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Saeed Akhtar Mirza

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Saeed Akhtar Mirza
  • Date of Birth:
    , 1943
  • Place of Birth:
    Bombay, Maharashtra
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian

Family

Saeed Akhtar Mirza
  • Father:
    Akhtar Mirza

Career

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Awards

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

1979 : Filmfare Critics Award, for Best Movie : Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978)

1981 : Filmfare Critics Award, for Best Movie : Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai (1980)

1984 : National Film Award, for Best Film on Family Welfare : Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984)

1996 : National Film Award,  for Best Directing, Naseem (1995) National Film Award for Best Screenplay: Naseem (1995)

1996 : National Film Award, for Best Screenplay : Naseem (1995)

Trivia

Saeed Akhtar Mirza
  • In 2008, Mirza wrote book named Ammi: Letter to a Democratic Mother.
  • Saeed Akhtar Mirza contributes reggularly to Indian newspapers and magazines on current opolitical debates and through film reviews.
  • Saeed Akhtar Mirza has lectured widely on Indian cinema at universities in India and The US.
  • Mirza trained at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, India, and has also taught there.
  • Saeed Akhtar Mirza is director of the popular TV serials Nukkad in 1986 and Intezaar in 1988 , along with various documentary films on social welfare and cultural activitsm.
  • Saeed Akhtar Mirza is best remembered in popular culture for his TV series Nukkad (1986).
  • Saeed Akhtar Mirza is an a Indian writer and director in Hindi films and television.

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