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Anwar Hossain (photographer)
Anwar Hossain (Bengali: আনোয়ার হোসেন; 6 October 1948 – 1 December 2018)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi photographer and cinematographer.[3][4] He won Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Cinematography a record five times for the films Sundori (1979), Emiler Goenda Bahini (1980), Puraskar (1983), Anya Jibon (1995) and Lalsalu (2003).[5] Early life and educationHossain was born in Old Dhaka in 1948.[2] He completed his SSC from Armanitola Government High School and HSC from Notre Dame College, Dhaka in 1965 and 1967 respectively.[6] He graduated in architecture from BUET and a diploma in cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of Pune, India.[7][8] CareerHossain started his photography career in 1967.[9] His photography captured the Liberation War of Bangladesh.[2] Hossain worked as a cinematographer of total 15 fictions and 30 documentary films.[10] Personal life and deathHossain married to Bangladeshi film actress and writer Dolly Anwar in 1979.[11] Anwar committed suicide on 3 July 1991.[12] Hossain migrated to France after the death of his ex-wife in 1991.[8][13] In 1993, he married a French woman and had two sons together.[8] Hossain was found dead in the Olio Dream Haven hotel in Panthapath area in Dhaka on 1 December 2018.[8] He had been staying at this hotel as he was serving as a judge for a local photography competition.[8] Films
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