Junaid Halim


Junaid Halim is a Bangladeshi film actor and editor. He is also one of the renowned professors of film studies in Bangladesh. He was the chairman of the Film & TV department at Jagannath University, one of the reputed public universities in Bangladesh. He won Bangladesh [National Film Award for Best Editing] three times for the films Shankhonad, Britter Baire and Maya: [The Lost Mother].

Early life

Junaid Halim was born in Madhabdi municipality area in Narsingdi District under Dhaka division. His parents are late A. J. M Abdul Halim Mollah and late Rijia Halim.

Education

Professor Junaid Halim obtained his honors and masters degrees from the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Dhaka. He later have flown to India to pursue his higher education at the Film and Television Institute, Pune and completed his Diploma in Cinema in. He returned to Dhaka later and joined as a lecturer of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at Jagannath University.

Filmography

As an actor

  • Shey – 1993
  • Dub Satar – 2011

    As an editor

Awards and nominations

National [Film Awards |National Film Awards]
YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2004National Film AwardBest EditingShankhonadWon
2009National Film AwardBest EditingBritter BaireWon
2019National Film AwardBest EditingMaya: The [Lost Mother]Won