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'''M. H. Douglas''' (born '''Muhammad Hussain Khan''') was an Indian actor, director, action director, and fight composer in the [[Hindi film industry]]. He choreographed fight and action scenes for many [[Bollywood]] hits. He is also one of the founding member of the Fight and Cine artist Association based in Mumbai.
'''M. H. Douglas''' (born '''Muhammad Hussain Khan''') was an Indian actor, director, action director, and fight composer in the [[Hindi film industry]]. He choreographed fight and action scenes for many [[Bollywood]] hits. He is also one of the founding member of the Fight and Cine artist Association based in Mumbai.


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== Early life and background ==
== Early life and background ==


Douglas was born on 2 October 1910 to prominent Muslim parents in [[Hyderabad State]], India. His grandfather, Nawab Kale Khan was a [[Nawab]] in the [[Hyderabad State|Princely State Hyderabad]].  
It is believed that Douglas was born to prominent Muslim parents in [[Hyderabad State]], India, though his exact birth date remains unknown. His father, Nawab Kale Khan, was a [[Nawab]] in the [[Hyderabad State|Princely State Hyderabad]]. Little is known about his early childhood and family background. Douglas's father moved to [[Bombay]] before the [[Independence of India]] and the [[Hyderabad State|integration of the Princely State of Hyderabad into the Indian Union]]. Douglas grew up as Muhammad Hussain and used the [[stage name]] "M. H. Douglas" after entering the [[Hindi film industry]]. From a very young age, Douglas had a keen interest and was trained in [[Aerobics]], [[Fencing]], [[Swordsmanship]], and [[Martial Arts]].
After an inheritance dispute, Douglas's father came to [[Bombay]] before the [[Independence of India]] and [[Hyderabad State|integration of Princely State Of Hyderabad into the Indian Union]]. Douglas grew up as Muhammad Hussain and used [[Stage name]] name "M. H. Douglas" after entering the [[Hindi film industry]]. From a very young age, Douglas had a keen interest and was trained in [[Aerobics]], [[Fencing]], [[Swordsmanship]], and [[Martial Arts]].


==Career==
==Career==
Douglas started his career as a [[Extra (actor)|background actor]] in many [[Silent film|silent movies]]. He appeared as a lead actor in several silent films most of which are now [[Lost film]]s. Several attempts have been made to search those films in the [[Film archive|Film archives]].
Douglas started his career as a [[Extra (actor)|background actor]] in many [[Silent film|silent movies]]. He appeared as a lead actor in several silent films most of which are now [[Lost film]]s. Several attempts have been made to search those films in the [[Film archive]]s.


==Death==
==Death==
On the afternoon of 30 March 1964, Douglas suffered a heart attack and died before reaching the hospital.
On the afternoon of 30 March 1964, Douglas suffered a heart attack and died before reaching the hospital.


==Selected Filmography==
==Selected filmography==
 
'''As an Actor'''
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| 1958 || [[Daughter of Sindbad]] || Actor || Ratilal || [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Nadira (actress)|Nadira]] ||
| 1958 || ''[[Daughter of Sindbad]]'' || Actor || Ratilal || [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Nadira (Indian actress)|Nadira]] ||
|- <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/daughter-of-sindbaad|title=Daughter of Sindbaad}}</ref>
|- <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/daughter-of-sindbaad|title=Daughter of Sindbaad}}</ref>
| 1956 || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0392741/ Samundari Daku] || Actor || [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1517150/?ref_=ttfc_fc_dr1 A.R. Zamindar] || [[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]], [[Nadira (actress)|Nadira]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] ||
| 1956 || ''Samundari Daku'' || Actor || A.R. Zamindar || [[Nasir Khan (actor)|Nasir Khan]], [[Nadira (Indian actress)|Nadira]], [[Johnny Walker (actor)|Johnny Walker]] ||
|- <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/samundari-daaku|title = Samundari Daku}}</ref>
|- <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/film/samundari-daaku|title = Samundari Daku}}</ref>
| 1956 || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406162/ Qismet] || Actor || [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0015006/ Nazir Ajmeri] || [[Musarrat Nazir]] || [[Pakistani Film]]
| 1956 || ''Qismet'' || Actor || Nazir Ajmeri || [[Musarrat Nazir]] || [[Pakistani Film]]
|- <ref>https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/duglus</ref><ref>https://pakmag.net/film/db/details.php?pid=81</ref>
|- <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/duglus | title=Duglus }}</ref>
| 1948 || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230143/ Diler Detective] || Actor || [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403970/ Mohd. Hussain] || [[Rajkumari]] ||
| 1948 || ''Diler Detective'' || Actor || Mohd. Hussain || [[Rajkumari Dubey]] ||
|- <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403970/|title=Mohammed Hussain}}</ref>
|- <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403970/|title=Mohammed Hussain|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
| 1947 || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230769/ Sher-e-Bengal] || Actor || [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403970/ Mohd. Hussain], [[Ranjibhai Arya]] || [[Rajkumari]] ||
| 1947 || ''Sher-e-Bengal'' || Actor || Mohd. Hussain, [[Ranjibhai Arya]] || Rajkumari Dubey ||
|- <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403970/|title=Mohammed Hussain}}</ref>
|- <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0403970/|title=Mohammed Hussain|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
| Unknown || ''Sher-E-Punjab'' ([[Silent Film]]) || [[Actor]] || || ||
| Unknown || ''Sher-e-Punjab'' ([[silent film]]) || [[Actor]] || || ||
|}
|}


