FILM DIRECTOR

Nasir Hussain

1931 - 2002

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Mohammad Nasir Hussain Khan (16 November 1926 – 13 March 2002), better known as Nasir Hussain, was an Indian film producer, film director, and screenwriter. With a career spanning decades, Hussain has been credited as a major trendsetter in the history of Hindi cinema. For example, he directed Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973), which created the Hindi language masala film genre that defined Hindi cinema in the 1970s and 1980s, and he wrote and produced Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), which set the Hindi language musical romance template that defined Hindi cinema in the 1990s. Akshay Manwani wrote a book on Hussain's cinema titled Music, Masti, Modernity: The Cinema of Nasir Husain. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nasir Hussain is the 1,662nd most popular film director (down from 1,633rd in 2019), the 1,003rd most popular biography from India (down from 936th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Nasir Hussain ranks 1,662 out of 2,041. Before him are Glen Keane, Srđan Dragojević, Zhang Yuan, Dani Levy, Dave Filoni, and Brad Anderson. After him are Euzhan Palcy, Julien Temple, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Adam Shankman, Carlos Reygadas, and Olena Demyanenko.

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Among people born in 1931, Nasir Hussain ranks 590. Before him are Jim Bunning, Johnny Sheffield, James Grogan, Andrija Fuderer, Frank Ramsey, and Arne Nordheim. After him are Gloria Talbott, Clifford Jordan, James Abourezk, Brook Benton, Arthur Fry, and Gene Fullmer. Among people deceased in 2002, Nasir Hussain ranks 338. Before him are Ted Demme, Harry Hay, Tom Dowd, Pauline Chan Bo-Lin, Jerry Heidenreich, and Jam Master Jay. After him are Rusty Wailes, Shirley Scott, Kaifi Azmi, Alex Hannum, Virginia Hamilton, and Patsy Mink.

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In India

Among people born in India, Nasir Hussain ranks 1,003 out of 1,861. Before him are Varun Gandhi (1980), Mira Nair (1957), Margaret Alva (1942), Nimmi (1933), Ravindra Kelekar (1925), and Richard Allen (1902). After him are Kishori Amonkar (1932), Murli Manohar Joshi (1934), Jayam Ravi (1980), Nambi Narayanan (1941), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959), and Jamnalal Bajaj (1889).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, Nasir Hussain ranks 24. Before him are Ardeshir Irani (1886), Deepak Tijori (1961), Tapan Sinha (1924), Tariq Anwar (1945), Aparna Sen (1945), and S. J. Suryah (1968). After him are Mani Ratnam (1956), Karan Johar (1972), Subhash Ghai (1945), Sooraj Barjatya (1965), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), and V. Shantaram (1901).

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