BIC Masterclass by Saeed Mirza: Understanding his approach to films
Saeed Mirza is in conversation with Basav Biradar as part of the BIC masterclass series.
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Saeed Mirza (who likes to call himself a ‘Leftist Sufi’) emerged mid-70s from Pune’s Film TV Institute and went on to become a front ranker of India’s New Cinema Movement of the times. Son of noted film writer Akhtar Mirza, Saeed’s works explore the fates of marginalised and oppressed characters set against the background of his city of Bombay, creating some memorable celluloid ‘heroes’ (Albert Pinto, Salim Langde, the Joshi couple, Naseem’s grandfather, played by no less than Kaifi Azmi) and winning several awards. When the parallel cinema ran out of steam and funds, Saeed along with classmate Kundan Shah and others went on to make one of the most successful TV serials ever, Nukkad (street corner). As one of his actors recalled “The streets have always been important for Saeed.”