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- Place of Birth: Bhopal, India
Biography
Nasir Hussain was a film producer and director. Nasir Hussain was born in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
He first worked with A. R. Kardar then he joined Filmistan as a writer in 1948. The famous films he wrote for filmistan include Anarkali (1953), Munimjee (1955) and Paying Guest (1957) Filmistan was the breakaway studio from Bombay Talkies it used mid-budget formual productions and sold on star value and music. Sashadhar Mukherjee was a part of the breakaway team and he gave Nasir Tumsa Nahin Dekha to direct. The film made a star out of Shammi Kapoor. Shammi Kapoor and Nasir Hussain made another hit Dil Deke Dekho (1959) for Filmalaya, the breakaway group of Filmistan. The film introduced Asha Parekh and she was the lead in Hussain's films right till Caravan (1971). There were many rumors of an affair between the two of them, especially since Asha never married anyone .
Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai (1981), Manzil Manzil (1984) and Zabardast (1985) all flopped. So Nasir's son Mansoor Khan took over the reigns of Nasir Hussain Films though Hussain continued to write dialogues for Mansoor's films like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992). In Qayamat se Qayamat Taq, he introduced his nephew Aamir Khan as a hero. Hussain got a special Filmfare Award for his contribution to Hindi Cinema. Nasir Hussain died in Mumbai on 13 March 2002 following a heart attack.
He first worked with A. R. Kardar then he joined Filmistan as a writer in 1948. The famous films he wrote for filmistan include Anarkali (1953), Munimjee (1955) and Paying Guest (1957) Filmistan was the breakaway studio from Bombay Talkies it used mid-budget formual productions and sold on star value and music. Sashadhar Mukherjee was a part of the breakaway team and he gave Nasir Tumsa Nahin Dekha to direct. The film made a star out of Shammi Kapoor. Shammi Kapoor and Nasir Hussain made another hit Dil Deke Dekho (1959) for Filmalaya, the breakaway group of Filmistan. The film introduced Asha Parekh and she was the lead in Hussain's films right till Caravan (1971). There were many rumors of an affair between the two of them, especially since Asha never married anyone .
Zamane Ko Dikhana Hai (1981), Manzil Manzil (1984) and Zabardast (1985) all flopped. So Nasir's son Mansoor Khan took over the reigns of Nasir Hussain Films though Hussain continued to write dialogues for Mansoor's films like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992). In Qayamat se Qayamat Taq, he introduced his nephew Aamir Khan as a hero. Hussain got a special Filmfare Award for his contribution to Hindi Cinema. Nasir Hussain died in Mumbai on 13 March 2002 following a heart attack.