Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Born: 1943-06-30 in Mumbai, India
Known For: Directing
Biography
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), Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) and Naseem (1995), which won two National Film Awards in 1996. Saeed Mirza Was Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at ICA – International Cultural Artifact Film Festival in 2020. He is director of the TV serials Nukkad (Street Corner) (1986) and Intezaar (Wait) (1988), along with various documentary films on social welfare and cultural activism. He is also a trustee of ANHAD, a Delhi-based NGO working for communal harmony
Filmography
2016
- Saeed Mirza: The Leftist Sufi as Self
2012
- Celluloid Man as Self
2009
- Ek Tho Chance ... (Director)
2002
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself
2000
- Choo Lenge Akash ... (Writer)
1995
- Naseem ... (Director)
1989
- Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro ... (Director)
1986
- Nukkad ... (Director)
1984
- Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! ... (Director)
1981
- Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai ... (Director)
1978
- Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan ... (Director)
1976
- Ghashiram Kotwal ... (Director)