Akhtar Mirza was an Indian screenwriter and director for
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" ...
films. He won the
Filmfare Award for Best Story
The Filmfare Award for Best Story is given by ''Filmfare'' as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a writer who wrote a film's story.
List of winners
1950s
* 1955 Mukhram Sharma – '' Aulad''
* 1956 Rajinder Sing ...
, for the 1965 film ''
Waqt''. He is the father of
National Award-winning director
Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Saeed Akhtar Mirza (born 30 June 1943) is an Indian screenwriter and director in Hindi films and television. He is the maker of notable parallel films such as '' Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!'' (1984), ''Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai'' (1980), ...
and the commercially successful film-maker
Aziz Mirza, who was responsible for launching the career of
Shah Rukh Khan
Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood ...
.
Akhtar Mirza
'' Allocine''.
Filmography
As writer
*1989 ''Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
''Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro'' () is a 1989 Indian film directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza, with Pavan Malhotra as lead. The film won Best Feature Film in Hindi and Best Cinematography at 37th National Film Awards.
Plot
The film is set in the per ...
'' (script consultant)
*1973 ''Joshila
''Joshila'' (English: Spirited) is a 1973 Bollywood thriller film directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Dev Anand, Hema Malini and Raakhee. Most outdoor parts of the movie were shot in Darjeeling, West Bengal. The film is loosely inspired by ...
'' (screenplay)
*1973 '' Dhund'' (story & screenplay)
*1965 '' Waqt'' (story / as F.A. Mirza)
*1965 '' Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain'' (written by)
*1957 ''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin
''Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'' (''Now Delhi is not far away'') is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Amar Kumar and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi, Muhafiz Hyder and Raj Baldev Raj.
The film was produced by Raj Kapoor and starred Yakub, A ...
'' (screenplay / story)
*1957 '' Naya Daur'' (screenplay / story)
*1950 ''Bawre Nain
''Bawre Nain'' ("Impassioned Eyes") is a 1950 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed by Kidar Nath Sharma. It was produced under the Ambitious Pictures banner at Shree Sound Studios. For the music, Sharma persisted with music director Rosh ...
'' (story)
As director
*1965 ''Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain''
References
External links
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Hindi-language film directors
Indian male screenwriters
Filmfare Awards winners
Living people
20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights
Hindi screenwriters
20th-century Indian male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
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