Barkat Hossain Polash
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Barkat Hossain Polash | |
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বরকত হোসেন পলাশ | |
| Alma mater | Dhaka University |
| Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, producer |
| Notable work | Jalal's Story, Taqdeer, Karagar |
Barkat Hossain Polash (Bengali: বরকত হোসেন পলাশ) is a Bangladeshi cinematographer and producer. Starting as an assistant camera operator, he became involved in both feature films and web series.
Polash learned basic photography skills from Pathshala. He graduated from the University of Dhaka with a degree in economics.[1] He began to work as an assistant camera operator for the BBC.[2] 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.[1]
Polash was the cinematographer for the 2014 film Jalal's Story, which was his feature film debut.[2] In 2015, he attended the Busan Asian Film School.[1] He received an award from the 2016 SAARC Film Festival in Sri Lanka for his cinematography work on Jalal's Story.[3] He was one of seven cinematographers for the 2018 anthology film Sincerely Yours, Dhaka.[4]
In the early 2020s, he worked on a number of web series, including Taqdeer, Mohanagar, and Karagar.[5][6][7]
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".[8] Polash was also one of the film's producers.[9]
Polash joined the 15-member executive committee of the Cameraman Association of Bangladesh in October 2024.[10]