Danish Husain

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 Qissebaazi, 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

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Peepli Live Vijay Ranjan Prasad
2010 Dhobi Ghat Salim
2013 Ankhon Dekhi Gopi
2015 Welcome 2 Karachi Pakistani Minister
2017 Newton DIG Police
2018 Soorma Kartar Singh (coach)
2019 Baazaar Dubey
2020 Mee Raqsam Salim
2020 Jai Mummy Di Gurpal Bhalla
2021 Bansuri: The Flute Albert Rozario
2022 Dasvi Rai Bareli Film released on Netflix

Web-series
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Bard of Blood Mullah Khalid
2020 Hostages Arjun Bhasin
2021 Bombay Begums Naushad Irani

References
  1. "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. 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. "Between fantasy and reality". Deccan Herald. November 2, 2010. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  6. 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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