Imtiaz ali taj biography books
Imtiaz ali taj biography books
Imtiaz ali taj anarkali!
Imtiaz Ali Taj
Pakistani playwright (1900 - 1970)
Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj (Urdu: سیّد امتیاز علی تاؔج; Sayyid Imtiyāz ʿAlī Tāj; 1900–1970) was a Pakistani dramatist who wrote in the Urdu language.[1] He is best known for his 1922 play Anarkali, based on the life of Anarkali, that was staged hundreds of times and was adapted for feature films in India and Pakistan, including the Indian film Mughal-e-Azam (1960).[2][3]
Early life
Born Syed Imtiaz Ali in Lahore (then in British India) on 13 October 1900,[4] he was the son of Sayyid Mumtaz Ali (1860 – 1935), who was also known as Shams-ul-Ulema (Sun of the Scholars), in recognition of his pioneering contribution to Urdu drama.[2][5] His mother Muhammadi Begum lovingly nicknamed him 'Mera Taj' (my crown).
His forefathers had moved to Lahore following the 1857 Indian revolt in Delhi. When Imtiaz started writing, he adopted the name "Taj".[5] Duri