'''As a Director'''
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| 1961 || [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3638452/ Aflatoon] || Director || [[Krishna Kumari (actress)]] || Co-Directed with [[Basu Bhattacharya]]
| 1961 || ''Aflatoon'' || Director || [[Krishna Kumari (actress)|Krishna Kumari]] || Co-directed with [[Basu Bhattacharya]]
|- <ref>https://muvyz.com/moviepage/cr235247</ref>
|- <ref>{{cite web | url=https://muvyz.com/moviepage/cr235247 | title=Aflatoon (1961) &#124; Hindi Movie Review, Songs, Trailer, Videos - Bollywood MuVyz }}</ref>
|}
|}


'''As a Fight Composer'''
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| 1966 || ''[[Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1966 film)]]'' || Action Director || [[Homi Wadia]] || [[Sanjeev Kumar]], [[L. Vijaylakshmi]] 
|-
| 1966 || ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]'' || Fight Composer || O. P. Ralhan || [[Dharmendra]], [[Meena Kumari]]   
| 1966 || ''[[Phool Aur Patthar]]'' || Fight Composer || O. P. Ralhan || [[Dharmendra]], [[Meena Kumari]]   
|-
|-
| 1965 || ''Bedaag'' || Action Coordinator: Fire Sequences || R. Bhattacharya || [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]]   
| 1965 || ''Bedaag'' || Action Coordinator: Fire Sequences || R. Bhattacharya || [[Manoj Kumar]], [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]]   
|-
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| 1964 || ''[[Ayee Milan Ki Bela]]'' || Fight Composer || [[Mohan Kumar]] || [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Saira Banu]], [[Dharmendra]]
| 1965 || ''आधी रात के बाद'' || Actions || [Nanabhai Bhat] || [[अशोक कुमार]], [[रागिनी]]  
|-
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| 1964 || ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0157342/ Badshah]'' || Action Director || [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0151521/ Chandrakant] || [[Dara Singh]], [[Nishi (actress)|Nishi]]
| 1964 || ''[[Ayee Milan Ki Bela]]'' || Fight Composer || [[Mohan Kumar (director)|Mohan Kumar]] || [[Rajendra Kumar]], [[Saira Banu]], [[Dharmendra]]
|-
|-
| 1964 || ''Ek Sapera Ek Lutera'' || Fight Composer|| [[Naresh Kumar HN|Naresh Kumar]] || [[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]], [[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]]  
| 1964 || [[Badshah (1964 film)|''Badshah'']] || Action Director ||Chandrakant Gaur|| [[Dara Singh]], [[Nishi (actress)|Nishi]] 
|-
| 1964 || ''Ek Sapera Ek Lutera'' || Fight Composer|| [[Naresh Kumar (film director)]] || [[Feroz Khan (actor, born 1939)|Feroz Khan]], [[Kumkum (actress)|Kumkum]]  
|-
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| 1964 || ''Samson'' || Fight Composer || ||
| 1964 || ''Samson'' || Fight Composer || ||
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| 1961 || ''Teen Ustad'' || Stunt Director || ||
| 1961 || ''Teen Ustad'' || Stunt Director || ||
|-
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Kohinoor (1960 film)|Kohinoor]]'' || Action Director || [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0839348/ S U Sunny] || [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Meena Kumari]]  
| 1960 || [[Kohinoor (1960 film)|''Kohinoor'']] || Action Director || S U Sunny || [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Meena Kumari]]  
|-
|-
| 1956 || ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2158747/ Sheikh Chilli]'' || Stunt Coordinator || [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0856902/ Ramchandra Thakur] || [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]], [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]]   
| 1956 || ''Sheikh Chilli'' || Stunt Coordinator || Ramchandra Thakur || [[Shyama (Hindi actress)|Shyama]], [[Mahipal (actor)|Mahipal]]   
|-
|-
| 1955 || ''Bara-Dari'' || Action Co-ordinator: Tipu Sultan Club || ||
| 1955 || ''Bara-Dari'' || Action Co-ordinator: Tipu Sultan Club || ||
|-
|-
| 1952 || ''[[Aan (1952 film)|Aan]]'' || Fencing Fight Coordinator || [[Mehboob Khan]] || [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Nimmi]]   
| 1955 || ''Teerandaz (1955 film)'' || Action Co-ordinator: Tipu Sultan Club || ||
|-
| 1952 || [[Aan (1952 film)|''Aan'']] || Fencing Fight Coordinator || [[Mehboob Khan]] || [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Nimmi]] 
|-
| 1952 || [[Saqi (film)|''Saqi'']] || Action || [[H. S. Rawail]] || [[Premnath]], [[Madhubala]]   
|}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1755108}}
* {{IMDb name|1755108}}
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1755108/bio M.H. Douglas - Biography]
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1755108/bio M.H. Douglas - Biography]
* {{cite web|url=https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1755108/?d=nm_header_moreatpro |title=IMDb Pro : M.H. Douglas Business Details |publisher=Pro.imdb.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-10}}
* {{cite web|url=https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm1755108/?d=nm_header_moreatpro |title=IMDb Pro : M.H. Douglas Business Details |publisher=Pro.imdb.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-10}}


