Anwar Hossain

Movies

Nishwas
A hospital, a few families and a few people fighting for survival. The fight becomes more difficult when some extremists plan a devastating attack. Amidst the rubble one stands up, building a fortress of resistance. But will he be the hero of war? Or will be lost in this destruction?
Rabeya
Cinematography
During Bangladesh's Liberation War against Pakistan in 1971, in a remote village Rabeya and Rokeya, two orphaned young sisters, live in the religiously conservative household of their uncle Emdad Kazi, a rich kulak and a local Muslim League leader.
The Cycle
Poran Baul
Poor oil miller decides to use his daughter-in-law to spin the treadle due to lack of ox.
Phool Nebo Na Ashru Nebo
Not found.
Ranga Bou
Sohail Chowdhury, a rich psychopathic womaniser, gets married to Asha, a beautiful but naive village belle, after coercing her father to agree to the alliance and tortures her in the name of love. Asha changes her name to Diana and goes to Bangkok after getting married to Raja. Will Sohail kill himself?
Quiet Flows the River Chitra
Cinematography
After the partition of India in 1947, Shashikanta's family, like millions of other Hindu families of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), faced the dilemma of whether to migrate from the land in which they have been living for centuries. But Shashikanta Sengupta, an eccentric lawyer, stubbornly refuses to leave his motherland. Widower Shashikanta has two children, Minoti and Bidyut. Anuprava Devi is an affectionate old aunt who lives with the family. The family has a house in Narail, a small provincial town on the bank of the Chitra river. Some Muslim neighbors eye Shashaikanta's house. But the family refuse to migrate. Shashikanta's children Minoti and Bidyut are friends with the neighboring Muslim children- Badal, Salma and Nazma. Minoti and Badal become more than friends. The children grow up.
The River Named Modhumoti
Cinematography
During the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, in a remote village, a landlord collaborated with the Pakistani army. After the death of his brother, he married his sister-in-law who had a young son. A teacher in the village, with a widowed daughter, taught the young man had a daughter. When the war broke out, the young man joined the Bengali guerrillas, shattering his innocence. In the village, the landlord's action get worse and worse, until he kills the teacher and compels the daughter to marry him. Now the young man must return to his village with new determination.
Chaowa Theke Paowa
It's between a family drama movie.
Sipahi
The story starts about a war commander's fighting against the Razakar and East Pakistani Army in the time of the liberation war, Bangladesh. After the death of the commander, his elder brother becomes Shipahi to protect the mother nation.
Shotto Mittha
Worried to see his daughter Rita in low spirits, Mr. Chowdhury decides to take her to Dhaka. There, he hires Raju, a responsible young man, whom Rita falls in love with. Satya Mithya won five Bangladesh National Film Awards in the Best Producer, Best Screenplay, Best Dialogue, Best Editing and Best Child Artist categories.
Ma O Chhele
A son takes revenge of the insult of his mother by his uncle and grandmother.
The Hunger
Bhat De is a Bangladeshi film, released in 1984. The film was edited, written and directed by Amjad Hossain. The film starred Alamgir, Shabana in the lead roles and co-starred Wasimul Bari Rajib, Anwar Hossain and more.
And She Was Beautiful
Nuru
Sundori is a young woman from a poor family in a village governed by a ruthless zamindar.
The Endless Trail
Golapi's father
A brilliant film made by Amjad Hossain on the oppressed have-nots of rural Bangladesh, Golapi Akhon Train-e, enjoyed a phenomenal success. The movie showcasing talented actors Rowshan Jamil, Bobita, and Anowara also brought to attention the issue of inequitable treatment of women.
Rupali Shaikate
Rupali Shaikate a Bangladeshi film directed by Alamgir Kabir. The film stars Bulbul Ahmed, Jayshree Kabir and Sharmili Ahmed.
Palanka
Maqbool
Rajmohan remains in Pakistan at the time of partition and sells Maqbool a giant bed, which upsets the local Muslims.
Rangbaaz
Rangbaaz introduced the idea of an "anti-hero" to Bangladeshi cinema.
Quiet Flows the Meghna
A Delhi girl comes to her aunt's house, where she hears the reality of Bangladesh's independent story.
In Flames of Sunrise
Anwar Hossain
During the war of independence of Bangladesh, a number of women was victimized by Pakistani Military. A film actor feels to take the responsibility of the war heroines......
Manusher Mon
First released film after the independence of Bangladesh.
Kanch Kata Hirey
Jibon Theke Neya
Mr. Anwar, Sathi and Bithi's Brother
A political satire of Bangladesh under the rule of Pakistan metaphorically, where an autocratic woman in one family symbolizes the political dictatorship of Ayub Khan in East Pakistan.
Neel Akasher Nichey
A rich girl falls in love with a lower class, but merit student. In absence of his brother, the boy sometimes works a taxi driver & once he saved the girl.
Abirbhab
Abirbhab is a 1968 East Bengali film starring Razzak, Kabari and Anwar Hossain in lead roles. Subhash Dutta directed the film.
Sat Bhai Chompa
Based on a perennially popular Bengali folk tale, Sat Bhai Chompa has had many cinematic outings in both India and Bangladesh. This, the 1968 version directed by Dilip Shom, is one of the most delightful. A king has three wives. The two elder wives connive to throw the pregnant third wife out of the palace. The third wife gives birth to eight children - seven sons and a daughter. The enraged elder wives, with the help of a sorcerer, turn the seven sons into flowers. It is now up to the daughter to turn her brothers back into humans and regain their rightful place in the palace.
Etotuku Asha
Alam (Anowar Hussain), a young man from a rural background, is forced to leave his family just after the marriage when his wife Luchi (Rosy Samad) feels uncomfortable at his poor home. This makes his father go for earning even at the old age, his lame brother is forced to sell newspapers on the streets, and eventually his younger sister (Sujata) is forced to marry a mentally-challenged person, sacrificing her true love for Kabir (Abdur Razzak), who is again Alam's brother-in-law, to cover up the loan once taken by his father from a village landlord.
Rupban
Jangli Sarder
A love story between Rahim, Rupban and Tajel. Rupban gets married to a 12 days old Rahim when she is 12 years. Once he grows up, he is unable to consider Rupban as his wife and falls in love with Tajel
The Glass Wall
The story is about a girl who grows up almost like an orphan in a joint family of two brothers and their families. She has lost her mother (a sister of the brothers) in childhood and her father is a habitual gambler with a bad luck. She develops romance with one of the two cousins in the house.
Jowar Elo