A day after losing beloved wife, he was sleeping in the afternoon at his residence in Uttara area of Dhaka on September 13 in 2023. Family members were trying to awaken him. After failure to do it, he was taken to Uttara Crescent Hospital. Bringing a huge fan into sea of mourning, doctors declared that he passed away when he was sleeping.
I was talking about Sohanur Rahman Sohan. Like other directors, he can be addressed as a renowned filmmaker. But such title cannot cover his contributions to the film industry.
The main artists in the Keyamat Theke Keyamat, Salman Shah and Mousumi, both were newcomers in that time. But the film has enthralled generations to generations only for the making in the Sohan-level standard.
In the film industry, we used to put more focus on the artists than the directors or who are in the behind of the screen. Producers also do the same. They invest huge amount of money after assessing the business value of the artists. I can say that Sohanur Rahman Sohan is unique in that factor. Producers can easily rely on him for the return of invested money and the profit.
Bangladesh has got numerous stars and superstars from him. Salman Shah is still alive with love and affection in the heart of fans in almost every house of Bangladesh. He made debut in the film industry under direction of Sohanur Rahman Sohan.
Shakib Khan has been leading the film industry for more than 25 years. With the passage of years, his demand for the film is literally increasing more and more. Current number one hero started his marvellous film career under Sohanur Rahman Sohan. He appeared in the Ananta Balboas movie of Sohan in 1998 to make the debut.
Mousumi is also very much famed in the country. She also got opportunity to start film career under Sohan’s direction. Another star, Shakil Khan also debuted under Sohan in 1997 with Amar Ghar Amar Behest film.
Unfortunately, Bangladesh’s film industry passed first death anniversary of the legendary director without any observance.
Bangladesh Film Directors Association President Kazi Hayat admitted the failure to remember Sohan with due manner. He told a media that they had to skip the remembrance considering current situation over political changeover in the country.
He also admitted Sohan’s contributions to the film industry and excellent capability to make a film with the rare power of realizing the emotion of the mass people.