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For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Sushanti Bordoloi
Sushantibordoloi26@gmail.com
347-798-7985.
IAAC PRESENTS Saeed Akhtar Mirza's debut novel Ammi: Letter To A Democratic Mother an autobiographical novel that brings pre-independence India to life in vivid detail!
New York July 10, 2013: The Indo-American Arts Council will launch Saeed Akhtar Mirza's book Ammi: Letter To A Democartic Mother on September 24th from 7-9 pm at the Aicon Gallery, 35 Great Jones Street, New York City. Saeed will read from his novel and then discuss the book and his experiences. He will be available for media interviews. Books will be available for sale and signing.
Saeed Akhtar Mirza has been a film director, producer and author since the 1970's. Born into creative household, his father Akhtar Mirza, a noted and respected screenwriter in Bollywood with a Filmfare award to his name for his work work in Waqt, exposed him to Chinese, Urdu, Telegu, African and Latin American literature from an early age. Saeed credits this diverse, multicultural upbringing as a vital creative influence that helped him to breathe life into his stories and characters for both film and literature.
A graduate of St Xavier's College, Bombay University with a BA in Economics and Political Science, Saeed went on to gain two diplomas in Advertising from the Bombay College of Marketing and Advertising and in Film Direction from the Film and TV Institute of India in Pune. Saeed's work includes documentary films, TV serials and feature films.
Saeed started out as a documentary filmmaker in the late 1970's and went on to produce several critically acclaimed works including: The Rickshaw Pullers of Jabalpur, which won the National Award for Best Documentary, The Third Voice, a movie about the Urdu poet Akhtar-ul-Iman and A Tryst With The People of India, a 16 part travelogue on the occasion of the 50th year of India's Independence.
The TV serials he co-produced and directed with his brother Aziz Mirza and film maker friend Kundan Shah, were the hugely popular Nukkad (Street Corner), Intezaar (Waiting) and Circus. His new serial "Yeh Hai India Meri Jaan! ( This is India, My Love!), a combination of fiction, documentary and travelogue, is currently being telecast in India.
After thoroughly exploring the art of documentary filmmaking, Mr. Mizra moved on to making feature films with his debut movie Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan (The Strange Fate of Arvind Desai) (1978). The film, about an idealistic youth and the ups and downs in his life, Om Puri gives a bravura performance as the title character's Marxist friend. The film won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie. His next effort, the groundbreaking Albert Pinto Ko Gusaa Kyun Aata Hai (What Makes Albert Pinto Angry) (1980), which dramatized middle class life in 1970's Bombay, won Mr. Mirza his second Filmfare Critics Award for best movie, National Award for Best Film and was screened at several Indian and International film festivals including the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Saeed Mirza went on to win the National Award for Best Film for his next movies Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho (A Summons for Mohan Joshi) and Salim Langde Pe Math Ro (Don't Cry Salim The Lame) in 1984 and 1989 respectively.
Mr. Mizra has spent his career exploring every aspect story telling, and his influence stretches across the Indian creative landscape from the movie theatre to television and even the advertizing industry. With the launch of his new book he is once again breaking into unexplored creative territory. The autobiographical story is told in the form of letters to his mother, who passed away in 1991, and has already garnered critical acclaim for its vivid depictions of pre independence India and Pakistan
Saeed Mizra’s vision of the world and his genre busting approach to story telling has been an inspiration to his legion of fans, and the Indo-American Arts council is delighted to invite you to be a part of yet another unique journey brought to you by one of India’s most visionary storytellers.
For Press copies please contact sushantibordoloi26@gmail.com. For interviews please contact Saeed Mirza saeedmirza3@gmail.com. |
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