Imtiaz Ali (director)

Imtiaz Ali is an Indian film director and writer. He started his career with writing and directing television shows. He directed shows like Imtehaan, Naina and Kurukshetra. In 2005 he made his directorial debut with Socha Na Tha, that did not do well. Then he earned critical and commercial success for his direction of Jab We Met . Love Aaj Kal and Rockstar made him known amongst youngsters. His next films were Highway and Tamasha .

Imtiaz Ali was born in Jamshedpur. He traces his origins to Darbhanga. He was brought up in Patna and Jamshedpur. His father Mansoor Ali did irrigation jobs. As a child he would sometimes accompany him which gave Imtiaz a view of what was going on in the innards of India. He had his early education in St. Michaels High School, Patna and later in D.B.M.S. English School, Jamshedpur, He is the brother of director Arif Ali .

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