Zahir Raihan

writer, director, producer

Zahir Raihan was born on Aug 19, 1935 in British India. Zahir Raihan's big-screen debut came with Kancher Deyal directed by Zahir Raihan in 1963. Zahir Raihan is known for Haajar Bachhar Dhorey directed by Suchanda, Riaz stars as Montu Miah and Sharmin Zoha Shoshee as Tuni. The most recent award Zahir Raihan achieved is National Film Awards, Bangladesh. The upcoming new movie Zahir Raihan plays is Haajar Bachhar Dhorey which will be released on Jul 08, 2005.

Zahir Raihan was born on 19 August 1935, as Mohammad Zahirullah, in the village Majupur, now in Feni District, Bangladesh. After the Partition of Bengal in 1947, he, along with his parents, returned to his village from Calcutta. He obtained Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Bengali from Dhaka University. He had been married twice, to Sumita Devi in 1961 and Shuchonda in 1968, both of whom were film actresses.