Anwar Hussain (11 November 1925 – 1 January 1988) was an Indian actor and producer. He was a popular
character actor
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from the 1940s to 1982 and acted in over 200
Bollywood
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films. Some of his best known roles are from ''
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin'', ''
Gunga Jumna'' (1961), ''
Shaheed
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'', ''
Baharon 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.
Hussain is also known for his role in ''
Rocky
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'' (1981) with his nephew
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor, playback singer and film producer who works in Hindi cinema in addition to a few Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Punjabi films. Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 160 films.
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The unknown brother'n sisters of B'wood
9 August 2006.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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Anwar Hussain
at Upperstall.com
1925 births
1988 deaths
Indian male film actors
Hindi film producers
Male actors in Hindi cinema
20th-century Indian male actors
Place of birth missing
Film producers from Kolkata
Male actors from Kolkata
Male actors in Punjabi cinema
Sanjay Dutt
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