Mirza Ghalib (TV series)

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| alt_name = Mirza Galib

| genre = Historical drama

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| writer = Gulzar

| director = Gulzar

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| starring = Naseeruddin Shah
Tanvi Azmi
Neena Gupta

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| composer = Jagjit Singh & Chitra Singh

| country = India

| language = Urdu

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| producer = Gulzar

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| channel = DD National

| first_aired = {{start date|1988}}

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Mirza Ghalib is an Indian Historical drama television drama series written and produced by poet Gulzar.{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/07/23/stories/2006072300200500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505080030/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/07/23/stories/2006072300200500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-05-05 |title=Magazine / Interview : 'I did all kinds of films' |date=2006-07-23 |work=The Hindu |accessdate=2011-09-04}} The series was aired on Doordarshan National in 1988. Naseeruddin Shah played the role of Mirza Ghalib,{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/25202438/The-new-Bollywood-Muslim.html?d=1 |title=The new Bollywood Muslim - Culture |publisher=Livemint.com |date=2009-06-25 |accessdate=2011-09-04}} the famous classical Urdu and Persian poet from Mughal Empire during British colonial rule. The series featured ghazals sung and composed by Jagjit Singh and Chitra Singh.{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/television/mirza-ghalib-tv-show-5000763/|title=How Naseeruddin Shah, Gulzar and Jagjit Singh brought Mirza Ghalib to life in the 80s|date=27 December 2017}}