Muzaffar Ali (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker.

Biography

Ali was born in

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in 1944. The eldest son of Raja Syed Sajid Husain Ali, the ruling prince of the principality of Kotwara in

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, Muzaffar Ali attended La Martiniere, Lucknow, and graduated in science from

Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh Muslim University (abbreviated as AMU) is a Public University, public Central University (India), central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as the Muhammadan Anglo-Orie ...

. Ali worked in advertising before turning to film. His first films were '' Gaman'' (1978) and '' Umrao Jaan'' (1981), and he also made and starred in the TV series ''Jaan-e-Alam''. He later became a fashion designer, creating a fashion label with his wife, Meera, in 1990. Muzaffar Ali is presently married to Meera Ali, a fashion designer, with whom he has a daughter Sama, who is also a fashion designer. He had two previous marriages, the first of which was to the art historian Geeti Sen, with whom he has a son Murad Ali, a film actor. His second marriage was to the communist politician Subhashini Ali, with whom he has a son Shaad Ali, a film director.

Filmography

* 2015: ''

Jaanisaar ''Jaanisaar'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language film, directed by Muzaffar Ali, and written by Javed Siddiqui, Shama Zaidi and Muzaffar Ali. ''Jaanisaar'' is a love saga of a revolutionary courtesan of Avadh, India, and a prince brought up in ...

'' (also actor) * 1986: ''Anjuman'' (also producer) * 1982: ''

Aagaman ''Aagaman'' is a 1982 Hindi language drama film directed by Muzaffar Ali and produced by Uttar Pradesh Sugarcane Seed and Development Corporation under the banner of Integrated Films. The cast included Saeed Jaffrey, Suresh Oberoi, Dilip Dhawan, ...

'' * 1981: '' Umrao Jaan'' (also producer) * 1978: '' Gaman'' (also producer) *Unreleased: ''

Zooni ''Zooni'' is an unreleased Indian Hindi-language film directed by Muzaffar Ali, starring Vinod Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. The film was in production from 1988 and was expected to release in 1990. Plot Zooni is a period film revolving around ...

'' (also producer)

Awards

Padma Shri Padma Shri ( IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conf ...

(2005) *

Filmfare Award for Best Director The Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in Hindi cinema. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year. Superlatives Bimal Roy has the r ...

- ''Umrao Jaan'' (1981)

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La Martinière College, Lucknow alumni 1944 births Living people Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts People from Lakhimpur Kheri Artists from Lucknow Samajwadi Party politicians Hindi-language film directors Indian documentary filmmakers Urdu-language film directors Male actors in Urdu cinema Male actors from Lucknow Film directors from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian film directors 21st-century Indian male actors Special Mention (feature film) National Film Award winners Filmfare Awards winners {{India-film-bio-stub