Muzaffar Ali

Muzaffar Ali (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian filmmaker, fashion designer, poet, artist, cultural revivalist, and social worker.

Biography
Raja Muzaffar was born in Lucknow of the erstwhile United Provinces, British India, in 1944. The eldest son of Raja Syed Sajid Husain Ali, then-ruling prince of the principality of Kotwara in Awadh, Muzaffar attended La Martiniere, Lucknow, and graduated in science from Aligarh Muslim University. He worked in advertising before turning to film making. His early directorial films are Gaman (1978) and Umrao Jaan (1981). He also directed and starred in the TV series Jaan-e-Alam.

Personal Life
Muzaffar Ali is currently married to Meera Ali, an architect and fashion designer, with whom he has a daughter Sama, who is also a fashion designer. He later became a fashion designer, creating a fashion label with Meera in 1990.

He was earlier married to the art historian Geeti Sen, with whom he has a son Murad Ali, a film actor. He is estranged from his second wife, communist politician Subhashini Ali, with whom he has a son Shaad Ali, also a film director.

Directorial Filmography

 * 2015: Jaanisaar (also actor)
 * 1986: Anjuman (also producer)
 * 1982: Aagaman
 * 1981: Umrao Jaan (also producer)
 * 1978: Gaman (also producer)
 * Unreleased: Zooni (also producer)

Awards

 * Padma Shri (2005)
 * National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film) - Gaman (1978)
 * Filmfare Award for Best Director - Umrao Jaan (1981)