Happy birthday Imtiaz Ali (born 16 June 1971) is an Indian film director, actor and writer. In 2005, he made his directorial debut with the film Socha Na Tha. However, it was his second film Jab We Met (2007) that brought him success and fame. His 2009 film Love Aaj Kal gained much critical success, and was declared a super hit at the box office. His latest movie Rockstar (2011) was also a commercial success. Imtiaz Ali (Hindi: इम्तिआज अलि, Urdu: امتیاز علی, Bangla: ইমতিয়াজ আলী, Oriya: ଇମତିଆଜ୍ ଅଲି) was born in Jamshedpur. He had his origins in Darbhanga, Bihar from a Muslim family. He was brought up in Patna and Jamshedpur. His father Mansoor Ali did irrigation jobs and as a child he would sometimes accompany him which gave him a taste of what was going on in the innards of India. He had his early education in St. Michaels High School, Patna and later in D.B.M.S. English School, Jamshedpur, My parents were still in Patna but I, along with my brother Arif, joined mid-term and stayed with my aunt at Karim Mansion (an old well-known building in Jamshedpur, where they had three cinema theatres, two of which were attached to the house). Even when I went to sleep, I had the sound of cinema in the background and since we lived there, I could go there whenever I wanted even though I was not allowed to. I had made friends with the projectionist and would see him changing reels and call him from his bidi break if the reel stopped in between. I was not studying and I failed. I was so self-conscious after that and for the first three days, I could just not go back to school. This whole embarrassment of failing and craning my neck down and avoiding my friends who had become my seniors, was difficult. Even though I had failed, my father never made me feel worse and was only there to always encourage me. Its after that, that I started applying myself and excelled in studies and sports and started doing theatre. Later he attended University of Delhi in Delhi, where he took part in college theater. He started Ibtida, the dramatics society of Hindu College. Thereafter he moved to Mumbai and did a diploma course from Xavier Institute of Communication. Imtiaz was married to Preety Ali. Imtiaz began his career directing TV programs including Kurukshetra for Zee TV and Imtehaan for Star Plus. He later moved on to Bollywood films. In 2005, he made his directorial debut with the film Socha Na Tha starring Abhay Deol and Ayesha Takia. Despite its box office failure, the film won critical acclaim. His second film, Jab We Met, starred then real-life couple Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, and became his first box office success. His movie Love Aaj Kal starred Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, and emerged as his biggest commercial success to date. Alis latest film Rockstar, starring Ranbir Kapoor, has also done well at the box office despite mixed reviews. He also has a production company called Window Seat Films and the first film under this banner is Highway starring Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt. His next untitled film starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in lead roles will begin filming later in the year. Source: Wikipedia youtu.be/xdUv-CwmZPs
Posted on: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 03:57:34 +0000
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