Zakir Hussain
Born
Zakir Hussain

Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationNational School of Drama
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Sarita Hussain
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(m. 1994)​

Zakir Hussain is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. He is known for his negative and comic roles. His best-known performances include those of Rashid in Ramgopal Varma's 2005 film Sarkar, Shardul in Sriram Raghavan's 2007 film Johnny Gaddaar and Prakash Rao in Rohit Shetty's Singham Returns .

Early life and background

Zakir Hussain was born and brought up in Jani Khurd, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.[1] It was during his studies in Delhi that he first got attracted to the world of theatre and cinema. He started out with "small time" theatre, and then joined the Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts. He then joined the prestigious National School of Drama and graduated in 1993.[2]

Career

Hussain did theatre for a few years and then came to Mumbai to work in television and films. He started out with serials like Firdaus, Kitty Party and Gaatha, and this earned him recognition.[2] Sriram Raghavan's 2004 film Ek Hasina Thi was his first film as actor. Hussain's role in the film was limited to two scenes, but he managed to impress director Ramgopal Varma, who then offered him the role of Rashid in Sarkar.[1] This role of a cold-blooded villain was much appreciated and Hussain received the "New Menace" award at the 2006 Stardust Film Awards.[3]

After Sarkar, Varma cast Hussain in almost every production of his. Hussain's second noteworthy performance was his role of Shardul in another Raghavan film – Johnny Gaddaar. This performance was so well received by audiences that people on the streets started addressing Hussain as Shardul. This was the film that brought him both decent pay cheques as well as fame.[1]

Hussain is also a talented musician – a percussionist as well as singer.[1] However, he is not to be confused with the famous tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain (born 1951), who starred in the film Heat and Dust.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero Shaukat Malik
Ek Hasina Thi Sanjeev Nanda
Kala Juma Nand Kumar Chougale
Vaastu Shastra Dinesh Dubey
2005 D A. S. Baban
Sarkar Rashid
James Shankar Narayan
2006 Shiva Inspector Sawant
Darna Zaroori Hai Police Officer Story segment A bride's revenge
The Killer Jabbar
Darwaza Bandh Rakho Abbas
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante Kabir
2007 Black Friday Inspector Nand Kumar Chougale
Risk SP Naidu
Fool n Final J.D.
Lee Rangabashyam Tamil film
Darling Sameer Naghani
Johnny Gaddaar Shardul
2008 Shabri Inspector Irfan Qazi
Krazzy 4 DCP Shrivastav
Contract Sultan
Phoonk Manja
Maan Gaye Mughal-e-Azam Show Director Dubey
Khallballi
2009 Bad Luck Govind Kripalani
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani Sajid Don
Radio Shanaya's Dad
2010 Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai Javed Quadri
Payback Raghu
Phoonk 2 Manja
Allah Ke Banday Ramesh
2011 Not a Love Story Inspector
Double Dhamaal Mohsin Bhai
Satrangee Parachute Chhotulal
Shagird Rajmani Yadav
2012 Paan Singh Tomar Inspector Rathore
Ammaa Ki Boli Hari
Thuppakki Kamarudeen Tamil film
Chakradhaar
Agent Vinod Associate in Tangier
2013 Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story Gangster don
Enemmy Mukhtar Menon, the Underworld don
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero Officer Ghorpade
Sixteen Ashwin's Father
Maazii Mahinder Chacha
Ramaiya Vastavaiya Rao
Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga Loan Inspector
2014 Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty Alvin D'Souza
Chaarfutiya Chhokare Lakkhan
Singham Returns Prakash Rao
Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye
2015 Alone Professor Sanjana inside Twin Spirit
Badlapur Patil
Four Pillars of Basement DSP
Mogali Puvvu / Secret
Jadoogadu Srisailam Telugu Film
2016 Irudhi Suttru Dev Khatri Tamil Film
Saala Khadoos Dev Khatri
2017 Coffee with D D
Raees
Guru Dev Khatri Telugu Film
Naam Shabana RAW agent Gupta
Shivalinga Pigeon Race Organiser Tamil film
Judwaa 2 Charles
2018 Nawabzaade Sheetal's father
Genius Minister
Andhadhun Dr. Krishna Swami
Simmba Mr. Khanna
Game Paisa Ladki
2019 Prassthanam Mazid
Kissebaaz Kripa Shankar Pandey
Ferrous Minister Madhyadheesh
One Day: Justice Delivered MP Pravin Rawat
Chicken Curry Law Sharad Joshi
Pagalpanti Tulli Seth
2020 Angrezi Medium Judge Chedda
Khaali Peeli Inspector Tavde
2021 The Power Anwar
Flight Raman Khanna
Satyameva Jayate 2 Shankar Prasad Yadav
2022 Heropanti 2 Azaad Khan
2023 Mission Majnu Sharma
2023 Tiku Weds Sheru Ahmed Rizvi

Television

Web series

Year Title Role Platform Notes
2018-2021 Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare Rajesh Pathak Amazon Prime
2019 Bombers Somu Da ZEE5 [4][5][6]
2020 Sandwiched Forever Giriraj Shastry SonyLIV [7]
2021 Kathmandu Connection Mr. Mirza SonyLIV [8]
Aranyak Kuber Manhas Netflix
2022-2023 Duranga Bala Banne ZEE5
2023 Farzi Finance Minister Pawan Gehlot Amazon Prime [9]
2022 Breathe: Into the Shadows 2 ACP Abhinandan Kaul Amazon Prime [10]
2023 Inspector Avinash DGP Samar Pratap Singh JioCinema [11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Next Big Thing: Zakir Hussain, an actor and a gentleman". Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Misra, Shree (14 November 2006). "Zakir, the Menace". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Spam Check". www.bollywoodsargam.com. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  4. ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (20 June 2019). "Web series 'Bombers' explores the story of a Bengali football team fighting death and oblivion". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  5. ^ "ZEE5 to premiere sports drama series 'Bombers' on 22 June". TelevisionPost. 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Review of ZEE5's Bombers: A stirring tale of guts, gumption and glory, set in the fertile fields of football". in.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  7. ^ Keshri, Shweta (25 December 2020). "Sandwiched Forever Review: Kunaal and Aahana show is a feel-good Christmas watch". India Today. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ^ Khurana, Anchika (21 April 2021). "Kathmandu Connection Season 1 Review : A well-attempted cop thriller inspired by real-life events". India Time. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Gulshan Devaiah and Drashti Dhami talk about their ZEE5 show Duranga". Hindustan Times. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  10. ^ Roy, Dhaval (9 November 2022). "Breathe: Into The Shadows Season 2 Review : Slick, intense, and has good performances but also suffers from loopholes". The Times of India. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  11. ^ Srivastava, Abhishek (18 May 2023). "Inspector Avinash Season 1 Review : Randeep Hooda delivers a stellar performance in this gripping and authentic crime thriller". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2023.

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