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Wajahat Mirza Changezi is a Director and Scriptwriter Indian born on 20 april 1908 at Sitapur (Inde)

Wajahat Mirza Changezi

Wajahat Mirza Changezi
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Birth name Mirza Wajahat Husain Changezi
Nationality Inde
Birth 20 april 1908 at Sitapur (Inde)
Death 4 august 1990 (at 82 years)
Awards Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue, Filmfare Awards

Wajahat Mirza (Urdu: وجاہت مرزا‎, Hindi: वजाहत मिर्ज़ा) (20 April 1908 - 4 August 1990), also known as Vajahat Mirza and Wajahat Mirza Changezi, was an Indian screenwriter and film director who has penned the dialogues of some of the most successful films in India during the 50's & 60's.

He was born in Sitapur, a small town 89 kilometers from Lucknow. While studying at Jubilee College Mirza became acquainted with cinematographer Krishan Gopal of Calcutta, and worked as his assistant. He later co-produced with singer Midgan Kumar a movie called Anookhi Moohabat ("Crazy Lover") in Bombay. Mirza became a dialogue and screenplay writer and was also one of the first Indians to be nominated for an Oscar for the movie Mother India.

Mirza won Filmfare Best Dialogue Award twice, in 1961 for Mughal-e-Azam, and in 1962 for Ganga Jamuna.

In a career spanning well over 50 years, Wajahat Mirza wrote the Dialogue for 31 Movies in which he also contributed as screenplay writer for 6 and wrote stories for 2. Early in his career, he also directed 5 movies.

He died in Karachi in 1990.

Best films

Mother India
Mother India
(1957)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Mehboob Khan
Mehboob Khan
(7 films)
Dilip Kumar
Dilip Kumar
(7 films)
Yakub
Yakub
(5 films)
Naushad Ali
Naushad Ali
(5 films)
Sunil Dutt
Sunil Dutt
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Wajahat Mirza Changezi (22 films)

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Ganga Ki Saugand
Ganga Ki Saugand (1978)

Directed by Sultan Ahmed
Genres Action, Crime, Romance
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Amjad Khan, Pran Krishan Sikand, Bindu, Iftekhar
Rating51% 2.579872.579872.579872.579872.57987
Thakur Jaswant Singh rules over the region with an iron hand. He has no pity or empathy for the poor, all he is interested in is their money, their women, and alcohol. After the passing away of his dad, he assumes total control over the region, and increases the taxes. One day while walking across the hallway, he trips over the wet floor, and falls down. He gets up angrily and assaults the old woman, Ramvati, who was washing the floor. His abuse is interrupted by the arrival of Ramvati's son, Jeeva, who intervenes. Jaswant is ready to shoot him down, but Jaswant's mom prevents him from doing so. Word gets around that Jeeva is in the bad books of the Thakur, and soon a number of people start conspiring against Jeeva. The next day Jeeva is summoned before the village council and asked to explain his involvement in the death of a cow. Jeeva has no satisfactory explanation, and he is asked to leave the village immediately with his mother. Jeeva refuses to do so, and is severely beaten, and thrown out. Shortly thereafter his mother passes away, and Jeeva decides to avenge her death by bringing about the downfall of Jaswant Singh. In order to do this, he becomes a dacoit. Jeeva swears on the holy river Ganga to wipe out Jaswant Singh and his men, without knowing his decision will bring him into conflict with the police, and with the honest people from the very community he was exiled from.
Yeh Gulistan Hamara
Yeh Gulistan Hamara (1972)

