Aamir Raza Hussain
| Aamir Raza Husain | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 January 1957 Lucknow, India |
| Occupation | theatre director, actor |
| Years active | 1974 - present |
Aamir Raza Husain (born January 6, 1957) is an Indian theatre actor and director, noted for his large outdoor stage productions like The Fifty Day War (2000), based on the Kargil War and The Legend of Ram (2004), based on the epic Ramayana. He is also the Creative Director of Stagedoor theatre company established in 1974, which has staged over 91 productions, and more than 1,100 performances.
He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001, by Government of India.
Born in an Awadhi aristocratic family of Mumtaz Husain and Kaniz Mehida in Lucknow, Husain was the only child of his parents. The family moved to SP Marg in Delhi, when he was still quite young and here he attended the Garden School nearby.
He was sent to boarding schooling, Mayo College, Ajmer at age 10 in 1968, and after he finished his schooling he went on the study history at St. Stephen's College, Delhi. He acted in various college plays working with directors like, Joy Michael, Barry John and Marcus Murch.
He also appeared in the English film, Kim (1984), based on Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim, which has Peter O'Toole as the lead. Over the years he has produced several plays, staged at outdoor locations, Sare Jahan Se Acha, 1947 Live, Satyamev Jayate, stage along the backdrop of Hauz Khas monument in 1999. Previously in 1998, he and his troupe, along with Delhi Tourism organized the Chaudvin ka Chand festival on a two-km stretch between the historic Red Fort and Fatehpuri Mosque in Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi.
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