Sheikh Arif Bulbon :Chashi Nazrul Islam is one of enlightened names in the country’s film industry. He has dominated the film industry more than four decades. Though film direction was his key work but he also preferred to produce movies and acting. Chashi Nazrul Islam was born on October 23, 1941 at Shomoshpur village in Sreenagar upazila of Bikrampur, Munshiganj. His father, Mosleh Uddin Khan was an engineer, who worked for Tata Iron & Steal Company at Jamshedpur in Bihar, India. His mother, Shayesta Khanom was a housewife. Among the 4 brothers and 3 sisters, Nazrul was the eldest. From his childhood, Chashi always wanted to be a hero like Dilip Kumar. He was a great fan of this great actor. So, he wanted to watch all the movies of Dilip Kumar. Sometimes, he sold his own books and even his friends’ books after stealing, to get money and watch the films.At the age of 16, Chashi’s father passed away. Then he got a job at his uncle’s office. But, he was irregular in the office, doing cultural programs all the day. Soon, he was sacked from the job.Chashi was a member of the Krishti Sangha, a theatre organisation. After getting rid of the job, he started to work in radio dramas like Ramer Sumoti (1965), Socrates (1966), Sokhina Birangona (1974) etc. He also started working as an assistant director of the movie named Dui Digonto, directed by Obaidur Rahman in 1964. After that he also assisted to Fateh Lohani.During the Liberation War in 1971, Chashi Nazrul participated in the war actively. After returning from the war, he made the famous first movie on Liberation War Ora Egaro Jon in 1972. Later he directed and produced a lot of movies like Sangram (1974), Bhalo Manush (1975), Bajimat (1978), Devdas (1982), Chandrokotha (1985), Shuva (1986), Lady Smuggler (1986), Mia Bhai (1987), Behula Lakhindar (1987), Biroho Byatha (1988), Mohajuddho (1988), Basona (1989), Danga Fasad (1990), Padma Meghna Jamuna (1991), Ajker Protibad (1995), Shilpi (1995), Hangor Nodi Grenade (1995), Hasan Raja (2001), Kamalpurer Juddho (2002), Megher Porey Megh (2004), Shasti (2005), Shuva (2005), Dhrubotara (2006) and Devdas (2013).He got many awards for his works like Bangladesh Cine Journalists Association Award, Cine Directorial Associates, National Film Award, Sher-e-Bangla Memorial Award, Bangladesh National Youth Organisation Federation Award, Bangladesh Film Critics Award, Jagadish Chandra Basu Gold Medal, Zahir Raihan Gold Medal, Bangladesh Social Welfare Award, Tarokalok Award, National Film Award, CJFB Award, Trab Award, Binodon Bichitra Award, Ekushey Padak (2004), BCRA Award and International Kalakar Award. On December 7, 2014, Chashi Nazrul felt pain in his abdomen. Soon, he was admitted to the Lab Aid Hospital in the city’s Dhanmondi area. After some investigations, doctors found that he has been suffering from liver cancer. During the treatment of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, this renowned person died, leaving all his fans and Bangla movie lovers in deep sorrow, at 6:00am on January 11. May his soul rest in peace.
