Nuhash Humayun

Nuhash Humayun was born on 1 January 1992 in Dhaka, Bangladesh to Humayun Ahmed and Gultekin Khan.[13] His parents divorced at an early age. He stayed with his mother. His father was a novelist, dramatist, screenwriter, filmmaker, songwriter, scholar, and professor. After the divorce, he married actress Maher Afroz Shaon. He died on 19 July 2012.[14][15] Nuhash's grandfather Faizur Rahman Ahmed was a Bangladeshi freedom fighter who died during the war. Zafar Iqbal and Ahsan Habib are his uncles. He has three sisters: Nova Ahmed, Sheila Ahmed, and Bipasha Ahmed, and two half brothers: Nishad Humayun and Ninith Humayun-from his father's second marriage. His sister Shila Ahmed worked as a child actress in his father's works.

Nuhash Humayun's early works include short films like Paperfrog, 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.[16]

He 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.[1]

His short film Moshari won awards in many international festivals. Consequently, he was signed by Anonymous Content and Creative Artists Agency in 2022.[17] Jordan Peele and Riz Ahmed became executive producers of the film.[18] 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.[19]