Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Saeed Akhtar Mirza born 30 June 1943 is an Indian screenwriter and director in Hindi films and television He is the maker of notable parallel films such as Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho 1984 Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai 1980 Salim Langde Pe Mat Ro 1989 and Naseem 1995 which won two National Film Awards in 1996 Saeed Mirza Was Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at ICA International Cultural Artifact Film Festival in 2020 He is director of the TV serials Nukkad Street Corner 1986 and Intezaar Wait 1988 along with various documentary films on social welfare and cultural activism He is also a trustee of ANHAD a Delhibased NGO working for communal harmony