Imtiaz Ali Taj

Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj
Born13 October 1900
Lahore, British India
Died19 April 1970(1970-04-19) (aged 69)
Lahore, Pakistan
SpouseHijab Imtiaz Ali
ChildrenYasmeen Tahir (daughter)
Naeem Tahir (son-in-law)
Parents
RelativesFaran Tahir (grandson)
Ali Tahir (grandson)
AwardsPride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1965
Anarkali as illustrated on the title page of Imtiaz Ali Taj's book in 1922

Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj (Urdu: سیّد امتیاز علی تاؔج; Sayyid Imtiyāz ʿAlī Tāj; 1900–1970) was a Pakistani dramatist who wrote in the Urdu language.[1] He is best known for his 1922 play Anarkali, based on the life of Anarkali, that was staged hundreds of times and was adapted for feature films in India and Pakistan, including the Indian film Mughal-e-Azam (1960).[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Britannica was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Legendary dramatist Imtiaz Ali Taj's death anniversary today Samaa TV News website, Published 19 April 2011, Retrieved 29 April 2022
  3. ^ "Legendary writer Imtiaz Ali Taj remembered - Baluchistan Times (newspaper)". The Free Library. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2019.