Mirza Ghalib (TV series)
| Mirza Ghalib | |
|---|---|
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| Genre |
Biography Historical drama |
| Written by | Gulzar |
| Starring |
Naseeruddin Shah Tanvi Azmi Neena Gupta |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Urdu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Gulzar |
| Release | |
| Original network | DD National |
Mirza Ghalib is an Indian biographical television drama series written and produced by poet Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra).[1] The series was aired on Doordarshan National in 1988. The lead actor was Naseeruddin Shah who played the role of Mirza Ghalib,[2] the famous classical Urdu and Persian poet from Mughal Empire during British colonial rule. The series featured ghazals sung and composed by Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh. It music has since been recognised as Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh's magnum opus enjoying a cult following in the Indian subcontinent.
Cast
- Naseeruddin Shah - Mirza Ghalib
- Tanvi Azmi - Umrao Begum
- Neena Gupta - Nawab Jaan
- Shafi Inamdar - Sheikh Mohammad Ibrahim Zauq
- Sudhir Dalvi - Bahadur Shah Zafar II
- Parikshit Sahni - Nawab Shams-ud-Din
- Javed Khan Amrohi - Fakir
References
- ↑ "Magazine / Interview : `I did all kinds of films'". The Hindu. 2006-07-23. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
- ↑ "The new Bollywood Muslim - Culture". Livemint.com. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
External links
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