute.[1]

Career

Lohani was involved in publication of the monthly literature magazine Agatya since 1949.[1] In 1949, he joined the Karachi Radio and later, BBC. He returned to Dhaka in 1954 and started producing films and simultaneously, worked in radio, acted in drama and carried out the profession of writing. He was the first director of a feature film after the establishment of Film Development Corporation in 1957.[1]

Some of the dramas written by Lohani are Nibhrita Sanglap, Dur Thekey Kachhey and Sagar Dola. He translated some dramas such as Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Lazarus Laughed and Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene O'Neill, and The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.[1]

Personal life and death

Lohani had a brother Fazle Lohani and a sister Husna Banu Khanam.[3]

Lohani died on 12 April 1975 while he was shooting his film Kuasha at Kaptai, Chittagong.[1]

Works

Actor
  • Hamrahi (1944)
  • Dukkhe Jader Jibon Gora (1946)
  • Muktir Bandhan (1947)
  • Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
  • Raja Elo Shohorey (1964)
  • Tanha (1964)
  • Fir Milenge Ham Dono (1966)
  • Behula (1966)
  • Apon Dulal (1966)
  • Agun Niye Khela (1967)
  • Darshan (1967)
  • Julekha (1967)
  • Momer Alo (1968)
  • Etotuku Asha (1968)
  • Balyabandhu (1968)
  • Dui Bhai (1968)
  • Parashmoni (1968)
  • Molua (1969) - Kazi
  • Mayar Sangshar (1969)
  • Tansen (1970)
  • Dip Nebhe Nai (1970)
  • Mishar Kumari (1970)
  • Akabaka (1970)
  • Darpachurna (1970)
  • Notun Probhat (1970)
  • Antaranga (1970)
  • Ghurnijhar (1970)
  • Swaralipi (1970)
  • Apabad (1970)
  • Shorolipi (1971)
  • Daku Mansur (1974)
  • Masud Rana (1974)
  • Dui Rajar Kumar (1975)
  • Ek Mutho Bhat (1976)
  • Kuasha (1977)
Direction

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)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Lohani, Fateh". In Islam, Sirajul; Hayat, Anupam. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Iconic filmmaker and musician". The Daily Star. 2014-12-11. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Remembering Fazle Lohani". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
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