Native name রুহুল আমিন Years active 1983–present Nationality British Name Ruhul Amin | Ethnicity Bengali Role Film director Occupation Film director Residence London, United Kingdom | |
 | ||
Born 1971 (age 43–44) Sylhet District, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh Alma mater National Film and Television School Education National Film and Television School Movies A Kind of English, Hason Raja, Moviewallah Similar People Raima Sen, Mithun Chakraborty, Lalita Ahmed, Meera Syal | ||
Raima Sen Shooting "Hason Raja" with Filmmaker Ruhul Amin
Ruhul Amin (Bengali: রুহুল আমিন; born 1971) is a Bangladeshi-born British film director.
Contents
- Raima Sen Shooting Hason Raja with Filmmaker Ruhul Amin
- On the set of hason raja film director ruhul amin with crew members
- Early life
- Career
- References
On the set of hason raja film director ruhul amin with crew members
Early life
Amin was born in Sylhet District, Sylhet Division, Bangladesh and came to Britain with his parents in the early 1980s while he was a teenager. While he was at school, he made his first documentary-drama Prubo London. He attended National Film and Television School.
Career
In 1986, Amin made his first feature film for Channel 4 Television entitled A Kind of English.
Amin has made 15 films for the BBC and Channel 4. Most of them are documentaries and experimental dramas. 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. The film was funded by Amin's friends and the Bangladeshi community in England.
Amin is known for creating sensitive, understated, poetic films centred on the life of the Bengali community in the East End of London.