Imtiaz Ali is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter. Imtiaz Ali born 16 June 1971. He is best known for directing Jab We Met (2007), Love Aaj Kal (2009), Rockstar (2011), Highway (2014) and Tamasha (2015). He is the brother of director Arif Ali (who made his directional debut with the film Lekar Hum Deewana Dil).

Imtiaz is married to Preety Ali. They have a daughter named Ida Ali, who is also a director. Imtiaz belongs to the Muslim family of Jamshedpur in Bihar (now Jharkhand). His father Mansoor Ali was a contractor who did irrigation job, and as a child he would sometimes accompany him, which gave Imtiaz a sense of what was going on in the innards of India.