Ruhul Amin
Ruhul Amin (Bengali: রুহুল আমিন; born 1971) is a Bangladeshi-born British film director.
Ruhul Amin | |
|---|---|
রুহুল আমিন | |
| Born | 1971 (age 51–52) |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | National Film and Television School |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Early life
Ruhul Amin was born in Sylhet District, Bangladesh, and came to Britain with his parents in the early 1980s[1] while he was a teenager.[2] While he was at school, he made his first documentary-drama, Prubo London. He attended the National Film and Television School.[1]
Career
In 1986, Ruhul Amin made his first feature film for Channel 4 television entitled A Kind of English.[3][4]
Ruhul Amin has made 15[2] films for the BBC and Channel 4. Most of them are documentaries and experimental dramas.[5] He is currently making an epic Bengali feature film Hason Raja based on the based on the life and music of the folk poet, mystic philosopher and songwriter of the same name played by Mithun Chakraborty, produced by Galaxy Films between UK, India and Bangladesh.[6] The film was funded by Ruhul Amin's friends and the Bangladeshi community in England.[2]
Ruhul Amin is known for creating sensitive, understated, poetic films centred on the life of the Bengali community in the East End of London.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Purbo London | |
| Flame in My Heart | ||
| 1986 | A Kind of English | TV film |
| 1993 | MovieWallah | |
| 1994 | Rhythms | |
| 1995 | Wicked Tiger | |
| 1996 | Violent Earth | |
| New Eastenders | ||
| 1997 | Raj Mistri | |
| 1998 | Megastars | |
| 2000 | We Need You | TV film |
| Frozen Moments | Short TV film | |
| 2014 | Scent of Earth | |
| 2018 | Hason Raja | |
References
- Malik, Sarita (10 June 2015). "Ruhul gears up for Hason Raja". Asian Lite News. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- Nag, Kushali (12 April 2011). "Power of love". The Telegraph. Calcutta. Archived from the original on 19 February 2011. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- Mannikka, Eleanor (2015). "A Kind of English (1986)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- Malik, Sarita (Autumn 1994). "Dr Sarita Malik (PhD)- interviews Ruhul Amin for BLACK FILM BULLETIN". No. 3 (2 ed.). a British film institute magazine. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- Ali, Arif (1988). Third World Impact. Hansib Publications. p. 80. ISBN 978-1-870518-04-8. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- Uddin, Romuz (8 May 2013). "Interview-Film-Maker Ruhul Amin on HASON RAJA Bangla Movie Starring Mithun Chakraborty and Raima Sen". Washington Bangla Radio. Retrieved 28 October 2014.