Fateh Lohani (1920 – 12 April 1975) was a Bangladeshi actor, film director, writer and journalist.[1]
Early life
Fateh Khan Lohani was born into a renowned Bengali MuslimKhan Pathan family descended from the LohaniPashtun tribe in the village of Kaulia in Sirajganj District in the then Bengal Presidency, British India.[2] His father was Abu Yusuf Mohammad Siddik Hossain Khan Lohani and his mother Fatema Khanam Lohani, they both had interests in literature.[3] His brother Fazle Lohani would also become a notable television personality. His sister Husna Banu Khanam was an educationist and Nazrul Sangeet exponent .
Education
Lohani passed Matriculation examination from St Mary's Cathedral Mission High School in Calcutta. He completed his IA and BA degrees from Ripon College in Kolkata. In 1950, he went to London and completed a two years course on drama producing at the Oldwick Theatre School.[4] He took film education as a member of the British Film Institute.[1]
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Career
Lohani was involved in publication of the monthly literature magazine Agatya since 1949.[1] In 1949, he joined the Karachi Radio and later, BBC. He returned to Dhaka in 1954 and started producing films and simultaneously, worked in radio, acted in drama and carried out the profession of writing. He was the first director of a feature film after the establishment of Film Development Corporation in 1957.[1]