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{{Short description|Indian film actor (1925–1988)}}
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'''Anwar Hussain''' (11 November 1925 – 1 January 1988) was an [[India]]n actor and producer. He was a popular [[character actor]] from the 1940s to 1982 and acted in over 200 [[Bollywood]] films. Some of his best known roles are from  ''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'', ''[[Gunga Jumna]]'' (1961), ''[[Shaheed (1965 film)|Shaheed]]'', ''Baharaon Ke Sapne'', ''[[Victoria No. 203]]'' (1972), ''[[Chori Mera Kaam]]'', ''[[Loafer (1973 film)|Loafer]]'', ''[[Gaddar]]'', ''[[Rafoo Chakkar]]'' and ''[[Jail Yatra]]''. He was the son of singer-turned director [[Jaddanbai]] and thus, maternal half-brother to noted actress [[Nargis Dutt]] and Akhtar Hussain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sanjay Dutt visits birthplace of his mother |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904262122.htm |work=The Hindu |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=I want to be a bankable actor: Nilesh Sahay (Interview)|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-want-to-be-a-bankable-actor-nilesh-sahay-interview-news-national-lcjnkdigbgb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531142021/http://www.sify.com/movies/i-want-to-be-a-bankable-actor-nilesh-sahay-interview-news-national-lcjnkdigbgb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2014 |publisher= Sify.com|date=9 Feb 2011 |access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref>
'''Anwar Hussain''' (11 November 1925 – 1 January 1988) was an Indian actor and producer. He was a popular [[character actor]] from the 1940s to 1982 and acted in over 200 [[Bollywood]] films. Some of his best known roles are from  ''[[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]'', ''[[Gunga Jumna]]'' (1961), ''[[Shaheed (1965 film)|Shaheed]]'', ''Baharaon Ke Sapne'', ''[[Victoria No. 203]]'' (1972), ''[[Chori Mera Kaam]]'', ''[[Loafer (1973 film)|Loafer]]'', ''[[Gaddar]]'', ''[[Rafoo Chakkar]]'' and ''[[Jail Yatra]]''. He was the son of singer-turned director [[Jaddanbai]] and thus, maternal half-brother to noted actress [[Nargis Dutt]] and Akhtar Hussain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sanjay Dutt visits birthplace of his mother |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200904262122.htm |work=The Hindu |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=I want to be a bankable actor: Nilesh Sahay (Interview)|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-want-to-be-a-bankable-actor-nilesh-sahay-interview-news-national-lcjnkdigbgb.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531142021/http://www.sify.com/movies/i-want-to-be-a-bankable-actor-nilesh-sahay-interview-news-national-lcjnkdigbgb.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2014 |publisher= Sify.com|date=9 Feb 2011 |access-date=2012-12-21}}</ref>


