There were lots of plays and stage shows depicting the life of the famous Urdu poet of the generation.

The Indian film industry also paid tribute to the great poet by making a film on his life. The movie name was Mirza Ghalib, released in 1954. Actor Bharat Bhushan played the role of Ghalib and Suraiya played the courtesan in it. The movie was a big hit in India and abroad. It was a black and white movie. The music director for the Mirza Ghalib movie was Ghulam Mohammed, whose compositions of the poems written by Ghalib became very popular and is even remembered today.

Pakistan also made a Mirza Ghalib movie of the same name. The movie was not popular but the songs became very popular there. It captivated the hearts of many music lovers around the world.

Even now, people longs to listen to such songs. Since then, there are many TV shows and plays enacted to portray the life of the poet. The Gulzar’s movie, in which Naseeruddin Shah played the title role excellently, is one of the biggest hit TV serial in the industry. The show’s ghazals were composed by Jagjit Singh and even sung by him and Chitra. The serial was remade later in Technicolor.

Many ghazal lovers, even today want to watch this movie.

One can easily find the movie from the internet. Simply type the phrase Mirza Ghalib movie download in the search option and they can find many links where they can access the movie. The movie comes in many formats and sizes.