Nazir Hussain

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Nazir Hussain Khan
United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)[1]
Died16 October 1987(1987-10-16) (aged 65)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Actor
Film director
Film producer
Screenwriter
Years active1953–1984

Nazir Hussain (15 May 1922 – 16 October 1987) was an Indian actor, director and screenwriter.[2][3][4][5] He was famous as a character actor in Hindi cinema and acted in almost 500 films. Dev Anand starred in a large proportion of the films he acted in.

Early life

Nazir Hussain's father Shahabzad Khan was a guard in the

freedom fighter
and was given a free railway pass for life.

Film career

After the

drama film directed by R. Krishnan and Nazir Hussain.[10]

Bhojpuri cinema

Hussain discussed the possibility of a Bhojpuri cinema industry with Indian president Rajendra Prasad.[11][12] He is considered as the Pitamah of Bhojpuri cinema.[13] Hussain created Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo (1963), the first Bhojpuri film.[14][15] Nazir turned producer with Bhojpuri film Hamaar Sansar and also directed it.[6] Hussain was also known for the hit Bhojpuri film Balam Pardesia in the late 1970s.[16]

Filmography

Main article: Nazir Hussain filmography

Associations

Nazir worked with several eminent actors and actresses of Hindi cinema.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Bhojpuri cinema scripts a success story for five decades". 29 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Khan, Danish (15 May 2012). "Nazir Hussain: From INA to Bollywood". TwoCircles.
  3. ^ Kapoor, Jaskiran (23 December 2009). "Such a long journey". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. ^ Kapoor, Jaskiran (8 May 2009). "golden age of bhojpuri cinema". online india. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  5. ^ Kapoor, Jaskiran (8 May 2009). "The bhojpuri (purvanchal) film industries". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  6. ^
    ISBN 9788184752564
    .
  7. ^ Nazir Hussain: From INA to Bollywood
  8. ^ Bhattacharya, Rinki Roy (5 January 2016). "Bimal Roy: The Man who spoke in pictures".
  9. ^ Trends and genres
  10. ISBN 978-81-8475-256-4
    .
  11. ^ "Other India". The New Indian Express. 4 February 2016.[dead link]
  12. Indian Express
    . 14 February 2011.
  13. ^ A page from screenindia.com Archived 22 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "First Bhojpuri Film To Be Screened During Bihar Divas". NDTV/Indo-Asian News Service. 17 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  15. ^ Kapoor, Jaskiran (23 December 2009). "Such a long journey". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  16. ^ Jha, Giridhar (7 February 2011). "Bhojpuri films must return to their roots". Mail Today. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  17. ISBN 81-7991-066-0

External links
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