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[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:1964 deaths]]
[[Category:Film directors from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Film directors from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Male actors from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Indian male silent film actors]]
[[Category:Indian male silent film actors]]

Latest revision as of 00:29, 4 February 2025

M. H. Douglas
M. H. Douglas (left) with Rajendra Kumar on the sets of Ayee Milan Ki Bela in 1963
Born
Muhammad Hussain Khan

(1910-10-02)2 October 1910
Hyderabad, Princely State Of Hyderabad
Died(1964-03-30)30 March 1964
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Resting placeDisused Muslim Cemetery, Bombay, India (now in Mumbai, India)
Other namesDouglas, Ustad, Fight Master Sando, Abba
OccupationActor, action director
Children3

M. H. Douglas (born Muhammad Hussain Khan) was an Indian actor, director, action director, and fight composer in the Hindi film industry. He choreographed fight and action scenes for many Bollywood hits. He is also one of the founding member of the Fight and Cine artist Association based in Mumbai.

As an actor, Douglas appeared in many silent films in the 1940s and 1950s.

Early life and background[edit | edit source]

It is believed that Douglas was born to prominent Muslim parents in Hyderabad State, India, though his exact birth date remains unknown. His father, Nawab Kale Khan, was a Nawab in the Princely State Hyderabad. Little is known about his early childhood and family background. Douglas's father moved to Bombay before the Independence of India and the integration of the Princely State of Hyderabad into the Indian Union. Douglas grew up as Muhammad Hussain and used the stage name "M. H. Douglas" after entering the Hindi film industry. From a very young age, Douglas had a keen interest and was trained in Aerobics, Fencing, Swordsmanship, and Martial Arts.

Career[edit | edit source]

Douglas started his career as a background actor in many silent movies. He appeared as a lead actor in several silent films most of which are now Lost films. Several attempts have been made to search those films in the Film archives.

Death[edit | edit source]

On the afternoon of 30 March 1964, Douglas suffered a heart attack and died before reaching the hospital.

Selected filmography[edit | edit source]

As an actor
Year Film Role Director Cast Notes
1958 Daughter of Sindbad Actor Ratilal Pran, Nadira
1956 Samundari Daku Actor A.R. Zamindar Nasir Khan, Nadira, Johnny Walker
1956 Qismet Actor Nazir Ajmeri Musarrat Nazir Pakistani Film
1948 Diler Detective Actor Mohd. Hussain Rajkumari Dubey
1947 Sher-e-Bengal Actor Mohd. Hussain, Ranjibhai Arya Rajkumari Dubey
Unknown Sher-e-Punjab (silent film) Actor
As a director
Year Film Role Cast Notes
1961 Aflatoon Director Krishna Kumari Co-directed with Basu Bhattacharya
As a fight composer
Year Film Role Director Cast
1966 Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1966 film) Action Director Homi Wadia Sanjeev Kumar, L. Vijaylakshmi
1966 Phool Aur Patthar Fight Composer O. P. Ralhan Dharmendra, Meena Kumari
1965 Bedaag Action Coordinator: Fire Sequences R. Bhattacharya Manoj Kumar, Nanda
1965 आधी रात के बाद Actions [Nanabhai Bhat] अशोक कुमार, रागिनी
1964 Ayee Milan Ki Bela Fight Composer Mohan Kumar Rajendra Kumar, Saira Banu, Dharmendra
1964 Badshah Action Director Chandrakant Gaur Dara Singh, Nishi
1964 Ek Sapera Ek Lutera Fight Composer Naresh Kumar (film director) Feroz Khan, Kumkum
1964 Samson Fight Composer
1963 Cobra Girl Fight Composer / Action Director
1961 Teen Ustad Stunt Director
1960 Kohinoor Action Director S U Sunny Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari
1956 Sheikh Chilli Stunt Coordinator Ramchandra Thakur Shyama, Mahipal
1955 Bara-Dari Action Co-ordinator: Tipu Sultan Club
1955 Teerandaz (1955 film) Action Co-ordinator: Tipu Sultan Club
1952 Aan Fencing Fight Coordinator Mehboob Khan Dilip Kumar, Nimmi
1952 Saqi Action H. S. Rawail Premnath, Madhubala

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Daughter of Sindbaad".
  2. ↑ "Samundari Daku".
  3. ↑ "Duglus".
  4. ↑ "Mohammed Hussain". IMDb.
  5. ↑ "Mohammed Hussain". IMDb.
  6. ↑ "Aflatoon (1961) | Hindi Movie Review, Songs, Trailer, Videos - Bollywood MuVyz".

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