National award winning filmmaker and artist Khalid Mahmud Mithu died when a tree fell on him in Dhanmondi in the city of Dhaka.
March 7, 2016, Monday, Khalid was leaving his Dhanmondi residence by a rickshaw on Monday afternoon. A tree fell on him, leaving him injured. He was taken to the hospital immedietly. Soon after, the doctor declared him dead.
Khalid Mahmood Mithu was a man of many talents. He born on January 1, 1960 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He completed his MFA from the Institute of Fine Arts at University of Dhaka in 1986.
Simultaneously, Mithu worked on filmmaking and painting media.
Mithu did 10 solo painting and photography exhibitions in Bangladesh, USA and Japan. He has taken part in 134 major group exhibitions in USA, England, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, France, Nepal, China, India, Japan, Korea, Slovenia, German and Bangladesh.
He made 150 musical programs, 30 feature films and many documentary films. Mithu achieved acclaim, as he won 29 prestigious awards for the best in film direction, scriptwriting, painting, photography and cinematography.
The most important awards include Excellence Award of Art Mirai International Art Exhibition by Metropolitan Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan in 2005. All media best award in Florida, USA in 1997, award on Experimental Painting from the Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka in 1988. National Awards on photography in 1986, ‘89, ‘91 and ‘92. Best Film Director Award in 2004, Best Scriptwriter Award 2003. His film Gohine Shobdo received the Bangladesh National award in four categories in 2010.
His film Jonakir Alo got the Audience Choice Award at the 12th Asian Film Festival, Mumbai.
His wife Kanak Chapa Chakma is also a reknown artist and his children Arjo Sreshta and Shiropa Purna are also award winners in several areas of arts and performance.