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'''Shahrukh Husain''' ({{lang-ur|شاہ رخ حسین}}), born 28 April 1950, is an author of Pakistani origin who specializes in fiction, non-fiction, and screenwriting. She is also a psychotherapist, folklorist, and storyteller. She resides in [[London]]. She is a Fellow of the [[Royal Literary Fund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowships/shahrukh-husain/|title=Fellows: Shahrukh Husain|publisher=Royal Literary Fund}}</ref>

==Select filmography==
*Screenplay for ''[[In Custody (film)|In Custody]]'' (1993), adapted from the [[In Custody (novel)|novel of the same name]] by [[Anita Desai]]. It is a [[Merchant Ivory Productions]] film directed by [[Ismail Merchant]]. She also wrote an episode for [[Beecham House]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-25|title=Beecham House review: Gurinder Chadha's period drama falls prey to a white man's gaze of colonial India - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/beecham-house-review-gurinder-chadhas-period-drama-falls-prey-to-a-white-mans-gaze-of-colonial-india-7048141.html|access-date=2020-11-21|website=Firstpost}}</ref>

==Select books==
*''A Restless Wind'' (2013)
*''The Goddess: Power, Sexuality, and the Feminine Divine'' (2003)
*''Daughters of the Moon: Witch Tales from Around the World'' (1993)
*''Handsome Heroines'' (1996).

==References==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060526233527/http://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowshipscheme/profile.cfm?fellow=31&menu=3 "Shahrukh Husain"] at the [[Royal Literary Fund]].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060313171342/http://www.barefoot-books.com/uk/site/pages/authors.php?aid=33 Biography] from Barefoot Books
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060315190032/http://www.penguinbooksindia.com/AuthorLounge/AuthorDetail.asp?aid=933 Penguin biography]
*[http://www.writewords.org.uk/interviews/shahrukh_husain.asp "Shahrukh Husain Interview"] at writewords.org, 16 December 2005.

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