Actors Dev Anand, Sharmila Tagore, Pran Krishan Sikand, Sujit Dhungana, Johnny Walker, Kanan Kaushal
Rating65% 3.286633.286633.286633.286633.28663
India is worried about its north eastern residents who are cut off from the mainland and are generally backward, illiterate and under developed. The government appoints special officer cum civil engineer Vijay (Dev Anand)to construct a bridge over a river next to the tribal village of Ding in the north eastern part of India. Ding is ruled by the cruel and autocratic Deng Do Rani (Pran) and his henchmen Haku (Jankidas), Teju (Sujit Kumar) and trusted fighter Soo Reni (Sharmila Tagore), a beautiful girl. Deng Do Rani wants to sabotage the construction and sends Soo Reni and other warriors to demolish the bridge. They are captured by Vijay's officers and treated with respect and equality. Deng Do Rani sends others to kill the band captured, and the Indian Officers under the leadership of Vijay fight bravely to protect them. Soo Reni and her companions have a change of heart and pledge to support Vijay in his mission. Vijay and Soo Reni also fall in love with each other.
Leader
Leader (1964)
, 2h56
Themes Political films
Actors Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala, Sapru, Nasir Husain, Jankidas, Motilal
Rating71% 3.5745853.5745853.5745853.5745853.574585
Vijay Khanna is a law graduate-cum-tabloid editor he falls in love with Princess Sunita, while general election are underway. Vijay becomes accused of a political leaders murder. Gradually the couple tries to expose a criminal-politician nexus.
Gunga Jumna
Gunga Jumna (1961)
, 2h58
Directed by Nitin Bose
Genres Crime
Actors Vyjayanthimala, Nazir Hussain, Leela Chitnis, Dilip Kumar, Helen Khan, Aruna Irani
Rating73% 3.6844853.6844853.6844853.6844853.684485
The film is about two brothers, Ganga and Jamuna, growing up in a village controlled by an evil landlord. When Ganga is framed by the landlord for a crime he did not commit, he escapes to the mountains with his girlfiend, Dhanno, and joins a band of bandits. His younger brother, Jamuna, is sent to the city for his education and becomes a police officer. Years later, when Ganga is about to become a father, he decides to return to the village to ask for forgiveness. However, Jamuna wants him to surrender to the police for his crimes and when Ganga refuses and tries to leave, Jamuna shoots him dead. Ganga's death rendered more poignant by the fact that it was his money that paid for Jamuna's education and allowed him to become a policeman.
Kohinoor
Kohinoor (1960)
, 2h31
Actors Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Leela Chitnis, Jeevan, Kumkum, Mukri
Rating67% 3.376283.376283.376283.376283.37628
After the passing of Maharaj Dhiraj Rana Chandrabhan of Kailash Nagar, the Senapati, Veer Singh, crowns Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Bahadur Chandrabhan as the next King. Veer's wife, who has brought up Dhivendra like her own son, Surinder, would like Dhivendra to get married to Rajkumari Chandramukhi of Rajgarh. The Maharaja of Rajgarh is pleased to hear of this, and asks his daughter to set forth to Kailash Nagar. On the way there, she is abducted by her very own Senapati and held captive until she gives her consent to marry him. Dhivendra rescues her, both fall in love, but are captured by Senapati's men. Dhivendra is gravelly injured but manages to escape and is looked after Rajgarh's Raj Nartaki, Rajlaxmi, who also falls in love with him. After Dhivendra recuperates, he finds out that Chandramukhi is being against her will at Senapati's castle, he sets forth to set her free, but is captured in the process. Held in chains, he is blinded by a vengeful Rajlaxmi, and Chandramukhi is given an ultimatum - either wed Senapati or witness the death of Dhivendra.
Mughal-e-Azam
Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
, 2h53
Directed by K. Asif
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Biography, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Politique, Théâtre, Musical films, Political films, Films based on plays, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Durga Khote, Nigar Sultana, Ajit Khan
Rating80% 4.045544.045544.045544.045544.04554
Emperor Akbar (Prithviraj Kapoor), who does not have a male heir, undertakes a pilgrimage to a shrine to pray that his wife Jodhabai (Durga Khote) give birth to a son. Later, a maid brings the emperor news of his son's birth. Overjoyed at his prayers being answered Akbar gives the maid his ring, and promises to grant her anything she desires.
Yahudi
Yahudi (1958)
, 2h50
Directed by Bimal Roy
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Action, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Sohrab Merwanji Modi, Nazir Hussain, Nigar Sultana, Helen Khan
Rating70% 3.5261953.5261953.5261953.5261953.526195
Ezra (Sohrab Modi) is a jeweller who has a son called Elijah. He also has a friendly butler/child minder called Emmanuel. In the beginning, Ezra is due to leave. As he does, Elijah becomes upset and stands at the balcony. In the roads of the Jewish area, Brutus (Nazir Hussain), Governor of Rome, is passing, making an announcement. Watching over the balcony, is Elijah. A stone slips from his hand and hits Brutus on the head. Brutus immediately gets Elijah arrested, and as Elijah is a Jew, sentences him to death. Hearing this, Ezra rapidly returns from his trip and arrives at the doorstep of Brutus. He begs Brutus to free Elijah but Brutus feeds Elijah to hungry lions. Ezra sadly returns to his house. In revenge, Emmanuel kidnaps Lydia, motherless daughter of Brutus, and takes her to Ezra. Ezra declines to kill Lydia and adopts the child.
Mother India
Mother India (1957)
, 2h55
Directed by Mehboob Khan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Melodrama
Themes Films about families, Feminist films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Nargis, Sunil Dutt, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Raaj Kumar, Kumkum, Mukri
Rating77% 3.8959853.8959853.8959853.8959853.895985
The film is set in 1957, the present day at the time of shooting. When construction of an irrigation canal to the village is completed, Radha (Nargis), considered to be the "mother" of the village, is asked to inaugurate the canal. She remembers her past, when she was newly married.