1. Nazir Hussain was an Indian actor, director and screenwriter.
13 Facts About Nazir Hussain
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Nazir Hussain was famous as a character actor in Hindi cinema and was a pioneer of Bhojpuri cinema.
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Nazir Hussain acted in almost 500 films, with Dev Anand starring in a large proportion of the films he acted in.
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Nazir Hussain's father Shahabzad Khan was a guard in the Railways and Hussain grew up in Lucknow.
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Nazir Hussain himself worked as a fireman in the railways for few months and soon joined the British army during World War II.
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Nazir Hussain was posted in Malaysia and Singapore where he became a prisoner of war.
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Nazir Hussain was accorded the status of freedom fighter and was given a free railway pass for life.
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Nazir Hussain joined with Bimal Roy to make the film Pahela Aadmi, based on the INA experience.
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Nazir Hussain is considered as the Pitamah of Bhojpuri cinema.
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Nazir Hussain created Ganga Maiyya Tohe Piyari Chadhaibo, the first Bhojpuri film.
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Nazir Hussain turned producer with Bhojpuri film Hamaar Sansar and directed it.
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Nazir Hussain was known for the hit Bhojpuri film Balam Pardesia in the late 1970s.
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Nazir Hussain worked with several eminent actors and actresses of Hindi cinema.