Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Ghalib 1954 Directed by Sohrab Modi مرزا غالب

A fictionalized account of the life of poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib during the reign of the last Mughal Emperor, told through the lens of his ill-fated love for a beautiful courtesan he called Chaudhvin.

Country India

Production Country India

Language Urdu

Spoken Languages Hindi , Urdu

Gneres Drama , Music , Romance

Production Company Minerva Movietone

Release Date 10 December 1954

145 mins

Cast

Bharat Bhushan Mirza Ghalib

Suraiya Chaudhvin, formerly Moti Begum

Nigar Sultana Umrao Begum

Durga Khote Chaudhvin's mother (Amma)

Mukri Lala Mathuradas

Ulhas Kotwal Hashmat Khan

Iftekhar Bahadur Shah Zafar

Murad Mufti Sadruddin

Kumkum Courtesan

Roshan Roshan

Baij Sharma

Crew

Director

Sohrab Modi

Writer

J.K. Nanda

Producer

Sohrab Modi

Cinematography

V. Avadhoot

Original Writer

Saadat Hassan Manto

Art Direction

Rusi K. Banker

Music

Ghulam Mohammed