Akhtar Hussain was an actor, director and writer who was born on September 30th, 1917 to Jaddanbai in Uttar Pradesh.Akhtar was the eldest of three children to Jaddanbai and Abdul Rashid (born Mohanchand Uttamchand Tyagi alias Mohan Babu). His siblings Nargis and Anwar Hussain were well known actors in their own right, with Nargis considered the first lady of Indian Cinema.Akhtar and his wife Iqbal Hussain had eight children Jaffar (Producer of Raat Aur Din), Rehana, Zaheeda, Shaidha, Ishrat, Arif ,Azhar,Najam aka Taj (Father of actress Nazia Hussain),Zaheeda was also an actress who appeared in various films in the 60's and 70's while Rehana was married to producer Amarjeet .Hussain's nephew is Sanjay Dutt .

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Akhtar Hussain

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