A crystal clear depiction of a polygamous society and a cry against abusing of women, the novel and film are both great to foster development of ethics and morality.Īlthough most of the films that have been adapted from his novels were made years after his death, they are still masterpieces that reflect society and culture as it was at that time and is still persistent in the 21st century. This classic novel has also been adapted and made into a film with famous actors like Riaz, Shashi, Shahnoor, Suchanda and ATM Shamsuzzaman. One example that comes into mind is ‘Hajar Bachhor Dhore’.

Many of his novels have also been dramatised and included in the text book for students to study. His writings are based on real life this statement can be solidified through watching his films and reading his novels. With his role as the assistant director during the shooting of the film ‘Jago Huya Sabera’ he stepped for the first time into the film industry. He was writing during this time too and his first collection of short stories titled Surjagrahan was published in 1955. It's not as if journalism had occupied all his time. Having graduated from the Department of Bengali at University of Dhaka, he started his career as a Journalist at the daily Juger Alo. Zahir Raihan was born in Feni, Bangladesh on 19 August, 1935 as Abu Abdar Mohammad Zahirullah. Here, he has taken stories from real life and established them in order to ignite the fire of freedom among the Bengali people long before the war of '71 was in horizon. Besides this he came into the spotlight through his milestone of a film titled ‘Jibon Theke Neya’. The most iconic element of this great filmmaker is the film Stop Genocide where he penned a documentary about the great Liberation War of Bangladesh.Īnother noteworthy film of Zahir Raihan is ‘Arek Phalgun’ where he talks about the Language Movement in 1952. We cannot help but look back again at the masterful works which this great personality has left. His persistence in devoting himself for the awakening of the Bengali nation during the then domination of Pakistan is evident in his works. He remains ever immortal through his writings and films.

He had such a personality that in order show the truth he rarely cared about his own life. Zahir Raihan is an iconic writer, novelist and filmmaker.

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