Nazir Hussain.
Bhojpuri cinema is now dominated by stars like Khesari Lal Yadav, Pawan Singh and Nirhua. His films, songs keep making a splash. But, do you know about the star who gave the first film to Bhojpuri cinema and played the most important role in getting this industry recognized across the country. This actor is called the father of Bhojpuri cinema, because these are the artists who played an important role in laying the foundation of this industry. He acted in Dev Anand’s many films and made a mark in Bollywood as a character artist. We are talking about actor Nazir Hussain, who looted a lot of applause from his acting.
Nazir Hussain was part of Azad Hind Fauj
Nazir is one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema, who fought for the independence of the country and remained a part of Azad Hind Fauj. He was also sentenced to death sentence by the British, but before hanging he escaped by dodging the British. He worked in more than 500 films in his film career, including ‘Devdas’, ‘Jewel Thef’, ‘Do Beha Jaaha Bhoomi’, ‘Ram Aur Shyam’ and ‘Kashmir Ki Kali’. In his years of film career, Nazir Hussain appeared only in a supporting role. In some, he played the role of a policeman and some in some father and some uncle in some.
Nazir Hussain’s birth
Nazir Hussain was born on 15 May 1922 in Usia village in Uttar Pradesh and on 16 October 1987, he left the world forever. Nazir’s father used to work in Indian Railways and he also got a job in Indian Railways. However, he joined the British Army when he did not mind. During this time he was sent for the Battle of World War II. He was taken captive during the war and imprisoned in jail. Sometimes Singapore and sometimes Malaysia remained in jail.
When Nazir Hussain returned to India
When he returned to India after he was released from jail, Netaji was very impressed with Subhash Chandra Bose and started considering him as his ideal and became a part of Azad Hind Fauj. After coming to India, he was unemployed for some time, but then he joined the theater and during this time he met Bimal Roy. Bimal Roy made him his assistant. He started helping him in writing with him and gradually acting in films. In his film career, he appeared in most of Dev Anand’s films. After earning a name in Bollywood, he turned to Bhojpuri cinema.
Bhojpuri cinema takes place after Bollywood
After the idea of Bhojpuri cinema, he wrote the first Bhojpuri film ‘Maiya Tohe Piyari Chadaibo’. Along with working in this film, he also took over the rest of the responsibilities related to it. It was the first film of Bhojpuri cinema and released in 1963. On the release of this film, the future of Bhojpuri cinema also appeared and gradually he pushed the name of Bhojpuri cinema with films like ‘Hamar Sansar’ and ‘Balam Pardesia’.
