Ruhul Amin
Ruhul Amin (Bengali: রুহুল আমিন; born 1971) is a Bangladeshi-born British film director.
Ruhul Amin | |
|---|---|
রুহুল আমিন | |
| Born | 1971 (age 49–50) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | National Film and Television School |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1983–present |
Early life
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 National Film and Television School.[1]
Career
In 1986, Amin made his first feature film for Channel 4 Television entitled A Kind of English.[3][4]
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 Amin's friends and the Bangladeshi community in England.[2]
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 | |
See also
- British Bangladeshi
- List of British Bangladeshis
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. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- Mannikka, Eleanor (3 May 2007). "A Kind of English (1986)". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- Malik, Sarita (Autumn 1994). "Dr Sarita Malik (PhD)- interviews Ruhul Amin for BLACK FILM BULLETIN" (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: Washington Bangla Radio. Retrieved 28 October 2014.