Nuhash Humayun

Nuhash Humayun
নুহাশ হুমায়ূন
Born (1992-01-01) January 1, 1992 (age 32)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
OccupationFilm director
Years active2017-present
Notable workMoshari, Pett Kata Shaw, Sincerely Yours, Dhaka
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Nuhash Humayun (Bengali: নুহাশ হুমায়ূন) is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter. His works include Moshari,[1][2] Pett Kata Shaw,[3][4] Sincerely Yours, Dhaka.[5][6] His theatrical debut Sincerely Yours, Dhaka[7][8] had its world premiere at the 2018 Busan International Film Festival and is currently on Netflix. His upcoming film Moving Bangladesh will be released in 2023.[9][10][11][12]

Early life

Nuhash Humayun was born on January 1, 1992, in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Humayun Ahmed (d. 2012) and Gultekin Khan.[13] His parents divorced when he was 11 years old. He stayed with his mother. His father was a novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. After the divorce, his father married actress Meher Afroz Shaon.

Nuhash was 20 years old when his father died on July 19, 2012, from cancer. He attended his fathers funeral when his father's corpse went to Bangladesh from New York.[14][15] Nuhash's grandfather Faizur Rahman Ahmed was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter who died during the war. Zafar Iqbal and Ahsan Habib are his paternal uncles. His paternal aunts are Sufia Haider, Momtaz Shahid and Rukhsana Ahmed. He has three sisters named Nova Ahmed, Sheila Ahmed, and Bipasha Ahmed. He has 2 half brothers named Nishad Humayun and Ninith Humayun. He had a half sister named Lilaboti who didn't survive for very long. His sister Shila Ahmed worked as a child actress in their father's projects.

Career

Humayun's early works include short films like Paperfrogs, 700 Taka, and Pizza Bhai. He first came to the limelight after his film Sincerely Yours, Dhaka was selected for Bangladesh's entry for the 93rd Academy Awards.[16]

He became famous for his web series Pett Kata Shaw. His direction and metaphors in the series were praised. This series was selected for the Harbor section in the 52nd edition of IFFR.[3]

His short film Moshari won awards in many international festivals. Consequently, he was signed by Anonymous Content and Creative Artists Agency in 2022.[17] Jordan Peele and Riz Ahmed became executive producers of the film.[18] It is the first-ever Oscar qualifying film from Bangladesh.

After the success of Moshari, American over-the-top platform Hulu gave him the chance to direct an episode of their show Bite-Size Halloween. The episode is titled "Foreigners Only".[19]

Filmography

Web works

Year Title Season Genre Platform Note
2017 Osthir Somoy Shostir Golpo 1 Horror Anthology Bioscope "Hotel Albatross" episode[20]
2022 Pett Kata Shaw 1 Horror Anthology Chorki Web series[21]
Bite Size Halloween 3 Horror Anthology Hulu Directed the "Foreigner's Only" episode[22]

Films

Year Title Genre Note
2018 Sincerely Yours, Dhaka Anthology One of the 11 directors[23]
2023 Moving Bangladesh [24][25][26]

Short films

Year Title Genre Note
2017 Paperfrogs [27]
2018 Pizza Bhai Comedy Bioscope Original[28]
700 taka Comedy [29]
2019 Lipstick LGBTQ [30]
2022 Moshari Horror [31][32]

References

  1. ^ "Moshari bags award at film fest in South Korea". New Age.
  2. ^ "Variety tips Nuhash Humayun's "Moshari" as Oscar favourite". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  3. ^ a b "'Pett Kata Shaw' and 'Shabnam' selected for IFFR". Dhaka Tribune. December 20, 2022.
  4. ^ "Moshari director Nuhash Humayun forays further into horror". The Business Standard. 2022-03-30. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  5. ^ "Jordan Peele, Riz Ahmed to executive produce Nuhash Humayun's 'Moshari'". The Business Standard. November 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Shorts Exclusive: Riz Ahmed Talks to 'Moshari' Director Nuhash Humayun About His Live Action Short Oscar Contender". December 9, 2022.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh sends anthology film 'Sincerely Yours, Dhaka' to the Oscars". The Financial Express.
  8. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (October 4, 2018). "Bangladesh Showcases Rising Talent in 'Sincerely Yours, Dhaka'".
  9. ^ "Moving Bangladesh". Marché du Film.
  10. ^ "Nuhash Humayun announces his first feature film, "Moving Bangladesh"".
  11. ^ "Nuhash Humayun's first full-length film 'Moving Bangladesh'". The Business Standard. December 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "Taipei Film Fund backs Nuhash Humayun's 'Moving Bangladesh'". The Business Standard. November 1, 2021.
  13. ^ Kader, Monzur. "My mother is my only inspiration for my cinema: Nuhash". Prothomalo.
  14. ^ "Humayun Ahmed dies". bdnews24.com.
  15. ^ "Bangladeshi writer laid to rest". BBC News. July 24, 2012.
  16. ^ "Sincerely Yours, Dhaka". FilmFreeway.
  17. ^ Grobar, Matt (May 16, 2022). "Anonymous Content & CAA Sign Nuhash Humayun, Filmmaker Behind SXSW Grand Jury Award-Winning Horror Short 'Moshari'".
  18. ^ Yossman, K. J. (November 28, 2022). "Jordan Peele, Riz Ahmed to Executive Produce Nuhash Humayun's Live-Action Short 'Moshari' (EXCLUSIVE)".
  19. ^ "Nuhash Humayun just bagged a project with Hulu!". The Telegraph.
  20. ^ "Hotel Albatross".
  21. ^ "Did Pett Kata Shaw reinvent the Bangladeshi horror genre?".
  22. ^ ""Foreigners Only": Nuhash Humayun reminds us of our colonised roots".
  23. ^ "Bangladesh Sends Anthology Film 'Sincerely Yours, Dhaka' to the Oscars (EXCLUSIVE)".
  24. ^ "TIFFCOM Project 'Moving Bangladesh' Receives Taipei Film Fund Backing". October 31, 2021.
  25. ^ "Nuhash's 'Moving Bangladesh' invited to Cannes' Marché du Film". Dhaka Tribune. June 9, 2021.
  26. ^ "Nuhas's 'Moving Bangladesh' to attend Cannes film market". New Age.
  27. ^ "Paperfrogs – Finding hope". Dhaka Tribune. November 17, 2017.
  28. ^ "PIZZA BHAI to deliver tomorrow".
  29. ^ "700 TAKA: A quirky and charming tribute to young love".
  30. ^ Sartain, Nathan (May 20, 2021). "Short Film Review: Lipstick (2019) by Etsen Chen, Nuhash Humayun, Kawakibi Muttaqien, Xixi Wang".
  31. ^ "Moshari": A chilling narrative on the reality of women". The Daily Star. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  32. ^ "'Moshari': Why Bangladeshi Horror Always Made Sense". The Juggernaut.