Imtiaz Ali

Imtiaz Ali is, for my money, modern Hindi cinema's great poet of the journey. From Jab We Met to Highway and Tamasha, his characters discover who they really are only when they are in motion, on trains and roads and far from home, and I find that recurring idea quietly profound. Even his uneven films are interesting risks, which I consider a compliment; he chooses sincerity where others settle for formula. Rockstar remains one of the most aching portraits of an artist I have seen, and Amar Singh Chamkila showed his storytelling maturing beautifully. He makes romance feel like self-discovery, not escapism.

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Name (English)

Imtiaz Ali

Name (Japanese)

インティアズ・アリ

Reading

いんてぃあず・あり

Born

June 16, 1971 (age 55)

Origin

Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum district, India

Occupation

film director / writer / screenwriter / director

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Boar

High school

St. Michael's High School, Patna

University

Hindu College, University of Delhi

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imtiaz%20Ali%20(director)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3149575

Tags

• East Singhbhum district
• film director
• writer
• screenwriter

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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