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Nasir Hussain

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Nasir Hussain
  • Date of Birth:
    February 3, 1931
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Aquarius
  • Place of Birth:
    Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
  • Place of Death:
    Mumbai
  • Date of Death:
    March 13, 2002
  • Cause of Death:
    Heart attack
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    Indian

Family

Nasir Hussain
  • Spouse:
    Asha Parekh
  • Son:
    Mansoor Khan
  • Daughter:
    Nuzhat

Career

Nasir Hussain

Awards

Nasir Hussain

Filmfare Best Screenplay Award--Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988)

Filmfare Best Movie Award--Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)

Trivia

Nasir Hussain
  • Nasir Hussain wrote and produced the musical cult hit Teesri Manzil. Vijay Anand directed the film that starred Hussain's regular actors Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh.
  • Nasir Hussain, Majrooh Sultanpuri, R.D. Burman made some memorable film music in Teesri Manzil, Pyar Ka Mausam, Caravan, Yaadon Ki Baraat, Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin.
  • Hussain then set up his own Nasir Hussain Films and turned producer-director, he made musical hits like Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai (1961), Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963),Teesri Manzil ( 1966), Baharon Ke Sapne (1967), Pyar Ka Mausam (1969), Caravan (1971), Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) and Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin (1977).
  • Shammi Kapoor and Nasir Hussain made another hit Dil Deke Dekho (1959) for Filmalaya, the breakaway group of Filmistan.
  • Sashadhar Mukherjee was a part of the breakaway team, and he gave Nasir Tumsa Nahin Dekha to direct. The film made a star of Shammi Kapoor.
  • Filmistan was the breakaway studio from Bombay Talkies, and used mid-budget formula productions and sold on star value and music.
  • The famous films he wrote for Filmistan include Anarkali (1953), Munimjee (1955), and Paying Guest (1957).
  • Hussain first worked with A. R. Kardar when he joined Filmistan as a writer in 1948.

Filmography

Nasir Hussain

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