Ezra Mir (26 October 1903 â€" 7 March 1993) (fl. 1924â€"1993) was an
Indian film-maker, known for his documentary films.Mir changed his
Jewish birth name, Edwyn Meyers, to Ezra Mir because he felt his
original name "lacked Indianness". After working originally as a stage
actor, he moved to New York in 1924 and started working in film, first
as an actor and then later as an editor. During this period he also
made his first short film, The Symbolesque (1929).Returning to India,
Mir began directing films based on Hindi theatre. He made his first
full length film in this genre, Noorjehan, for the Imperial Film
Company in 1931, and subsequently Zarina and other films for the Sagar
Movietone. He made a number of films for Madan Theatre Studios in the
1930s, and his most well-known work, Rickshawala, was produced by
Ranjit Movietone. He then set up his own studio, Everest Pictures, in
1939.
Indian film-maker, known for his documentary films.Mir changed his
Jewish birth name, Edwyn Meyers, to Ezra Mir because he felt his
original name "lacked Indianness". After working originally as a stage
actor, he moved to New York in 1924 and started working in film, first
as an actor and then later as an editor. During this period he also
made his first short film, The Symbolesque (1929).Returning to India,
Mir began directing films based on Hindi theatre. He made his first
full length film in this genre, Noorjehan, for the Imperial Film
Company in 1931, and subsequently Zarina and other films for the Sagar
Movietone. He made a number of films for Madan Theatre Studios in the
1930s, and his most well-known work, Rickshawala, was produced by
Ranjit Movietone. He then set up his own studio, Everest Pictures, in
1939.
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