Happy Birthday to Imtiaz Ali, Indian film producer, director, and writer, born on June 16, 1971, in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Imtiaz started his career directing television programs. He directed his first film called ‘Socha Na Tha’ in 2005, however, it was his second film which brought success and fame in 2007.  ‘Jab We Met’ starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor as opposites attracting, is one of the best Bollywood love stories ever. Imtiaz won a Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue for it.  His third film ‘Love Aaj Kal’ (2009), starred Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone, has been his biggest commercial success. His fourth film was ‘Rockstar’ (2011), with Ranbir Kapoor. In 2012, Imtiaz co-wrote ‘Cocktail’ (the turning point in Deepika Padukone’s career).  In 2014, he directed a kidnaping drama ‘Highway’, with Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda. In 2015, Imtaiz directed a romantic drama ‘Tamasha’, starring Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.  His latest film, a romance, ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ (2017), starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma, was unsuccessful. In 2018, Imtiaz wrote and produced the romantic drama ‘Laila Majnu’.  This year (2020), Imtiaz wrote, produced, and directed ‘Love Aaj Kal 2’. Unfortunately, the film was not well received. Imtiaz has also done several short films: ‘My Dream’ (2016), ‘Bruno & Juliet’ (2017), and ‘The Other Way’ (2018). Imtiaz has created and written a web series for Netflix called ‘She’ (2020). The story follows a female constable who goes undercover to fight crime.