Akhtar Mirza

Akhtar Mirza
NationalityIndian
OccupationScreenwriter
ChildrenSaeed Akhtar Mirza
Aziz Mirza

Akhtar Mirza was an Indian screenwriter and director for Bollywood films. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Story, for the 1965 film Waqt.[1] 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.[2][3]