Aga Khan Trust for Culture is Celebrating the legacy of Mirza Ghalib

NEW DELHI: To mark World Heritage Day, Aga Khan Trust for Culture is celebrating legendary poet Mirza Ghalib’s contribution to enrich the Indian culture with an interesting line-up of programmes at India International Centre here this coming Monday.

“The Poet Within: Hazrat Nizamuddin Basti” will see the screening of a special film on the cultural icon. Titled “Mirza Ghalib” (1954), it was made by yesteryears film-maker Sohrab Modi and starred Bharat Bhushan as Ghalib and Suraiya as courtesan. “The film has been procured from the National Film Archives of India, Pune,” said a spokesperson from Agha Khan Trust for Culture.

via The Hindu : New Delhi News : Celebrating the legacy of Mirza Ghalib.

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