Mohammad Tahir Hussain Khan (19 September 1938 – 2 February 2010), better known as Tahir Hussain, was an Indian

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and

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known for his works in

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...

Personal life

Tahir Hussain is the father of actors Aamir Khan and

Faisal Khan Mohammad Faisal Hussain Khan (born 3 August 1966) is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi films. He is famous for his role as Shankar Shane in '' Mela'' (2000). Family background Khan is the son of producer Tahir Hussain. His brother is Aamir ...

. The hit film producer, director, and writer

Nasir Hussain Mohammad Nasir Hussain Khan (16 November 1926 — 13 March 2002), better known as Nasir Hussain, was an Indian film producer, director, and screenwriter. With a career spanning decades, Hussain has been credited as a major trendsetter in the ...

was Tahir Hussain's elder brother and mentor. Tahir's son, Aamir Khan, acted in ''

Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ''Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak'' (), also known by the initialism ''QSQT'', is a 1988 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film, directed by Mansoor Khan, written and produced by Nasir Hussain, and starring Aamir Khan (in his leading film debut) a ...

'', a film which was produced by his uncle Nasir Hussain and directed by his cousin Mansoor Khan. Tahir Hussain directed his son, Aamir, for the first (and only) time in his directorial debut ''

Tum Mere Ho Tum Mere Ho (English: ''You Are Mine'') is a 1990 Indian fantasy revenge drama film starring Aamir Khan, Juhi Chawla and Kalpana Iyer in negative role as an ichadaari nagin. It was directed by Aamir Khan's father Tahir Hussain. Plot summary Sh ...

'' in 1990. Tahir Hussain was related to first education minister

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Abul Kalam Ghulam Muhiyuddin Ahmed bin Khairuddin Al-Hussaini Azad (; 11 November 1888 – 22 February 1958) was an Indian independence activist, Islamic theologian, writer and a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. Following Ind ...

. On 2 February 2010, he died in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

following a severe heart attack.

Filmography

Producer

* ''

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'' (1971) * '' Anamika'' (1973) * '' Madhosh'' (1974) * ''

Zakhmee ''Zakhmee'' is a 1975 Hindi movie. Produced by Tahir Hussain, the film was directed by Raja Thakur. It stars Sunil Dutt, Asha Parekh, Rakesh Roshan, Reena Roy, Tariq, Helen, Johnny Walker, Agha, Iftekhar in pivotal roles. The music was composed ...

'' (1975) * ''

Janam Janam Na Saath ''Janam Janam Na Saath'' is a Gujarati cinema, Gujarati film directed by Mehul Kumar. Cast *Adil Amaan *Bhavana Bhatt *Ramesh Deo (as Ramesh Dev) *Dhaval *Gayatri (actress), Gayatri *Tahir Hussain *Iftekhar *Jagdeep *Roop ...

'' (1977) * ''

Khoon Ki Pukaar ''Khoon Ki Pukaar'' is a 1978 Bollywood action film drama directed by Ramesh Ahuja. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Shabana Azmi in lead roles. Plot After the murder of his wife, and his son's kidnapping, Dr. Vidya Bhushan decides to devote the re ...

'' (1978) * '' Locket'' (1986) * ''

'' (1990) * '' Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'' (1993) * '' Madhosh'' (1994) (asst. producer)

Actor

* '' Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai'' (1961) * ''

Pyar Ka Mausam ''Pyar Ka Mausam'' () is a 1969 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film under Nasir Hussain films banner. Hussain wrote, produced, and directed the film. It starred Shashi Kapoor, and the Nasir Husain fixture- Asha Parekh. It also had Bharat ...

'' (1969) as Sardar Ranjit Kumar * ''

'' (1977) * ''

Dulha Bikta Hai ''Dulha Bikta Hai'' is a 1982 Hindi drama film directed by Anwar Pasha starring Raj Babbar, Anita Raj and Neelam. Cast * Raj Babbar * Anita Raj * Neelam * Simple Kapadia * Madan Puri * Iftekhar * Jagdish Raj * Urmila Bhatt Soundtrack #"K ...

'' (1982)....Judge in court

Director

* ''

'' (1990)

Writer

* ''

'' (1990)

Crew

* ''

Teesri Manzil ''Teesri Manzil'' (English: "Third Floor") is a 1966 Indian musical thriller film directed by Vijay Anand and produced by Nasir Hussain. It starred Shammi Kapoor and Asha Parekh, along with Laxmi Chhaya, Premnath, Prem Chopra, Iftekhar, Hele ...

'' (1966) (production executive)

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