Nazir Hussain is an Indian Film Star of all time. He had worked in more than 400 movies and is also known as Pitamah of Bhojpuri Cinema because he had worked in many early Bhojpuri Films and most of them were hit for people. He was born on 15 May 1922 in the village of Usia in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh. Not many know that he was in Subash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army (INA), which became the reason for his entry into Bollywood.
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Nazir Hussain's father Shahabzad Khan was a guard in the Railways and Hussain grew up in Lucknow. He worked in the British army for a short time but came under the influence of Subhas Chandra Bose and joined the Indian National Army (INA). In those days Bimal Roy was planning a film on Bose and the INA. To give it an authentic touch he was scouting for INA members to help him. Nazir Hussain's personality and impressive voice perhaps helped Bimal Roy to notice him. However, Hussain was reluctant to work in films as he had no such background. After much persuasion and cajoling from friends and colleagues he relented. 'Pehla Aadmi' released in 1950 launched him to stardom and he became a permanent fixture in Bimal Roy's movies.
He had played iconic roles in many Bollywood movies such as - Kati Patang, Jewel Thief, Parakh, Khamoshi, Kashmir ki Kali etc.
He is now of 92 but he is a lovely and respectable person forever.
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