| Chashi Nazrul Islam | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 October 1941 Bikrampur, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Residence | Bangladesh |
| Citizenship | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1963–present |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse | Jotsna Kazi (1969–present) |
Chashi Nazrul Islam (Bangla: চাষী নজরুল ইসলাম) is a Bangladeshi film director and producer. He was born in October 23, 1941 in Bikrampur, Dhaka.
Chashi's father was a service holder at Jamshedpur, India. Chashi always wanted to be a hero like Dilip Kumar. He often sold his own books, even stole friends' books to sell so he could manage money to watch movies. At the age of 16, his father died. He got a job at the office of his uncle, the auditor general of Pakistan. He was irregular in office. Instead, he was working on cultural programs. He was a member of theatre organisation Krishti Sangha.
After he got sacked from that job he started to perform in programs at radio in 1965. He directed and voiced popular radio dramas Ramer Sumoti (1965), Socrates (1966), Sokhina Birongona (1974) etc. Chashi started his career in visual media in 1964 when he got chance to work on television program through audition. He worked as assistant director of film Dui Digonto, directed by Obaidur Rahman. Later he assisted Fateh Lohani.
He participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. After Bangladesh got independence, he made the first film on liberation war Ora Egaro Jon.