Sohanur Rahman Sohan | |
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সোহানুর রহমান সোহান | |
| Born | 15 October 1960 Bogura, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Died | 13 September 2023 (aged 62) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
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| Years active | 1988–2023 |
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| Awards | Bachsas Awards |
Sohanur Rahman Sohan (15 October 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 (1988). He was best known in Dhallywood for directing romantic films.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
"Mr. Aziz Reza gave me find out of Shakib Khan. At first he gave me still pictures. He was very much requesting to chance Shakib (Khan). I wanted to see the boy face to face in his requests. Mr. Aziz brought him to our office. We liked him at first sight. Shakib deserved to be a hero. I give chance him to the movies because I saw something like that in him. Someone may have requested to take him or I gave him the opportunity. But the fact is that he was worthy.”
—Sohanur Rahman Sohan about launching Shakib Khan.[4]
Sohan was born on 15 October 1960 in Fulbari, Bogura in the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).[5] He studied in Joypurhat School and College.[5]
Sohan started his film career in 1977 as an assistant to director Shibli Sadik. He later worked as an assistant in Shahidul Haque Khan's Kalmilata (1981), A J Mintu's Ashanti (1986) and Shibli Sadik's Wet Eyes (1988). His first film as a solo and lead director was Biswas Abhiswas (1988). His first success in directing came from Keyamat Theke Keyamat (1993), which is a remake of Hindi film Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1989) starring Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla.[1] In 1999, he directed romantic action Ananta Bhalobasha, which became notable as the on-screen debut of Shakib Khan and Erin Zaman, the younger sister of actress Moushumi. Although the film was not very successful, Khan as a hero caught the attention of everyone.[6]
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.[5][7]