Aziz Mirza

Aziz Mirza
Born (1947-08-15) 15 August 1947 (age 77)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film director, producer, screenwriter
Years active1987–2008
Notable workCircus
Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman
Children2
FatherAkhtar Mirza
RelativesSaeed Akhtar Mirza (brother)

Aziz Mirza (born 15 August 1947) is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter, who is best known for his works in Bollywood and Indian television.[1][2]

Background

Mirza was born the son of Bollywood script-writer Akhtar Mirza, and brother of the film maker Saeed Mirza.

Career

Mirza started his career in 1985 when he joined his brother Saeed Mirza and veteran director Kundan Shah to set a new production company called Iskra. He made his directional debut with the 1989 television serial Circus starring Ashutosh Gowariker and Shah Rukh Khan.

He made his film debut with Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) starring Khan and Chawla. The movie was inspired by Raj Kapoor's classic comedy Shree 420 (1955). His next project, Yes Boss (1997) starring Aditya Pancholi, Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla.

In 1999, Mirza set up a production company called Dreamz Unlimited with Juhi Chawla and Shah Rukh Khan. Their first film Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (2000) was directed by Mirza. In 2003 Mirza directed the third film out of Dreamz Unlimited, Chalte Chalte starring Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji. The film was the first box office hit from this production house. After this, he took a hiatus from film directing due to the death of his wife. In 2007, Mirza returned to directing and released his next film titled Kismat Konnection in 2008, starring Shahid Kapoor and Vidya Balan.[3][4]

Filmography

Year Film Role(s)
1992 Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman Director, writer
1997 Yes Boss Director, writer
2000 Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani Director, producer
2003 Chalte Chalte Director, producer, writer
2008 Kismat Konnection Director

Television

Year Film Role(s)
1987 Nukkad Director
1989 Circus Director

References

  1. ^ "Chalte Chalte... Manoranjan beyond Nukkad". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 June 2003.
  2. ^ "Haroon: Aziz Mirza's son to make his debut!". The Times of India. 18 April 2001.
  3. ^ "Aziz Mirza's chilling out!". The Times of India. 25 July 2008.
  4. ^ "Aziz Mirza 'dumps' Shah Rukh for next film". hindustantimes.com/. 17 December 2007.