Imtiaz Ali Taj

Pakistani (Urdu) dramatist

Died when: 69 years 188 days (834 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Syed Imtiaz Ali Taj (Urdu: سیّد امتیاز علی تاؔج‎;

Sayyid Imtiyāz ʿAlī Tāj; 1900–1970) was a dramatist who wrote in the Urdu language.He is remembered above all 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).

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