Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Ghalib

145 mins | Drama, History, Music | Jan. 1, 1954

This movie depicts the life of once wealthy poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib. This story portrays his trials, tribulations, triumphs, and ultimate descent to poverty, and then to prison; and his tragic and ill-fated love with a beautiful courtesan named Chaudvin.

Mirza Ghalib

145 mins | Drama, History, Music | Jan. 1, 1954

Mirza Ghalib
This movie depicts the life of once wealthy poet and nobleman Mirza Ghalib. This story portrays his trials, tribulations, triumphs, and ultimate descent to poverty, and then to prison; and his tragic and ill-fated love with a beautiful courtesan named Chaudvin.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Minerva Movietone
Original title Mirza Ghalib
Directors Sohrab Modi
Writers J.K. Nanda, Saadat Hassan Manto

Cast

Bharat Bhushan

as Mirza Ghalib

Suraiya

as Chaudvin

Durga Khote

as Chaudvin's mother (Amma)

Nigar Sultana

as Umrao Begum

Murad

as Mufti Sadruddin

Mukri

as Lala Mathuradas

Ulhas

as Kotwal Hashmat Khan

Kumkum

as Courtesan

Iftekhar

as Badshah

Roshan

as Roshan