Hussain is best known for his roles in ''[[Gunga Jumna]]'' (1962) and ''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]'' (1981) with his nephew [[Sanjay Dutt]].<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2006/raksha-bandhan-090806.html The unknown brother'n sisters of B'wood] 9 August 2006.</ref>
Hussain is best known for his roles in ''[[Gunga Jumna]]'' (1962) and ''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]'' (1981) with his nephew [[Sanjay Dutt]].<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2006/raksha-bandhan-090806.html The unknown brother'n sisters of B'wood] 9 August 2006.</ref>
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|-
|-
! Film !! Year !! Language
! Year
! Film  
!Character  Name!! Language
|-
|-
| [[Sanjog (1943 film)|Sanjog]] || 1943 || Hindi
| 1943
| [[Sanjog (1943 film)|Sanjog]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Pehle Aap]] || 1944 || Hindi
| 1944
| [[Pehle Aap]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Humlog]] || 1951 || Hindi
| 1951
| [[Hum Log (film)|Hum Log]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Jhamela]] || 1953 || Hindi
| rowspan="3" | 1953
| [[Jhamela]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Footpath (1953 film)|Footpath]] || 1953 || Hindi
| [[Footpath (1953 film)|Footpath]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Yahudi]] || 1953 || Hindi
| [[Yahudi]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Bhabhi (1957 film)|Bhabhi]] || 1957 || Hindi
| rowspan="2" | 1957
| [[Bhabhi (1957 film)|Bhabhi]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Police (1958 film)|Police]] || 1958 || Hindi
| [[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]]
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Ab Dilli Dur Nahin]] || 1957 || Hindi
| rowspan="2" | 1958
| [[Police (1958 film)|Police]]
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Amar Deep (1958 film)|Amar Deep]] || 1958 || Hindi
| [[Amar Deep (1958 film)|Amar Deep]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Gunga Jumna]] || 1961 || Hindi
| rowspan="2" | 1961
| [[Chhote Nawab]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Shehar Aur Sapna]] || 1963 || Hindi
| [[Gunga Jumna]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram]] || 1963 || Bhojpuri
| 1962
| [[Asli-Naqli]]  
| Mohan|| Hindi
|-
|-
|''[[Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain]]'' || 1965|| Hindi
| rowspan="2" | 1963
| [[Shehar Aur Sapna]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Guide (1965 film)|Guide]] || 1965 || Hindi
| [[Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram]]  
| || Bhojpuri
|-
|-
| [[Shaheed (1965 film)|Shaheed]] || 1965 || Hindi
| rowspan="3" | 1965
|''[[Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain]]''
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Hamraaz]] || 1967 || Hindi
| [[Guide (1965 film)|Guide]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Raat Aur Din]] || 1967 || Hindi
| [[Shaheed (1965 film)|Shaheed]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Nai Roshni (1967)|Nai Roshni]] || 1967 || Hindi
| rowspan="5" | 1967
| [[Hamraaz]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Chand Par Chadayee]] || 1967 || Hindi  
| [[Raat Aur Din]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Anokhi Raat]] || 1968 || Hindi
| [[Nai Roshni (1967)|Nai Roshni]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Yakeen (1969 film)|Yakeen]] || 1969 || Hindi
| [[Chand Par Chadayee]]  
| || Hindi  
|-
|-
| [[Aadmi Aur Insaan]] || 1969 || Hindi
|[[Night in London]]
|Colonel Fuji
|Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Dastak (1970 film)|Dastak]] || 1970 || Hindi
| 1968
| [[Anokhi Raat]]
| || Hindi
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1969
| [[Yakeen (1969 film)|Yakeen]]
| || Hindi
|-
| [[Aadmi Aur Insaan]]
| || Hindi
|-
| 1970
| [[Dastak (1970 film)|Dastak]]  
| || Hindi
|-[[Tum Haseen Main Jawan (1970 film)|Tum Haseen Main Jawan]] || 1970 ||Hindi
|-[[Tum Haseen Main Jawan (1970 film)|Tum Haseen Main Jawan]] || 1970 ||Hindi
| [[Balidaan (1971 film)|Balidaan]] || 1971 || Hindi
| rowspan="4" | 1971
| [[Balidaan (1971 film)|Balidaan]]  
| || Hindi
|-
| [[Upaasna]]
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Upaasna]] || 1971 || Hindi
| [[Pyar Ki Kahani]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Pyar Ki Kahani]] || 1971 || Hindi
| [[Dushman (1971 film)|Dushman]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Dushman (1971 film)|Dushman]] || 1971 || Hindi
| rowspan="5" | 1972
| [[Zindagi Zindagi]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Zindagi Zindagi]] || 1972 || Hindi
| [[Annadata (1972 film)|Annadata]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Annadata (1972 film)|Annadata]] || 1972 || Hindi
| [[Ek Bechara]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Ek Bechara]] || 1972 || Hindi
| [[Kankan De Ohle]]  
| || Punjabi
|-
|-
| [[Asli-Naqli]] || 1962 || Hindi
| [[Victoria No. 203]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Kankan De Ohle]] || 1972 || Punjabi
| rowspan="6" | 1973
| [[Mehmaan (film)|Mehmaan]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Victoria No. 203]] || 1972 || Hindi
| [[Loafer (1973 film)|Loafer]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Mehmaan (film)|Mehmaan]] || 1973 || Hindi
| [[Jheel Ke Us Paar]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Loafer (1973 film)|Loafer]] || 1973 || Hindi
| [[Gaddar]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Jheel Ke Us Paar]] || 1973 || Hindi
| [[Jaise Ko Taisa]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Gaddar]] || 1973 || Hindi
|[[Heera (film)|Heera]]
|Changu
|Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Jaise Ko Taisa]] || 1973 || Hindi
| rowspan="3" | 1974
|''[[Imaan (film)|Imaan]]''
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Dost (1974 film)|Dost]] || 1974 || Hindi
| [[Dost (1974 film)|Dost]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Bidaai (1974 film)|Bidaai]] || 1974 || Hindi
| [[Bidaai (1974 film)|Bidaai]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Aag Aur Toofan]] || 1975 || Hindi
| rowspan="5" | 1975
| [[Aag Aur Toofan]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Lafange]] || 1975 || Hindi
| [[Lafange]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Rafoo Chakkar]] || 1975 || Hindi  
| [[Rafoo Chakkar]]  
| || Hindi  
|-
|-
| [[Jaggu]] || 1975 || Hindi
| [[Jaggu]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Chori Mera Kaam]] || 1975 || Hindi
| [[Chori Mera Kaam]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Adalat (1976 film)|Adalat]] || 1976 || Hindi
| rowspan="2" | 1976
| [[Adalat (1976 film)|Adalat]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Shankar Shambhu]] || 1976 || Hindi
| [[Shankar Shambhu]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Kaala Aadmi]] ||Rowspan="2"| 1978 || Hindi
| rowspan="2" | 1978
| [[Kaala Aadmi]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Ganga Ki Saugandh]]'' || Hindi
| ''[[Ganga Ki Saugandh]]''  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Heera-Moti]] || 1979 || Hindi
| rowspan="2" | 1979
| [[Heera-Moti]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Nauker (1979 film)|Nauker]] || 1979 || Hindi
| [[Nauker (1979 film)|Nauker]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Jail Yatra]] || 1981 || Hindi
| rowspan="2" | 1981
| [[Jail Yatra]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| [[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]] || 1981 || Hindi
| [[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]  
| || Hindi
|-
|-
| ''[[Goraa]]''  || 1987 || Hindi
| 1987
| ''[[Goraa]]''   
| || Hindi
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 22:38, 18 June 2022


