Gazi Mazharul Anwar
| Gazi Mazharul Anwar | |
|---|---|
| Native name | গাজী মাযহারুল আনোয়ার |
| Born | Daudkandi, Comilla, Bangladesh |
| Occupation | Music director, lyricist, Freedom Fighter, screenwriter, producer, film director |
| Years active | 1964-present |
| Awards | Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Lyricist (1992, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003) |
Gazi Mazharul Anwar is a Bangladeshi film director, producer, lyricist, screenwriter, freedom fighter and music director. He earned the National Film Award for best lyricist a record five times. He participated in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. He worked as a lyricist in the "Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra". He worked with Sabina Yasmin and helped establish her name in Bangladeshi playback singing. He wrote over 21,000 songs over five decades, including hit songs for Bengali films. He directed and produced commercially and critically acclaimed films.
He was born in the village of Taleswar, Doudknandi, Comilla district, Bangladesh. After graduation, he began his career with the then Radio Pakistan as a lyricist in 1964.
Gazi started his career as a lyricist at Radio Pakistan. The Bangladeshi film industry was born in 1956. Gazi started his career as a lyricist in the Dhallywood film industry in 1965. He wrote songs for Zahir Raihan's films, including Kacher Dewal (1965), Behula (1966), and Dui Bhai (1968). In 1968, Zahir asked him to pen seven songs for a film in two days. Gazi amazed Zahir by finishing in two hours. During this time, Gazi wrote screenplays for multiple films, including Urdu songs for Urdu-language films.
In the 1970 film Jibon Theke Neya, Gazi wrote the songs. "E Khacha Bhangbo Ami", sung by Khan Ataur Rahman, became a hit. "Eki Sonar Aloy", sung by Sabina Yasmin, was another hit, whose popularity endures.
In 1971, the historic fight for Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan took place. Bangladeshi and Indian artists joined the movement through cultural protests. 'Shadhin Bangla Betar Kendro' was established for that purpose. Songs protesting Pakistani aggression and glorifying Bangladeshi freedom fighters' strength and contributions were penned by Anwar Parvez, Govind Haldar and Gazi Mazharul Anwar. He wrote the patriotic and popular songs "Ektara Tui Desher Kotha", and "Ekbar Jete Dena", first sung by Shahnaz Rahmatullah.
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