Wajahat Mirza
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Filmfare Best Dialogue Award (1961) |
Wajahat Hussain Mirza Changezi (
Hindi: वजाहत मिर्ज़ा; 20 April 1908 – 4 August 1990) was an Indian screenwriter and film director who penned the dialogues of some of the most successful films in India during the 1950s and 1960s, best known for Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and the Academy Award nominee, Mother India (1957).[1][2]
Awards
Mirza won
Ganga Jamuna.[3]
He also won the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Ganga Jamuna.
Early life and career
He was born in
Filmography
As director
- 1942 - Swaminath
- 1942 - Jawani
- 1944 - Shahenshah Babar
- 1945 - Prabhu Ka Ghar
- 1950 - Nishana
As writer
- 1933 - Yahudi Ki Ladki (dialogue writer)
- 1934 - Anokhi Mohabbat (dialogue & screenplay)
- 1938 - Hum Tum Aur Woh (dialogue writer, lyrics)
- 1938 - Teen Sau Din Ke Baad (dialogue writer)[2]
- 1938 - Watan (dialogue & screenplay)[2]
- 1939 - Ek Hi Raasta (dialogue writer)
- 1940 - Aurat (dialogue writer)
- 1941 - Bahen(dialogue & screenplay)
- 1942 - Roti (dialogue writer)
- 1944 - Lal Haveli (dialogue writer)
- 1944 - Shahenshah Babar (director/dialogue writer)[2]
- 1945 - Prabhu Ka Ghar (director/dialogue writer)[2]
- 1945 - Zeenat (dialogue & story)
- 1948 - Shaheed (dialogue writer)
- 1949 - Chilman (dialogue & screenplay)
- 1953 - Shikast(dialogue & story)
- 1956 - Aawaz (dialogue writer)
- 1957 - Mother India (dialogue writer)[2][5]
- 1958 - Yahudi (dialogue writer)
- 1960 - Kohinoor (dialogue writer)
- 1960 -
- 1961 - Gunga Jumna (Ganga Jamna) (dialogue writer)[2][3][5]
- 1964 - Leader (dialogue writer)[6][5]
- 1967 - Palki (dialogue writer)
- 1969 - Chanda Aur Bijli (dialogue writer)
- 1969 - Shatranj (dialogue writer)
- 1970 - Umang (dialogue writer)
- 1972 - Yeh Gulistan Hamara (dialogue & screenplay)
- 1973 - Heera (dialogue & screenplay)
- 1974 - Dukh Sukh (dialogue writer)
- 1978 - Daaku Aur Jawan (dialogue writer)
- 1978 - Ganga Ki Saugandh (dialogue writer)
- 1986 - Love And God (dialogue writer)[5]
References
- ^ a b Nasreen Munni Kabiri (31 July 2010). "Where every line was a piece of poetry (written by Wajahat Mirza and others)". Times of India newspaper. Archived from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Wajahat Mirza filmography". Upperstall.com website. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Filmfare Awards for Wajahat Mirza (scroll down to read under year 1960 and 1961)" (PDF). Googlepages.com website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Chatterjee 2002, p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e "Wajahat Mirza filmography as a dialogue writer". BollywoodHungama,com website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ Mahaan, Deepak (24 June 2010). "Leader (1964) - film review (Wajahat Mirza as dialogue writer)". The Hindu newspaper. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
Bibliography
- Chatterjee, Gayatri (2002). Mother India. British Film Institute. ISBN 978-0-85170-917-8.
External links
- Wajahat Mirza at IMDb
- Wajahat Mirza at Bollywood Hungama
- Wajahat Mirza at Metacritic
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