Murtaza Danish Husaini, credited by his stage name Danish Husain, is an Indian actor, storyteller, poet and theatre director. He has also been credited as Dan Husain and Murtaza Danish Husain.
Early life, family and education
Murtaza Danish Husaini was born into a Muslim family. His mother was a professor of Persian literature at Delhi University. His father was an economist.
Danish graduated from Delhi University with degrees in economics and management.
Career
Husain's early career was in banking, but, dissatisfied, he turned to the performing arts when he was about 30 years old.
Husain joined Mahmood Farooqui (who began in 2005) to help revive Urdu storytelling, Dastangoi, and in 2016 developed Qissebaazi, multilingual storytelling. His theatre company in Mumbai is The Hoshruba Repertory.
He has performed in many feature films, including Dhobi Ghat (2010), Peepli Live (2010), Newton (2017), and Soorma (2018). He has also acted in televisions series, such as Taj Mahal 1989 (2020), Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu (2021) and Bard of Blood (2019).
Personal life
Husain resides in Mumbai.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Peepli Live | Vijay Ranjan Prasad | |
| Dhobi Ghat | Salim | ||
| 2013 | Ankhon Dekhi | Gopi | |
| 2015 | Welcome 2 Karachi | Pakistani Minister | |
| 2017 | Newton | DIG of Police | |
| 2018 | Soorma | Kartar Singh | |
| 2019 | Baazaar | Dubey | |
| 2020 | Mee Raqsam | Salim | |
| Jai Mummy Di | Gurpal Bhalla | ||
| 2021 | Bansuri: The Flute | Albert Rozario | |
| 2022 | Dasvi | Rai Bareli | Film released on Netflix |
| Ariyippu | Kailash | Film released on Netflix Malayalam film | |
| 2023 | Tiger 3 | General Riaz |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bard of Blood | Mullah Khalid | |
| Taj Mahal 1989 | Sudhakar Mishra | ||
| 2020 | Hostages | Arjun Bhasin | |
| 2021 | Bombay Begums | Naushad Irani | |
| 2022 | Tanaav |
References
- ^ "Star Attractions". iitk.ac.in. SPIC MACAY, IIT Kanpur. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Artist Murtaza Danish Husaini returns award". Hindustan Times. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via pressreader.com.
- ^ Muzaffar, Maroosha. "A New Kind of Storytelling Challenges India's Self-Image". OZY.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Dan.Husain". instagram.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Between fantasy and reality". Deccan Herald. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Sud, Kishori (14 September 2017). "Urdu does not belong to any religion: Danish Hussain". twocircles.net. Lonavla. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Taj Mahal 1989: Stories of 4 couples bring out 80s romance before Tinder became a thing". IndiaToday.in. New Delhi. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- Jhunjhunwala, Sanchita (20 April 2021). "Main Hero Boll Raha Hu is just about enough action with Parth Samthaan winning hearts". indiaforums.com. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- "Bard Of Blood". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- Xalxo, Jessica (23 October 2019). "'Bard of Blood' Review: The Shallow Translation of a Complex Endeavor". Rolling Stone India. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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