Noted filmmaker and painter Jean-Nesar Osman has recently joined Bangladesh Television (BTV) as a Director (Development Programme Film Unit). The filmmaker has been making a government- funded film “Panchashongi”, based on his father, litterateur Shawkat Osman's acclaimed novel with the same title.

Jean-Nesar Osman has brought a new dimension to film making in the country making a feature film, several documentaries including the much-acclaimed “Ghora” (The Horse), some short films and approximately 350 ad films. He is strongly supportive of the rights of the underprivileged, campaigns against ecological deterioration, cruelty to animals and denial of children's rights. He tries to impart social messages through his films but this in no way stands against his art. His films are thought provoking and ask us to come out of the boxes, but are artistically pleasing at the same time.

Osman, a DU graduate (in Bengali Literature), completed a four-year Diploma in Cinematography and Photo Chemistry from Pune Film and TV Institute of India. He also undertook one-year training from ESEC in Paris, on Optical Effects. Jean-Nesar Osman is the youngest son of noted litterateur Shawkat Osman and a younger brother of Yafes Osman, Minister of State for Science and Technology.