Murtaza Danish Husaini, credited by his stage name Danish Husain, is an Indian actor, storyteller, poet and theatre director.
Early life, family and education Murtaza Danish Husaini was born into a Muslim family. His mother was a professor of Persian literature at Delhi University. His father was an economist.
Danish graduated from Delhi University with degrees in economics and management.
Career Husain's early career was in banking, but, dissatisfied, he turned to the performing arts when he was about 30 years old.
Husain joined Mahmood Farooqui (who began in 2005) to help revive Urdu storytelling, Dastangoi, and in 2016 developed Qissebaazi, multilingual storytelling. His theatre company in Mumbai is The Hoshruba Repertory.
He has performed in many feature films, including Dhobi Ghat (2010), Peepli Live (2010), Newton (2017), and Soorma (2018). He has also acted in televisions series, such as Taj Mahal 1989 (2020), Mai Hero Boll Raha Hu (2021) and Bard of Blood (2019).
Personal life Husain resides in Mumbai.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2010 Peepli Live Vijay Ranjan Prasad Dhobi Ghat Salim 2013 Ankhon Dekhi Gopi 2015 Welcome 2 Karachi Pakistani Minister 2017 Newton DIG of Police 2018 Soorma Kartar Singh 2019 Baazaar Dubey 2020 Mee Raqsam Salim Jai Mummy Di Gurpal Bhalla 2021 Bansuri: The Flute Albert Rozario 2022 Dasvi Rai Bareli Film released on Netflix Ariyippu Kailash Film released on NetflixMalayalam film2023 Tiger 3General Riaz 2025Lucca's WorldDoctor Kumar 2025 The Sadist News Anchor Haq Maulvi Basheer Anwer 2026 Patriot Malayalam film Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa Kumar
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2019 Bard of Blood Mullah Khalid Taj Mahal 1989 Sudhakar Mishra 2020 Hostages Arjun Bhasin 2021 Bombay Begums Naushad Irani 2022 Tanaav Shabbir Malik2025Crime BeatAmir Akhtar
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