Nuhash Humayun ( ; born 1 January 1992) 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 (1948-2012) and Gultekin Khan. His parents divorced when he was 11 years old. He stayed with his mother after the divorce. His father was a novelist, dramatist, and filmmaker. 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. He 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".
Filmography
Web Series +YearTitleSeasonGenrePlatformNote2017 Osthir Somoy Shostir Golpo1AnthologyBioscopeSegment: Hotel Albatross2022 Pett Kata Shaw1Horror AnthologyChorkiWeb series Bite Size Halloween 3Horror Anthology HuluSegment: Foreigner's Only 2025 Dui Shaw 2 Horror Anthology Chorkisequel of Pett Kata Shaw
Films +YearTitleRoleGenreNote2018Sincerely Yours, Dhaka DirectorAnthologySegment: The Background Artist 2026 Bonolota ExpressVoice Artist Comedy, Drama As Dead Body, the Narrator and Son of Rashid UddinTBAMoving Bangladesh DirectorDramaFeature film; Produced by Arifur Rahman; Filming
Short films +YearTitleGenreNote2015Dhaka PocalypseComedy HorrorWriter2017PaperfrogsLife In Other WordsScreenwriter2018Pizza BhaiComedyBioscope Original700 takaComedy2019LipstickLGBTQRunning Rafee2022MoshariHorror
Dramas +YearTitleGenreNote2020Shesh Ta Shobai Jaane 2023Premer Natok
Music Videos +YearTitleGenreNote2019KhokaDirectorGolapiDirector
TV Series +YearTitleGenreNote2020For the Love of FoodBichhuz
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