Barkat Hossain Polash


Barkat Hossain Polash is a Bangladeshi cinematographer and producer. Starting as an assistant camera operator, he became involved in both feature films and web series.

Biography

Polash learned basic photography skills from Pathshala. He graduated from the University of Dhaka with a degree in economics. He began to work as an assistant camera operator for the BBC. In 2011, he went to work for Sandbag Ltd., a Bangladeshi photo equipment rental firm. For two years he served as a camera assistant, working on nearly 150 television commercials.
Polash was the cinematographer for the 2014 film Jalal's Story, which was his feature film debut. In 2015, he attended the Busan Asian Film School. He received an award from the 2016 SAARC Film Festival in Sri Lanka for his cinematography work on Jalal's Story. He was one of seven cinematographers for the 2018 anthology film Sincerely Yours, Dhaka.
In the early 2020s, he worked on a number of web series, including Taqdeer, Mohanagar, and Karagar.
For 2024's film Saba, he received positive comments. Jason Gorber wrote in Collider, "Polash captures... Dhaka in muted tones, the dank corridors and sodium-lit streetscapes a flurry of ambers and dark blues... shot in ways that feel sickly and uninviting, a visual canvas that consistently mirrors the emotional travails of these characters". Polash was also one of the film's producers.
Polash joined the 15-member executive committee of the Cameraman Association of Bangladesh in October 2024.

Filmography

YearNameRoleNote
2014Jalal's StoryCinematographerFeature film; released in Bangladesh on November 6, 2014
2018Sincerely Yours, DhakaCinematographerAnthology film with seven cinematographers
2020TaqdeerCinematographerWeb series
2021MohanagarCinematographerWeb series ; premiered on Hoichoi on June 25, 2021
2021UnoloukikCinematographerAnthology web series with five cinematographers
2021Jaago BaheyDirector of PhotographyWeb series ; premiered on Chorki
2021KathalCinematographerFeature film
2021Mission ExtremeSecond cinematographerFeature film; released on December 3, 2021
2021Morning CoffeeCinematographerShort film
2021Bagher BachchaCinematographerTV movie
2022BiraniCinematographerShort film
2022KaragarCinematographerWeb series; premiered on Hoichoi on August 19, 2022
2022RipplesCinematographerShort film
2023PunormiloneCinematographerTV movie
2023MerculesCinematographerWeb series; premiered on streaming platform Chorki
2023RoktojobaCinematographerFeature film
2023A Tale of Two SistersCinematographerFeature film
2023GutiCinematographerWeb series; premiered on streaming platform Chorki
2024SabaCinematographerFeature film; released at the Red Sea International Film Festival
2024KaalpurushCinematographerWeb series
2024Dear MalotiCinematographer