Nasiruddin Yousuff is a Bangladeshi stage and film director.[1] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Director for the film Guerrilla (2011). He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2010 for his contribution to Bangladeshi theater.[2] He was a freedom fighter, an urban guerrilla who fought for independence of Bangladesh.
Nasiruddin Yousuff | |
|---|---|
নাসির উদ্দীন ইউসুফ | |
 Yousuff (April 2014) | |
| Born | April 15, 1950 Lalbagh, Dhaka |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation(s) | Theater and film director |
| Organization | Dhaka Theater |
| Spouse | Shimul Yousuf |
Career edit
Yousuff, along with Selim Al Deen, founded "Dhaka Theatre" in 1973 and later "Bangladesh Gram Theatre".[3][2][4] He is the organising secretary of Bangladesh Centre of International Theatre (BCITI). He served as the president and director of the Committee for Cultural Identity and Development (CIDC).[5]
Works edit
- Ekattorer Jishu (1993)
- Alpha (2019)
- Guerrilla (2011)
- Shey Kotha Boley Jai
Personal life edit
Yousuff is married to artist Shimul Yousuf. Together they have a daughter Esha Yousuf.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Nationwide release of 'Guerrilla' today". April 14, 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ^ a b Jamil Mahmud (March 14, 2010). "Gram Theatre celebrates Nasiruddin Yousuff's Ekushey Padak". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Robina Rashid Bhuiyan (March 26, 2017). "How music and culture drove the Liberation War". The Daily Star. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
- ^ Naziba Basher (July 19, 2013). "All the world's a stage". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Ershad Kamol (February 21, 2008). ""A satisfactory arrangement" -- Nasiruddin Yousuff". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ Kongkon Karmaker (July 22, 2010). "Shooting of Nasiruddin Yousuff's "Guerrilla" underway". The Daily Star. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
External links edit
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