Anwar Hussain
Born(1925-11-11)11 November 1925
Kolkata, India
Died1 January 1988(1988-01-01) (aged 62)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor, producer
Years active1940–1987
Parent(s)
RelativesDutt family

Anwar Hussain (11 November 1925 – 1 January 1988) was an Indian actor and producer. He was a popular character actor from the 1940s to 1982 and acted in over 200 Bollywood films. Some of his best known roles are from Ab Dilli Dur Nahin, Gunga Jumna (1961), Shaheed, Baharaon Ke Sapne, Victoria No. 203 (1972), Chori Mera Kaam, Loafer, Gaddar, Rafoo Chakkar and Jail Yatra. He was the son of singer-turned director Jaddanbai and thus, maternal half-brother to noted actress Nargis Dutt and Akhtar Hussain.[1][2]

Hussain is best known for his roles in Gunga Jumna (1962) and Rocky (1981) with his nephew Sanjay Dutt.[3]

Selected filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Character Name Language
1943 Sanjog Hindi
1944 Pehle Aap Hindi
1951 Hum Log Hindi
1953 Jhamela Hindi
Footpath Hindi
Yahudi Hindi
1957 Bhabhi Hindi
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin Hindi
1958 Police Hindi
Amar Deep Hindi
1961 Chhote Nawab Hindi
Gunga Jumna Hindi
1962 Asli-Naqli Mohan Hindi
1963 Shehar Aur Sapna Hindi
Laagi Nahi Chhute Ram Bhojpuri
1965 Mohabbat Isko Kahete Hain Hindi
Guide Hindi
Shaheed Hindi
1967 Hamraaz Hindi
Raat Aur Din Hindi
Nai Roshni Hindi
Chand Par Chadayee Hindi
Night in London Colonel Fuji Hindi
1968 Anokhi Raat Hindi
1969 Yakeen Hindi
Aadmi Aur Insaan Hindi
1970 Dastak Hindi
1971 Balidaan Hindi
Upaasna Hindi
Pyar Ki Kahani Hindi
Dushman Hindi
1972 Zindagi Zindagi Hindi
Annadata Hindi
Ek Bechara Hindi
Kankan De Ohle Punjabi
Victoria No. 203 Hindi
1973 Mehmaan Hindi
Loafer Hindi
Jheel Ke Us Paar Hindi
Gaddar Hindi
Jaise Ko Taisa Hindi
Heera Changu Hindi
1974 Imaan Hindi
Dost Hindi
Bidaai Hindi
1975 Aag Aur Toofan Hindi
Lafange Hindi
Rafoo Chakkar Hindi
Jaggu Hindi
Chori Mera Kaam Hindi
1976 Adalat Hindi
Shankar Shambhu Hindi
1978 Kaala Aadmi Hindi
Ganga Ki Saugandh Hindi
1979 Heera-Moti Hindi
Nauker Hindi
1981 Jail Yatra Hindi
Rocky Hindi
1987 Goraa Hindi

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sanjay Dutt visits birthplace of his mother". The Hindu. 26 April 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "I want to be a bankable actor: Nilesh Sahay (Interview)". Sify.com. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  3. ↑ The unknown brother'n sisters of B'wood 9 August 2006.

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