Nazir Hussain

Biography

Nazir Hussain, also credited as Nasir Hussain (15 May 1922 – 16 October 1987) was an Indian film actor, director and screenwriter. He was famous as a character actor in Hindi Cinema and acted in almost 500 films. Dev Anand starred in a large proportion of the films he acted in.

Known For

Amar Akbar Anthony

as Catholic Priest

Devdas

Two Acres of Land

as Rickshaw Puller

The Burning Train

as Mr. Verma

Jewel Thief

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Bombay to Goa

as Atmaram (Mala's Father)

Mahal

as Kamini's father

Prem Pujari

Kala Pani