Danish Husain
Danish Husain is an actor, poet, storyteller, and a theatre director. He started his career in theatre with Barry John and went on to work with directors like Habib Tanvir, Rajinder Nath, M.S. Sathyu, M.K. Raina, Sunil Shanbag, Sabina Mehta Jaitly, & Naseeruddin Shah. He was instrumental in reviving the lost art form of Urdu storytelling Dastangoi. He runs his own theatre company The Hoshruba Repertory in Mumbai and his latest productions include plays Guards At The Taj (2017) and Qissa Urdu Ki Aakhiri Kitaab Ka (2017) besides the ongoing storytelling project Qissebaazi (2016), and the poetry performance project Poetrification (2016) with the fellow actor Denzil Smith.
His major film work includes India's entry to Oscar 2018 - Newton (2017), Soorma (2018), Baazaar (2018), Ankhon Dekhi (2013), Dhobi Ghat (2010), and Peepli Live (2010).
Danish Husain won the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Award for the Best Supporting Actor in 2008 for his portrayal of Shams Tabrezi in the play Rumi; Unveil The Sun. He also won the Sangeet Natak Akademi's (The Indian Academy for Music & Theatre) Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar for reviving the lost art form of Urdu storytelling Dastangoi in 2010 that he subsequently returned during the intolerance debate in 2015.
He lives in Mumbai.
Movies
HD
- Nov 08, 2024
- Hindi
Zubin, rejected by his fiancee Shehnaz due to bedroom woes, travels to UK. There, he meets Ruby, an intimacy coordinator. They strike an unusual deal, embarking on a comical journey of self-discovery and personal growth.
A rebellious vampire with a broken tooth falls for a shy dentist on the streets of Kolkata — but will human and mystical forces keep them apart?
7.9
Following the police force as they investigate high-profile crimes in Delhi, this series has seasons inspired by both real and fictional events.
- Apr 20, 2021
- Hindi
Nawab rises as an underworld don from a small town boy to Bombay's most powerful don. He falls in love with actress Laila who isn't aware of who he is. His erstwhile mentor Lala turns against him. Will Nawab and Laila survive?
From boardrooms to society's margins, five ambitious women from various walks of life navigate dreams, desires and disappointments in modern Mumbai.
8.4
- Feb 24, 2020
- Hindi
Discovered by an eccentric ballet master, two gifted Mumbai teens face bigotry and disapproval as they pursue their dancing dreams.
In and around Lucknow University in 1989, couples of varying ages explore the politics of love through marriage, budding romances and friendships.
3.7
- Jan 17, 2020
- Hindi
Sick of keeping their love a secret from their constantly bickering mothers, a young couple seeks to uncover the cause of the women’s longstanding war.
Years after a disastrous job in Balochistan, a former Indian spy must confront his past when he returns to lead an unsanctioned hostage-rescue mission.
- May 28, 2015
- Hindi
Two men from India land in Karachi, Pakistan, without their passports. They get trapped by the Taliban and desperately try to find a way to get back to India.
Arun is a reclusive and lonely modern art painter. Shai is an American banker who is on a visit to Mumbai. Munna is a washerboy also living near Arun and Yasmin. The movie is about these four characters from different class of society and how the lives of four characters are intertwined.
7.4
- Aug 12, 2010
- OST
Natha a poor farmer from Peepli village in the heart of rural India is about to lose his plot of land due to an unpaid bank loan. A quick fix to the problem is the a government program that aids the families of indebted farmers who have committed suicide. As a means of survival Farmer Natha can choose to die. His brother is happy to push him towards this unique 'honour' but Natha is reluctant. Local elections are around the corner and what might have been another unnoticed event turns into a 'cause celebre' with everyone wanting a piece of the action. Political bigwigs, high-ranking bureaucrats, local henchmen and the ever-zealous media descend upon sleepy Peepli to stake their claim. The question on everyone's lips - "Will he or Won't he?" As the mania escalates, nobody seems to care how Natha really feels.