Muzaffar Ali
Indian film producer (born 1944)
- Geeti Sen (divorced)
- Subhashini Ali (estranged)
- Meera Ali
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 Awadh, 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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National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)
- Mrinal Sen and Muzaffar Ali (1978)
- – (1979)
- – (1980)
- – (1981)
- – (1982)
- Kumar Shahani (1983)
- – (1984)
- – (1985)
- Sandip Ray (1986)
- – (1987)
- Aamir Khan (1988)
- Mohanlal and Anupam Kher (1989)
- Anoubham Kiranmala (1990)
- Mamata Shankar and Raveendran (1991)
- Sibaprasad Sen (1992)
- Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke and Indradhanura Chhai (1993)
- Mahesh Mahadevan, Bishnu Kharghoria and S. Kumar (1994)
- Uttara Baokar, Rohini, and Benaf Dadachandji (1995)
- Dolon Roy and Bhagirathee (1996)
- Nagarjuna and Jomol (1997)
- Dasari Narayana Rao, Prakash Raj, and Manju Warrier (1998)
- Mohan Joshi, Manju Borah and Kavitha Lankesh (1999)
- – (2000)
- Panoi-Jongki (2001)
- Jyothirmayi (2002)
- H. G. Dattatreya and Nedumudi Venu (2003)
- Gurdas Maan and Pradeep Nair (2004)
- – (2005)
- Thilakan and Prosenjit Chatterjee (2006)
- – (2007)
- – (2008)
- Padmapriya Janakiraman (2009)
- K. Shivaram Karanth and V. I. S. Jayabalan (2010)
- Mallika and Sherrey (2011)
- Lal, H. G. Dattatreya, Bishnu Kharghoria, Parineeti Chopra, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Hansraj Jagtap, and Thilakan (2012)
- Gauri Gadgil, Sanjana Rai, and Anjali Patil (2013)
- Musthafa, Palomi Ghosh, and Parth Bhalerao (2014)
- Rinku Rajguru, Jayasurya, and Ritika Singh (2015)
- Kadvi Hawa, Mukti Bhawan, Adil Hussain, and Sonam Kapoor (2016)
- Pankaj Tripathi, Parvathy, Prakruti Mishra, and Yasharaj Karhade (2017)
- Sruthi Hariharan, Chandrachoor Rai, Joju George, and Savithri Sreedharan (2018)
References
- ^ "Muzaffar Ali — Opulent Decadence | FCCI journal". Journal of Indian Cinema. 21 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Bollywood has lost the plot: Muzaffar Ali". The Times of India. The Times Group. 17 September 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Muzaffar Ali deplores MNS stand against North Indians, Bachchan". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Muzaffar Ali in Lucknow". The Times of India. The Times Group. 4 August 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (Ebook). Routledge. pp. 1929–1930. ISBN 1579581463.
- ^ a b c "Muzaffar Ali: If I could make Rekha look beautiful, I could also make other women look beautiful". The Times of India. The Times Group. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Relative value: Heritage, after a fashion". Mumbai Mirror. The Times Group. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ "Guftagoo with Muzaffar Ali Rajya Sabha TV". youtube. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
External links
- Muzaffar Ali at IMDb
- A man for all arts
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