Akhtar Mirza

Actor, Writer

Akhtar Mirza was a writer of stories for Bollywood Hindi films. He won the Filmfare award for best story for the 1965 film Waqt. 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.
Akhtar Mirza was a writer of stories for Bollywood Hindi films. He won the Filmfare award for best story for the 1965 film Waqt. 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.