Alamgir Kabir (film maker)
| Alamgir Kabir | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 26, 1938 Rangamati, East Bengal (now Bangladesh) |
| Died | January 20, 1989 (aged 50) |
| Alma mater |
Dhaka College University of Dhaka Oxford University |
| Occupation | film maker |
| Spouse(s) | Monjura Begum (1968-1975; divorced) Jayasree Kabir (1975-1989; death) |
| Children | 2 daughters and 1 son |
| Awards | Independence Day Award (2010) |
Alamgir Kabir (December 26, 1938 – January 20, 1989) was a Bangladeshi film director and cultural activist. Three of his feature films are featured in the "Top 10 Bangladeshi Films" list by British Film Institute.
Kabir was born on 26 December 1938 in Rangamati. His parents originally hailed from Banaripara Upazila of Barisal. He completed the matriculation in 1952 from Dhaka Collegiate School and the intermediate in 1954 from Dhaka College. After completion of bachelors from the Dhaka University in Physics, he went to England to study Electrical Engineering at Oxford University at the age of 22.
During his stay in Oxford University he watched the The Seventh Seal by Ingmar Bergman several times and became attracted to filmmaking. He attended the British Film Institute to complete a number of courses on the history of the film industry, film direction and aesthetics.
He also got involved with the Communist Party of England and became a reporter of the Communist Party newspaper, the Daily Worker. In the early 60s, Alamgir went for guerrilla warfare training in Cuba. As a reporter of the communist daily, he took interview of Cuban President Fidel Castro. He also took part in the wars of liberation of Palestine and Algeria. Alamgir was the founder of organisations such as East Pakistan House and East Bengal Liberation Front at London and was active in the campaign against racial discrimination.
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