Nuhash Humayun
Nuhash Humayun is a Bangladeshi film director and screenwriter. His works include Moshari, Pett Kata Shaw, Sincerely Yours, Dhaka. His theatrical debut Sincerely Yours, Dhaka had its world premiere at the 2018 Busan International Film Festival and is currently on Netflix.
Early life
Nuhash Humayun was born on January 1, 1992, in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Humayun Ahmed and Gultekin Khan. His parents divorced when he was 11 years old. He stayed with his mother. His father was a novelist, dramatist, and filmmaker. Nuhash's grandfather Faizur Rahman Ahmed was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter who died during the war. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal and Ahsan Habib are his paternal uncles. He is a graduate of BRAC University. He has three sisters named Nova, Shila, and Bipasha. He has 2 half-brothers, Nishad Humayun and Ninith Humayun. All 3 of his sisters raised him while his mother was a university student. WHe was 20 years old when his father passed away from cancer and he was present at his father's funeral.
Career
Humayun's early works include short films like Paperfrogs, 700 Taka, and Pizza Bhai. He first came to the limelight after his film Sincerely Yours, Dhaka was selected for Bangladesh's entry for the 93rd Academy Awards. He acted and directed some TVC as well.Humayun became famous for his web series Pett Kata Shaw. His direction and metaphors in the series were praised. This series was selected for the Harbor section in the 52nd edition of IFFR.
Humayun's short film Moshari won awards in many international festivals. Consequently, he was signed by Anonymous Content and Creative Artists Agency in 2022. Jordan Peele and Riz Ahmed became executive producers of the film. It is the first-ever Oscar qualifying film from Bangladesh.
After the success of Moshari, American over-the-top platform Hulu gave him the chance to direct an episode of their show Bite-Size Halloween. The episode is titled "Foreigners Only".