Hashibur Reza Kallol is a Bangladeshi film director best known for his 2017 film Swatta, for which he received the Bachsas Award in the category of Best Director.

Hashibur Reza Kallol
হাসিবুর রেজা কল্লোল
OccupationFilm director
Years active2009–present

Career edit

Kallol started his work life as a photographer at Prothom Alo newspaper.[citation needed]

Kallol wrote and directed the 2011 docu-fiction style film Andho Nirangam, about modern day Bauls and Lalon Shah's philosophy.[1] His second film, the romance Swatta, featuring Shakib Khan and Paoli Dam, took two and a half years to shoot. It was released in 2017.[2] For the film, he received the Bachsas Award in the category of Best Director.[3]

As of 2022, Kallol is also multimedia editor of The Daily Star.[4]

Filmography edit

  • Andho Nirangam (2011)
  • Swatta (2017)

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ Mahmud, Jamil (23 December 2011). "Andho Nirangom". The Daily Star.
  2. ^ "Satta, Haripada Bandwala running successfully". Dhaka Tribune. 7 April 2017.
  3. ^ Haq, Minam (7 April 2019). "BACHSAS celebrates golden jubilee". The Daily Star.
  4. ^ Kallol, Hashibur Reza (23 February 2022). "When a legacy outlives the legend". The Daily Star.