Muzaffar Ali (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker.
Biography
Raja Muzaffar was born in
Lucknow
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of the erstwhile
United Provinces,
British India
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, in 1944.
The eldest son of Raja Syed Sajid Husain Ali, then-ruling prince of the principality of Kotwara in
Gola Gokaran Nath, Muzaffar attended
La Martiniere, Lucknow,
and graduated in science from
Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh Muslim University is a Collegiate university, collegiate, Central university (India), central, and Research university, research university located in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India, which was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Kh ...
.
He worked in advertising before turning to film making.
His early directorial films are ''
Gaman'' (1978) and ''
Umrao Jaan'' (1981). He also directed and starred in the TV series ''Jaan-e-Alam''.
Personal Life
Muzaffar Ali is currently married to Meera Ali, an architect and fashion designer, with whom he has a daughter Sama, who is also a fashion designer.
He later became a fashion designer, creating a fashion label with Meera in 1990.
He was earlier married to the art historian Geeti Sen, with whom he has a son Murad Ali, a film actor.
He is estranged from his second wife, communist politician
Subhashini Ali, with whom he has a son
Shaad Ali
Shaad Ali is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi films.
Early life and education
Ali was born to Muzaffar Ali and Subhashini Ali (née Sahgal), an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). ...
, also a film director.
Directorial Filmography
* 2015: ''
Jaanisaar'' (also actor)
* 1986:
''Anjuman'' (also producer)
* 1982: ''
Aagaman''
* 1981: ''
Umrao Jaan'' (also producer)
* 1978: ''
Gaman'' (also producer)
*Unreleased: ''
Zooni'' (also producer)
Awards
*
Padma Shri
The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...
(2005)
*
National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film) - ''
Gaman'' (1978)
*
Filmfare Award for Best Director -
''Umrao Jaan'' (1981)
References
External links
*
A man for all arts
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
21st-century Indian male actors
Special Mention (feature film) National Film Award winners
Filmfare Awards winners
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