Who is tareq masud

He, alongwith his American wife Katharine Masud, collected more film footages on the war of liberation of Bangladesh from all over the world and jointly produced and directed the historic documentary film Muktir Gaan. The maiden venture was so popular that it changed both of their lives radically.

The documentary is regarded as one of the most authentic documentary evidences of the liberation war after the top one, Stop Genocide by veteran filmmaker zahir raihan. It was so popular that beside regular shows in cinemas, its open-air projection was very frequent. People enjoyed and liked the movie very much and this unprecedented popularity inspired Tareque Masud to make another documentary in video format on the reaction of audience entitled Muktir Katha The Tales of Freedom in A new version of sentiment regarding the war of liberation, which was totally different from the traditional but strong middle class values and views, was expressed in this film.

Muktir Gaan established Tareque Masud as a popular filmmaker in the country. But his first full-length feature film Matir Mayna The Clay Bird released in brought global reputation for him. The film bagged the best critic award in the Cannes Film Festival in and was turned into the most globally discussed film ever produced in Bangladesh. It was the first Bangladeshi film nominated for Oscar award. The film, a sort of autobiograhy of the director himself was made in the context of the liberation war of Bangladesh.

Various incidents of the war of liberation, the role of Islamist fundamentalists who collaborated the Pakistan army in staging atrocities and genocide in Bangladesh were depicted in the movie beside the traditional cultural elements and philosophy of Bengal from the point of view of its central character, a boy studying in a madrasah. The Clay Bird was released commercially in the cinema chains of Europe and America and its DVD was also published for global consumption. The members of the troupe sing songs to inspire freedom fighters.

As a part of his filmmaking work, he was a pioneer of the independent film movement in Bangladesh. In , Tareque was a founding member of Bangladesh Short Film Forum, the leading platform for independent filmmakers in Bangladesh. In , he organized the country's first International Short and Documentary Film Festival, which is held on a biannual basis to this day. He was also known as the "Cinema Feriwalla" for the way in which he showed his films, touring remote towns and villages throughout the country with his mobile projection unit.

Tareque was involved in the film society movement from his university days and started his first film, Adam Surat The Inner Strength , a documentary on the Bangladeshi painter SM Sultan, in His feature-length documentary on the Liberation War, Muktir Gaan Song of Freedom , brought record audiences and became a cult classic. In , he completed his feature film Matir Moina The Clay Bird , which was based on his childhood experience in the madrassa.

Tareque Masud 6 December — 13 August was a Bangladeshi independent film director, film producer, screenwriter and lyricist. He grew up in Nurpur village and started his education in an Islamic school madrasah.

He studied in the madrassa system for eight years, until the upheaval brought about by the 9-month Liberation War interrupted his education in After the war, he entered general education, completing his HSC from Adamjee Cantonment College and completed his master's degree in History from the University of Dhaka. Tareque Masud Film director. His wife is Catherine Masud m. Tareque Masud fans also viewed:. Mike Gabriel. Fans remember rock legend Ayub Bachchu on his death anniversary.

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