Rezaur Rahman Khan, popularly known as Piplu R Khan, Piplu Khan, or simply Piplu is a Bangladeshi filmmaker. After making several television advertisements, he found major success after directing the historical docudrama Hasina: A Daughter's Tale in 2018. The directorial debut film was based on the life of Sheikh Hasina, former and 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh. In his commercials making career, he has worked with some of the brands like Grameenphone, Unilever in Bangladesh as well as in the Mumbai, India.[1] He also sung a song in Hasina: A Daughter's Tale.[2]

Piplu R Khan
Born
Rezaur Rahman Khan

Chittagong, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
CitizenshipBangladesh
EducationGraduated
Alma materNational University
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, writer
Years active2010s-present
Known forHasina: A Daughter's Tale (2018)

Early life and education

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Rezaur Rahman Khan was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh.[3] He currently lives in Dhaka.[3]

Piplu received almost all his academic education from Chittagong.[1] He studied at Government Muslim High School for secondary[4] education. Then he got into Government College of Commerce. After completed Higher Secondary School Certificate, he got into University of Dhaka. Though he could not complete the degree due to family and personal reasons. After a year Piplu went back to Chittagong for completed graduation under a college.[1]

Filmography

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Docudrama

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Year Title Studio
2018 Hasina: A Daughter's Tale Applebox Films

Web film

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Year Title Genre Platforlm Ref
2022 Ei Muhurte Anthology Chorki [5]

TVCs

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Year Title Brand/Company
Neel Jama Grameenphone
"Spark" Grameenphone
Nestle Alpino Nestlé
Hero HF Deluxe Hero
"Landlord" Pepperfry
"Tanishq" Tanishq
BSA Ladybird
"Smile" Symphony
2016 "FIFA" Coca-Cola
2016 Bengal Classical Music Festival Bengal Foundation
Joya sanetery napkin Joya
"Doctor and Patient" Bloop
"Father and Daughter" Bloop
"Friends" Bloop
"Purnava" Renata Limited
"Friends" Ispahani
"uPVC Pipe" Navana Engineering Limited
"Mega Offer" Banglalink
"Anniversary" Robi
"Proposal" Robi
"Honesty" Robi
UCBL

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Storytelling, Advertising, and Life: An Interview With Piplu R Khan, Founder, Applebox Films" (Interview). Interviewed by Ruhul Kader. Future Startup. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  2. ^ Siam Raihan (October 2, 2018). "Debojyoti Mishra sets music score for docudrama 'Hasina: A Daughter's Tale'". Dhaka Tribune.
  3. ^ a b "Piplu R Khan". Bangladesh Film and Television Academy. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Hasina: A Daughter's Tale". Centre for Research and Information. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  5. ^ "'Ei Muhurte', a step towards modern filmmaking in Bangladesh".
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