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Saeed Akhtar Mirza (born 30 June 1943) is an Indian screenwriter and director in Hindi films and television. He is the maker of notable parallel films such as Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984), Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980), Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) and Naseem (1995), which won two National Film Awards in 1996. Saeed Mirza Was Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at ICA – International Cultural Artifact Film Festival in 2020. He is director of the TV serials Nukkad (Street Corner) (1986) and Intezaar (Wait) (1988), along with various documentary films on social welfare and cultural activism. He is also a trustee of ANHAD, a Delhi-based NGO working for communal harmony
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2016
Saeed Mirza: The Leftist Sufi
Movie Self
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2012
Celluloid Man
Movie Self
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2009
Ek Tho Chance
Movie Director
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2002
Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai
TV show Himself
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2000
Choo Lenge Akash
Movie Writer
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1995
Naseem
Movie Director
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1989
Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro
Movie Director
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1986
Nukkad
TV show Director
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1984
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!
Movie Screenplay
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1981
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai
Movie Director
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1978
Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan
Movie Director
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1976
Ghashiram Kotwal
Movie Director
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1976
Murde
Movie Director