Muzaffar Ali | |
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| Born | (1944-10-21)21 October 1944 (age 81) |
| Alma mater | Aligarh Muslim University |
| Title | Padma Shri (2005) |
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| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Kenizé Mourad (half-sister) Selma Hanımsultan (Stepmother) Kaniz Wajid Khan (aunt) |
Muzaffar Ali (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker.[1][2][3][4]
Raja Muzaffar was born inLucknow of the erstwhileUnited Provinces,British India, in 1944.[5] The eldest son of Raja Syed Sajid Husain Ali, then-ruling prince of the principality of Kotwara inGola Gokaran Nath, Muzaffar attendedLa Martiniere, Lucknow,[6] and graduated in science fromAligarh Muslim University.[5] He worked in advertising before turning to film making.[5] His early directorial films areGaman (1978) andUmrao Jaan (1981). He also directed and starred in the TV seriesJaan-e-Alam.[5]
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 politicianSubhashini Ali, with whom he has a sonShaad Ali, also a film director.[7][6]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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| 1978 | Gaman | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1981 | Umrao Jaan | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1982 | Aagaman | Yes | No | No | |
| 1986 | Anjuman | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Jaanisaar | Yes | Yes | No | |
| — | Zooni | Yes | No | Yes | Unreleased[8] |
