Moin-ud-din
| Moin-ud-din | |
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| Born | October 19, 1943 Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| 💀Died | 5 April 2001 (aged 57) Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India5 April 2001 (aged 57) |
| 💼 Occupation | Screenplay, Dialogue Writer |
| 📆 Years active | 1980–2000 |
| Known for | Thodisi Bewafaii Bulundi Agar... If Ahista Ahista (1981 film) Dil Akhir Dil Hai Jhutha Sach Pighalta Aasman Love 86 Suryaa: An Awakening Police Public God and Gun Zid Tarkieb Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Afzal Moinuddin |
| 👶 Children | 1; Aminuddin Shroff |
| 👪 Relatives | Esmayeel Shroff, Brother |
Moin-ud-din (born October 19, 1943) was an Indian screenwriter, story and dialogue writer. He hailed from Kurnool, a small town on the bank of Tungabhadra river in Andhra Pradesh, India. Moin-ud-din was one of the most successful screenwriters of his time in terms of Indian box office receipts. Moin-ud-din achieved both critical and commercial success in a wide variety of genres: thriller, drama, and crime.
Some of the best known films he has written include: Thodisi Bewafaii[1], Bulundi, Agar... If, Dil Akhir Dil Hai, Ahista Ahista (1981 film)[2], Jhutha Sach, Pighalta Aasman, Love 86, Suryaa: An Awakening, Police Public, God and Gun, Zid, Tarkieb[3], Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum.
Career
As a writer, Moin-ud-din worked on blockbuster Bollywood films such as Thodisi Bewafaii, Bulundi[4], Agar... If. He was shy of the camera and always preferred to drive the screenplay from behind the scenes supporting his brother, Esmayeel Shroff. They later co-wrote many other films together in collaboration with lyricists like Khayyam, Gulzar, Nida Fazli. His career in Bollywood spanned over two decades until his death from a cardiac arrest in 2001.
Early Life
Moin-ud-din was born on October 19, 1943, in Kurnool, British India. His father, Shroff Abdul Kareem, was a gold and diamond trader, who later became the city councillor for the Kurnool town. Moin-ud-din was the fourth of his seven siblings. Esmayeel Shroff is his youngest and only brother, who is also a successful Indian film director.
Described as being fond of Mathematics and Urdu Literature, he was a prodigy. He was educated at the Government Urdu High School for Boys at Kurnool. He graduated from SV University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Urdu. He was a polyglot and fluent in Urdu, English, Hindi, and Persian. While his diction was rooted in the classical tradition, he always touched on new subjects. He remained in quest of an ideal all his life.
Career
Moin-ud-din has worked in big Bollywood hits[5] like Thodisi Bewafaii starring Rajesh Khanna, Shabana Azmi, Bulundi starring Raaj Kumar, Helen, Asha Parekh, Dil...Akhir Dil Hai with lyrics by Nida Fazli starring Rakhee Gulzar, Parveen Babi, Naseeruddin Shah, Jhutha Sach starring Dharmendra, Rekha, Amrish Puri, Pighalta Aasman starring Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Rati Agnihotri, Love 86 starring Tanuja, Neelam Kothari, Rohan Kapoor, Farah and Govinda. It was a debut movie of Govinda and proved to be one of his successful hits, giving him a break-through. He also wrote Suryaa: An Awakening starring Raaj Kumar, Vinod Khanna, Amrish Puri and Raj Babbar, Police Public starring Naseeruddin Shah, Kabir Bedi, Ila Arun, Zid starring Jay Mehta, Raageshwari, Mala Sinha. His notable work is seen in God and Gun starring Raaj Kumar, Jackie Shroff, and Gautami. His crime thriller Tarkieb was highly appreciated by critics, starring Nana Patekar, Ashutosh Rana, Tabu, and was a debut movie of Milind Soman. Before his death from cardiac arrest in 2001, he finished the script of Thoda Tum Badlo Thoda Hum starring Shriya Saran, Arya Babbar and produced by Ushakiron Movies.
Personal life
He married Qamar Dawood Ali, who later changed her name to Afzal Moinuddin after their marriage in 1989. They have one son, Aminuddin Shroff. Alongside his movie career, he was also a successful tobacconist and owned a tobacco estate in his name near Kurnool. He resided most of his life in Kurnool with frequent trips to Mumbai for publishing his work.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Thodisi Bewafaii | Dialogue |
| 1981 | Bulundi | Screenwriter |
| 1981 | Ahista Ahista (1981 film) | Screenwriter |
| 1982 | Dil...Akhir Dil Hai | Screenwriter |
| 1984 | Jhutha Sach | Screenwriter |
| 1985 | Pighalta Aasman | Screenwriter, Dialogue, Story |
| 1986 | Love 86 | Screenwriter |
| 1989 | Suryaa: An Awakening | Screenwriter |
| 1990 | Police Public | Screenwriter |
| 1994 | Zid | Screenwriter |
| 1995 | God and Gun | Screenwriter |
| 2000 | Tarkieb | Screenwriter |
References
- ↑ https://scroll.in/reel/970854/music-and-lyrics-thodi-si-bewafaii-and-the-magic-of-one-off-collaborations
- ↑ https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19811215-ahista-ahista-is-a-celluloid-edifice-built-on-prefabricated-blocks-of-tear-jerker-tragedy-773530-2013-10-24
- ↑ https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/its-time-for-a-murder-mystery/article28029118.ece
- ↑ https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/raj-kumar-asha-parekhs-bulandi-is-a-mainstream-hindi-masala-film-with-art-house-sensibilities-5542171.html
- ↑ https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/BollySwar_1981_1990/V4rcDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bollyswar%20moin-ud-din&pg=PA658&printsec=frontcover&bsq=bollyswar%20moin-ud-din
External links
- Moin-ud-din on IMDb
- Moin-ud-din Official Website
- Esmayeel Shroff - Wikipedia Article
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