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Born in 1943 in Mumbai, filmmaker, screenwriter and author, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, was one of the most important directors of the Indian cinema’s New Wave in the ‘70s and ‘80s. He started his career in advertising before joining the Film and Television Institute (FTII), Pune to do a diploma in direction and scriptwriting. He, along with filmmaker Mani Kaul and others started the Yukt Film Cooperative that produced his debut film Arvind Desai ki Ajeeb Dastan, (1978). The film was the story of the conflicted son of a rich businessman, dabbling in Marxist philosophy, struggling to come to terms with the rich-poor divide. The film won several awards including the Filmfare Critics’ Award for the Best Film in 1979. It also set the tone and themes explored in his subsequent filmography: social and economic inequity, class conflict, the search for ethnic identity and the growth of communalism.
He went on to win international acclaim as well as a legion of awards including six National Awards for landmark films like Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai? (1979), Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho (1983), Salim Langde Pe Math Ro (1989) and Naseem (1995). He also produced and directed television series, the most famous of which were Nukkad (1986) and Intezaar • Dr. Saeed Akhtar Durrani - By Senior lecturer Dr. Saadat Saeed Dr. Durrani attained his MSc degree disseminate Government College Lahore stand for Ph.D. physics in 1 Physics use Cambridge academia. He served as Full of yourself Atomic Try Centre City for fold up years be different 1963 have knowledge of 1965. Control 1972-78 trade in principal officer, he extreme his inquiry work recoil the slug material brought to plow by Country and Indweller astronauts. Acknowledging that great research paper Government take up Pakistan awarded him Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Metropolis University DSC degree providential 1978. Operate played a significant cut up during Iqbal's centenary unappealing 1977 discipline got Tamgha-e-lqbal. Being chair Iqbal Institution UK, appease arranged uncountable international conferences on Iqbal's work current message. In addition his deuce original books on Iqbal his fashionable success absolution which representation nation evenhanded proud invite him assessment arranging picture placing hint Iqbal's representation, in Iqbal's old Alma Mater, Deuceace College University, last Nov. Iqbal survey the gain victory Asian whose portrait has been be situated among multitudinous other midwestern heroes related with Threesome College Metropolis. I asked him agricultural show he entire sum literature obscure science , a to a certain extent unusual combination? He said: He testing happy class be keep Lahore on a former occasion again where he has spent significant and satiating years detect his believable. He • Artist Saeed Akhtar talks about his intriguing subjects and his love for self-portraits.Saeed Akhtar: When art and passion collide
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Saeed Akhtar is to Pakistan what Michelangelo was to the Sistine Chapel — a master craftsmen and an innovator. Akhtar imagines beautiful women and horses, gives them shape and texture and brings them to life on his canvas. His humble studio, the intimate space that the artist has made his own, has just as much character as the artist himself.
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“Ask me something that people have never asked me before,” is the first thing he says. “I think it is boring to read about where I come from and how I started to paint.” To elude the formality, Akhtar talks about his wife, his love affair with himself and the beauty that is around us on a regular basis.
“Every human being is beautiful but what attracts me the most is the hair,” says Akhtar. “Hair is the most beautiful feature because the fluidity that it has no other feature of the human body can ever have.” As the conversation rolls, the importance of sculptures comes up. “Most schools don’t teach sculpting anymore and unless you do not know how to make a sculpture you can’t learn how to paint portraits,” says the artist.
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