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Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Saeed Akhtar Mirza is a pioneer of the New Wave progressive cinema in India, directing such milestones of Indian cinema as Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (1978), Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai? (1980), Mohan Joshi  Haazir Ho (1984), Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro (1989) and Naseem (1995). All his films have won major awards, including the National Film Awards. He is the director of the popular TV serials Nukkad (1986) and Intezaar (1988), as well as various documentary films on social welfare and cultural activism. He lives in Bombay and Goa. The  Monk, the Moor and Moses Ben Jalloun is his second novel.