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Mirza Ghalib (1954) [N/A]

Featuring:
Bharat Bhushan, Suraiya, Nigar Sultana

Written by:
Rajinder Singh Bedi
Saadat Hassan Manto
J.K. Nanda

Directed by:
Sohrab Modi


Release Date:
December 10, 1954

Original Title:
مرزا غالب

Genres:
Drama | Music | Romance

Production Companies:
Minerva Movietone

Production Countries:
India

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 145

Overview from TheMovieDB

A fictionalized account of the life of poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib during the reign of the last Mughal Emperor, told through the lens of his ill-fated love for a beautiful courtesan he called Chaudhvin.

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Overview from Open Movies

This movie depicts the life of once wealthy poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib. This story portrays his trials, tribulations, triumphs, and utlimate descent to poverty, and then to prison; and his tragic and ill-fated love with a beautiful courtesan named Chaudvin.

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Rankings and Honors

Mirza Ghalib (1954) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.1/10
Awards Won: 2 wins

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Production

Art Direction:
Rusi K. Banker

Choreographer:
Roshan Kumari

Dialogue:
Rajinder Singh Bedi

Director:
Sohrab Modi

Director of Photography:
V. Avadhoot

Music:
Ghulam Mohammed

Original Story:
Saadat Hassan Manto

Producer:
Sohrab Modi

Writer:
J.K. Nanda

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