Diablo Cody
After completion of her book, Cody was encouraged by Mason Novick to write her first screenplay. Within months she wrote "Juno", a coming-of-age story about a teenager's unplanned pregnancy. The Jason Reitman-directed comedy stars Ellen Page and Michael Cera.
Montazur Rahman Akbar
His first film as director was "Takar Pahar" (released in 1993), produced by Shadat Hossain Badsha, (aka Badsha Bhai) elder brother of Dipjol. His first film to be released was "Nyay Juddho" in 1991. In 1992, Ilias Kanchon and Diti acted in his third film "Chakor". "The" 60 lakh budget film earned 2 corer with 6 months of continuous run in theaters. He directed his next three films "Prem Dewana" (1993), "Disco Dancer" (1994) and "Babar Adesh" (1995), before directing "Coolie." This film collected 70 million against a budget of 12 million making it the highest-grossing film of 1997. It was also the debut of actress Sadika Parvin Popy.