Abdul Jabbar Khan (director)


Abdul Jabbar Khan was a Bangladeshi filmmaker. He was credited with directing Mukh O Mukhosh, the first Bengali-language film ever made in the then East Pakistan. The library of Bangladesh Film Development Corporation was named Abdul Jabbar Khan Library after him.

Early life and education

Abdul Jabbar khan was born in masadgoan village in the Lohajang upazila of Munshiganj district in 1916. During his school days, Khan performed in plays like "Behula", "Vishwamangal", "Satirtha", "Samajpati", "Matir Ghar", and "Sohrab Rustam". In 1941, he earned a diploma from Ahsanullah School of Engineering.

Career

Khan founded Kamlapur Dramatic Association.

''Mukh O Mukhosh''

In 1953, at a cultural program, F. Dossani, a non-Bengali film producer, remarked that “The climate of this land is not fit for making movies.” Khan then decided to make a film based on his play "Dakaat". Khan released the film in Roopmahal Movie Theatre in Dhaka with the title Mukh O Mukhosh on 3 August 1956. He was the director, screenwriter and the lead actor of the film.

Works