Danish Husain

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Danish Husain is the stage name of Murtaza Danish Husaini, an Indian actor, storyteller, poet[1] and theatre director.[2][3] He has also been credited as Dan Husain[4] and Murtaza Danish Husain.[5]

Early life, family and education[]

Murtaza Danish Husaini was born into a Shia Muslim family.[3] His mother was a professor of Persian literature at Delhi University.[3] His father was an economist.[3]

Danish graduated from Delhi University with degrees in economics and management.[3]

Career[]

Husain's early career was in banking, but, dissatisfied, he turned to the performing arts when he was about 30 years old.[3]

Husain joined Mahmood Farooqui (who began in 2005) to help revive Urdu storytelling, Dastangoi,[5][1] and in 2016 developed , multilingual storytelling.[3][6] His theatre company in Mumbai is The Hoshruba Repertory.[3][1]

He has performed in many feature films, including Dhobi Ghat (2010), Peepli Live (2010),[6] Newton (2017), and Soorma (2018). He has also acted in televisions series, such as Taj Mahal 1989 (2020),[7] Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu (2021)[8] and Bard of Blood (2019).[9][10]

Personal life[]

Husain resides in Mumbai.[3]

Filmography[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Star Attractions". iitk.ac.in. SPIC MACAY, IIT Kanpur. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Artist Murtaza Danish Husaini returns award". Hindustan Times. October 20, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via pressreader.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Muzaffar, Maroosha. "A New Kind of Storytelling Challenges India's Self-Image". OZY.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Dan.Husain". instagram.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Between fantasy and reality". Deccan Herald. November 2, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Sud, Kishori (September 14, 2017). "Urdu does not belong to any religion: Danish Hussain". twocircles.net. Lonavla. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "Taj Mahal 1989: Stories of 4 couples bring out 80s romance before Tinder became a thing". IndiaToday.in. New Delhi. February 7, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Jhunjhunwala, Sanchita (April 20, 2021). "Main Hero Boll Raha Hu is just about enough action with Parth Samthaan winning hearts". indiaforums.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Bard Of Blood". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  10. ^ Xalxo, Jessica (October 23, 2019). "'Bard of Blood' Review: The Shallow Translation of a Complex Endeavor". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

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