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| Based on | Hayat-i-Javed by Altaf Hussain Hali |
| Starring | Shoaib Hussain Choudhary Zarina Wahab Syed Sahil Agha Akshay Anand Deepak Parashar |
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Running time | 168 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Urdu |
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: The Messiah is a 2024 Indian Urdu-language biographical film directed by Masarrat Ali and Shoaib Hussain Choudhary. It is an adaptation of Altaf Hussain Hali's Hayat-i-Javed, a biography of Indian social reformer and the founder of Aligarh Muslim University, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is produced by Masarrat Ali, Parveen Akhtar Ali and Choudhary and streamed on Apple TV.[7] It stars Choudhary as Sir Syed Ahmed Khan,[8] Zarina Wahab as Azizunnisa Begum, Syed Sahil Agha as Shibli Nomani, Akshay Anand as Syed Mehmood and Deepak Parashar as Khwaja Fariduddin.[9]
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Shoaib Hussain Choudhary as Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
- Swayam Joshi as young Syed Ahmed Khan
- Zarina Wahab as Azizunnisa Begum
- Syed Sahil Agha as Shibli Nomani
- Akshay Anand as Syed Mehmood
- Samvedna Suwalka as Musharraf Jahan, wife of Syed Mehmood
- Deepak Parashar as Khwaja Fariduddin
- Javed Abedi as Raja Jai Kishan
- Nilofar Gesawat as Fakrun Nisa
- Mohammed Yaqub Ghauri as Mushtaq Ahmad Kamboh
- Syed Ubaid Hussain as Surendranath Banerji
- Azhar Iqbal as Akbar Allahabadi
- Naiyar Jafri as Mehdi Ali Khan
- Arif Zakaria as Nawab Mehmood of Bijnore
- Leena Sharma as Umrao Begum
- Mir Sarwar as Muneer Khan
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kumar, Anuj (19 December 2024). "First biopic of Sir Syed resonates with contemporary Muslim issues". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Aligarh Muslim University 'cold-shouldering' bid to shoot series based on founder: Filmmaker". The Times of India. 14 August 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ ""Important to make an authentic film on Sir Syed"". The Hindu. 7 July 2013. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "सर सैयद पर पहली बार बनेगी फीचर फिल्म". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Sir Syed Ahmed Khan the Messiah: Volume 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ Wajihuddin, Mohammed (19 February 2023). "No AMU nod to shoot, filmmaker gets Aligarh campus to Andheri". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Sir Syed Ahmed Khan the Messiah". Apple TV. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "AMU के संस्थापक सर सैयद अहमद खान पर बनेगी बायोपिक, लीड रोल निभाएगा ये प्रोड्यूसर". Aaj Tak (in हिन्दी). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ↑ "Special screening of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan: The Messiah held at AMU". Aligarh Muslim University. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.