On 30 December 1971 Raihan went out to locate his brother and he never came back. They are Adamjee literature award (1964), Nigar award, Bangla Academy award (1972), Ekushey Padak (1977), Shadinota Dibosh award (1992). He received five awards for literary and cinema work. Movies: Kokhono Asheni, Sonar Kajol, Sangam, Behula etc.ĭocumentary: Stop Genocide, A state is born, Liberation fighters, innocent millions. Short Stories: Sonar horin, Harano boloy, Ekti jiggasa, Oporadh etc.
Novels: Sesh Bikeler Meye, Trishna (Thirst), Hajar Bochhor Dhore etc. He wrote many books and they are given below: Zahir Raihan is a very famous and popular writer. The brother of Zahir Raihan was Shahidullah Kaiser and he has a daughter whose name is Shami Kaiser who is drama actress.
Topu is an actor and acted a movie called sobuz coat kalo chosma. His second wife Suchonda has one son and his name is Topu Raihan. Though he was in financial problem he donated for liberation war in 1971. After watching his jibon theke neya movie many Kolkata directors praised him. He left to Kolkata when liberation was started. He also took part in the “Gano Obhyuthyan” in 1969. From inspiring language movement he made a movie called jibon theke neya. Zahir actively participated to language movement and he was present 21 st February historical Amtola meeting. Jahir first made a color movie in Pakistan named by Sanagm, later he directed bahana by the following year. In 1961 he directed first time his movie Kokhono aseni. Famous director Ehtesham invited him to compose a title song for his movie ae desh tomar. He also worked as an assistant in the film je nodi morupothe which was directed by Salahuddin. He entered cinema world in 1957 as an assistant director and the movie was “jago huya Sabera”. His first story “Shurjograhan” was published in 1955. In 1956 he joined as an editor in “probah Patrika”. Later he worked in some newspaper named by khapchara, jantrick and cinema. He started his journalist career in a newspaper called “Juger Alo”. His literary and journalism life has started in 1950. Zahir Raihan has received his post graduation in Bengali Literature. Both of his wife’s were famous cinema actresses. In 1961 he married Sumita Debi and in 1966 he married Suchanda. In his personal life he married two times. He had completed his graduation from Dhaka University in 1958 and the subject was Bengali. After the partition of Bengal (former name East Pakistan) in 1947 he along with his family returned to Bangladesh from Calcutta. Zahir raihan was born in 1935 in the village of Majupur which is under district of Feni. He was best known for his best documentary Stop Genocide which was based on liberation war of Bangladesh. He was a famous Bangladeshi cinema director, novelist and writer. Zahir Raihan was born on 19 august 1935 in the district of Feni, Bangladesh. Occupation: Novelist, writer and Filmmaker, Feni, Noakhali, British India ( present- Bangladesh)