Entertainment Desk: Humayun Ahmed is the one who has enriched Bengali fiction with the mixture of mundane and miraculous with sense of humor. Today is the 74th birthday of popular fiction writer and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed.
Humayun Ahmed was born on November 13, 1948 in Qutubpur village in Kendua upazila of Netrakona. Her nickname was Kajal. The father’s first name was Shamsur Rahman, but later his father changed his son’s name to Humayun Ahmed.
Humayun Ahmed’s first novel ‘Nandit Narke’ published in 1972 was so popular among the readers that he did not look back after that. Before succumbing to terminal cancer on July 19, 2012, he was a novelist, short story writer, lyricist, dramatist, film director – he was at the peak of popularity in every field.
Humayun Ahmed has enriched Bengali fiction with a mixture of humor and miracles. His creations Himu, Michir Ali, Baker Bhai characters got ‘immortality’
The songs written by him are still on people’s lips. In 1980s-1990s, he started writing serials and short films for Bangladesh Television. In 1983, his first TV serial ‘Pratham Prahar’ became quite popular when it started airing on Bangladesh Television.
Humayun Ahmed voluntarily retired from Dhaka University in the mid-nineties and gave his full attention to writing. Among his television serials are ‘Eisab Din Raatri’, ‘Bahubreehi’, ‘Kothao Kew Nei’, ‘Nakshatra Raat’, ‘Ayomay’, ‘Today Sunday’, ‘Nimphool’, ‘Tara Thiryi’, ‘Mr. Minister’s Arrival, Greetings Welcome’, ‘Sabuj Sathi’, ‘Ude Jaye Bakpankhi’, ‘Ae Megh Ae Raudra’ are still searched by many people on YouTube.
Among the films written and directed by Humayun Ahmed, ‘Aguner Parshamani’, ‘Shravan Megher Din’, ‘Dui Duari’, ‘Chandrakatha’, ‘Shyamal Chhaya’, ‘Noy Nombar Bipal Sanket’, ‘Ghetuputra Kamala’ won the hearts of the audience and critics. The famous dialogues of dramas like ‘Khela’, ‘Achin Vriksha’, ‘Khadak’, ‘Eki Kanda’, ‘Ekdin Dain’, ‘Anyabhuban’ are still heard in many people’s mouths.
He received the Ekushey Padak in 1994 for his contribution to Bengali literature Apart from this, Nandit has received many awards including Bangla Academy Award (1981), Humayun Kadio Memorial Award (1990), Author Shibir Award (1973), National Film Award (1993 and 1994), Bacchus Award (1988).
Japan Television ‘NHK’ produced a 15-minute documentary ‘Who’s Who in Asia’ on Humayun Ahmad.
