Muzaffar Ali
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Muzaffar Ali (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Raja Muzaffar was born in Lucknow of the erstwhile United Provinces, British India, in 1944.[5] 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,[6] and graduated in science from Aligarh Muslim University.[5] He worked in advertising before turning to film making.[5] His early directorial films are Gaman (1978) and Umrao Jaan (1981). He also directed and starred in the TV series Jaan-e-Alam.[5]
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.[7] He later became a fashion designer, creating a fashion label with Meera in 1990.[5][7]
He was earlier married to the art historian Geeti Sen, with whom he has a son Murad Ali, a film actor.[7][6] He is estranged from his second wife, communist politician Subhashini Ali, with whom he has a son Shaad Ali, also a film director.[7][6]
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)[8]
Awards
- Padma Shri (2005)[9]
- National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film) - Gaman (1978)
- Filmfare Award for Best Director - Umrao Jaan (1981)
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References
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External links
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- A man for all arts
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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
- 21st-century Indian male actors
- Special Mention (feature film) National Film Award winners
- Filmfare Awards winners