Iqbal Durrani

Iqbal Durrani is an Indian writer, director, actor and producer of Hindi films.

Iqbal Durrani
Born (1956-02-26) 26 February 1956
Banka, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationWriter, director,producer
Spouse(s)Mamta Durrani
ChildrenMashaal Durrani
Parent(s)Shujayat Ali (Father)
Websiteiqbaldurrani.tripod.com

Career

1988. Kaal Chakra 1st film of Iqbal Durrani dialogues of this movie was smash hit. It completed silver jubilee and audio cassette of dialogues were released.

1988. Mera Shikaar . Dimple Kapadia. Completed 100 days. <

1989 Khoj completed 100 days.

1989. Majboor. Jitendra & Sunny Deol. Silver Jubilee. audi cassette of dialogues was released. <

1989. Shiva. Nagarjun &Aamla. His first Hindi film. Silver Jubilee. Audio cassette of dialogues released.

1990. Shandaar. Mithun chakraborty. Completed 100 days.

1991. Izzat. Jackie Shroff & Silver Jubilee. Sangita Bijlani. Audio Cassette of dialogues were released.

1991. Muqadar Ka Badshah. Vinod Khanna & Shabana Azmi. Completed 100 days. Audio Cassette of Dialogues Released.

1991. Benaam Badshah. Anil Kapoor and Juhi chawla. Completed 100 days. Audio cassette of dialogues were released.

1991.Insaniyat Ke Devta. Rajkumar, 100 Days. Rajnikant & Jaya Prada.

1991. Zakhmi Aurat. Dimple Kapadia. Completed 100 days.

1991. Phool Aur Kaante. Ajay Devgan, & Madhu. First film of Ajay devgan. Golden jubilee hit. Remake in Tamil &Telugu.

1992. Dil Aashna Hai. Hema Malini, First film of Shahrukh Khan. Shahrukh Khan. & Divya Bharati.

1999. Kohram. Amitabh Bachchan & Nana Patekar.Completed 100 days. Dialogues became very popular of this movie.

In 1993 Iqbal Durrani turned into Direction of movies alongside writing it. As a writer he did more than 60 films until date most of them were highly successful.

As a Writer and Director.

1993. Dhartiputra. Jaya Prada, Rishi Kapoor & Mamooty.

1994. Khuddar . Govinda & Karishma kapoor Silver Jubilee. Audio Cassette of Dialogues Released.

1994. Betaj Badshah. Rajkumar & Shatrughan Sinha. Completed 100 days. Audio cassette of Dialogues Released.

2001. Mitti. Shravani Mukherjee & firdous. Hit In West Bengal. Ferdous Ahmed's (Bangladeshi superstar) first Hindi film.

2004. Dukaan Rambha & Semi-Hit. Vikas Kalantri Dubbed in Tamil.

Filmography
YearTitle
1988Kaal Chakra
1989Khoj
1989Majboor
1990Shandaar
Qatil
1988Mera Shikaar
Aazma Kar Dekho
1991Saugandh
Naya Zaher
1992Mr. Bond
Naseebwala
Nach Govinda
Sheshnaag
Izzat
1990Shiva
1990Muqaddar Ka Badshaah
1991Benaam Badsha
1993Insaniyat Ke Devta
1993Pardesi
1988Zakhmi Aurat
1991Shanti Kranti
1998Yamraaj
1995Aatank Hi Aatank
1993Pardesi
1992Dil Aashna Hai
1993Dhartiputra
1994Betaaj Badshah
1991Phool Aur Kaante
1994Khuddar
1998Kohram
1998Mehendi
1999MaaKasam
2001Mitti
2001Zahreela
2004Dukaan
2015Hum Tum Dushman Dushman

Debut actor/actress in Iqbal Durrani Films

Audio Cassettes Of Dialogues Released

He has released numerous literary dialogue audio cassettes.

Novelist

He wrote "Gandhi Se Pehle Gandhi" on the life of revolutionary tribal "Birsa Munda" of Jharkhand. Published in 2008, it was acclaimed both in the literary and the film world and was compared with Maxim Gorky's "Mother" by leading critics of Hindi literature.[1]

He has been invited to speak on Bhagwan Mahavir's life & his teachings by various Jain organisations. It so happened that despite being a Muslim, he was invited inside of a Digambar Jain Temple (Ranchi) to speak in front of Jain Priests on Bhagwan Mahavir. In a world where religion is used as a weapon he is trying to use it as a bridge to span the widening gap among the people.

Magnum Opus

He has been writing books and scripts with spiritual contents. At present, he is working on Bhagwan Shri Mahavir. Iqbal Durrani is the only person in the world to translate Samveda in Hindi and Urdu. He announced about it in Uttar Pradesh saying that he is currently working on it.[2]

Social activist

Durrani is chairperson of the Human Rights Association (Jharkhand), the Peace Committee (Banka) and the Eyes Trust Mumbai.

Awards

He has received several awards for his social activities and writing, including:

  • Jharkhand Ratna award in the year 2008 at Ranchi by Pt. Raghunath Rai Santhali Cinema & Art.
  • Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence award in the year 2010 at N. Delhi by Urdu Press of India.[3]
  • Babasaheb Ambedkar award in the year 2011 at Mumbai by Maharaje Yashwantrao Holkar Prathishtan.[4]
  • Vidya Vachaspati's degree (Equivalent to Doctorate's degree) awarded by Sahitya Kala Sangam, Pratapgarh.

In 2009, he politically ran against Lok Sabha, and lost by a small margin.[5]

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References
  1. "GANDHI SE PEHLE GANDHI IQBAL DURANI HB 9789381302415". hindibook.com. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. "Film producer Iqbal Durrani Samveda translated into Urdu and Hindi". Hindustan. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award:-index". Rggea.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  4. "Iqbal Durrani gets Ambedkar award". First Post. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  5. "Iqbal Durrani to contest the Lok Sabha elections". The Economic Times. 19 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
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