Salim Arif

Salim Arif is known as the ace of Indian theatre. He is a graduate from National school of Drama, New Delhi. He is married to Lubna Arif. Lubna Arif is herself a versatile actor. Salim Arif , for now, is a managing the production designing in Whistling Wood International, Mumbai. He is also director of Cultural Affairs in two of International film festival called Ladakh International Film festival and Navi Mumbai International Film Festival. Salim Arif exhibits multifarious talents. He is a director-writer and the designer of theatre plays. He is famous for his candid and new figurative sense.

His work in plays like ‘Taj Mahal Ka Tender’, written by Ajay Shukla; ‘Kaifi Saab’, biography on Kaifi Azmi Kaifi Azmi is born as Sayyid Akhtar Hussein Rizvi. >> Read More... ; ‘Ghalibnaama’, written by Salim Arif ; ‘Kharaashein’, internationally acclaimed play; ‘Peele Patton Ka Ban’, written by Javed Siddiqi; ‘ Dil Chahta Hai Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, written by C.P.Deshpande; ‘Shyam Rang’, written by Javed Siddiqi; ‘Agar Aur Magar’, based on Bertolt Brecht novel; ‘Bayaane Ghalib’, play on sayings of Ghalib; ‘Rakt Kalyan’; ‘Parwaaze Bayaan Aur’ and ‘Kachche Lamhe’ by Salim Arif and ‘Aapki Soniya’, by Javed Siddiqi made him stand out because of his pristine and original ideas which he displayed in these plays. The hilarious play ‘Taj Mahal Ka Tender’ which describes what if Shahjahan come back to live and tries to construct the monument again gained great popularity among people, Whereas ‘Aapki Soniya’ written by Javed Siddiqi and directed by Salim Arif was performed all over India. The plays like Kharaashein and Ghalibnaama was performed internationally and made their unique place.

Salim Arif has been asked as a theatre critic by leading daily. He was the columnist and even wrote reviews of theatre plays for a Mumbai-based journal. He has been also associated with Hardnews magazine. Film and theatre industry know how to use the experience of such excellent talent so is a visiting faculty to many prestigious film and theatre institutes of India. He was associated with ‘ Bharat Ek Khoj Bharat Ek Khoj is a historical based Indian drama >> Read More... ’, Indian Historical series; ‘ Chanakya Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and ‘ Chandrakanta Chandrakanta is a fantasy series that is relative >> Read More... ’, a historical drama. This immense talent was also associated with feature films in many ways. He was the +designer of content for Ketan Mehta’s directorial ‘Sardar Patel’ and Gulzar’s directorial ‘Machis’ and ‘Hu Tu Tu’. He was also appointed as period consultant for Mani Ratnam’s directed movie ‘ Guru Click to look into! >> Read More... ’.

The work and efforts of Salim Arif are aptly appreciated and acclaimed with the prestigious Bhartendu Harishchandra Award for his contribution to the industry.