Akhtar Mirza

Akhtar Mirza
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Screenwriter
Children	Saeed Akhtar Mirza Aziz Mirza

Akhtar Mirza was an Indian screenwriter and director for Bollywood films. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Story, for the 1965 film Waqt . ^[1]

He is the father of National Award-winning director Saeed Akhtar Mirza and the commercially successful film-maker Aziz Mirza, who was responsible for launching the career of Shah Rukh Khan. ^{[2] [3]}

Filmography

As writer

• 1989 Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (script consultant)
• 1973 Joshila (screenplay)
• 1973 Dhund (story & screenplay)
• 1965 Waqt (story / as F.A. Mirza) ^[1]
• 1965 Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain (screenplay)
• 1957 Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (screenplay / story) ^[4]
• 1957 Naya Daur (screenplay/story) ^{[4] [1]}
• 1950 Bawre Nain (story) ^[4]

As director

• 1965 Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain

References

1. "Akhtar Mirza's Filmfare Awards 1957 and 1965" (PDF). Googlepages.com website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
2. Akhtar Mirza. Kinopoisk .
3. Akhtar Mirza. Allocine .
4. "Akhtar Mirza filmography". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 31 January 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2025.

External links

• Akhtar Mirza at IMDb