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Zakir Hussain(I)

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  • Actor
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Zakir Hussain
Zakir Hussain was born on 9 March 1951 in Bombay, State of Bombay, India. He is a composer and actor, known for Apocalypse Now (1979), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and The Perfect Murder (1988).
BornMarch 9, 1951
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BornMarch 9, 1951
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    • 1 win & 3 nominations

Known for:

Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now
8.4
  • Music Department
  • 1979
Richard Gere, David Strathairn, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, and Tina Desai in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
6.5
  • Soundtrack("Shwas-Uchhashwas/The Beginning")
  • 2015
The Perfect Murder (1988)
The Perfect Murder
5.9
  • Music Department(tabla)
  • 1988
Little Buddha (1993)
Little Buddha
6.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1993

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Music Department

  • Rizwan Shaikh, Harsh Rajendra Rane, and Emraan Hashmi in Harami (2020)
    Harami
    • title music
    • 2020
  • Saanwal (2019)
    Saanwal
    • music producer
    • Music Video
    • 2019
  • American Experience (1987)
    American Experience
    • musician
    • TV Series
    • 1997–2005
  • Agni Varsha (2002)
    Agni Varsha
    • musician: tabla
    • 2002
  • Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
    Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
    • lyricist
    • playback singer (as Ustad Zakir Hussain)
    • 2002
  • The Mystic Masseur (2001)
    The Mystic Masseur
    • musician: percussion
    • 2001
  • In Custody (1994)
    In Custody
    • musician: tabla
    • 1994
  • The Perfect Murder (1988)
    The Perfect Murder
    • musician: tabla
    • 1988
  • Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
    Vietnam: A Television History
    • musician
    • TV Mini Series
    • 1983
  • Greta Scacchi, Julie Christie, and Shashi Kapoor in Heat and Dust (1983)
    Heat and Dust
    • associate music director
    • composer: additional music
    • musician: percussion (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now (1979)
    Apocalypse Now
    • musician
    • 1979

Composer

  • For Real (2009)
    For Real
    • Composer
    • 2009
  • A composite frame of the opening animated title sequence first broadcast nationally from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on PBS Dec. 20, 2006 with the 2 hour version Jan. 28, 2007.
    One Symphony Place: A World Premiere Live from Music City
    • Composer
    • TV Special
    • 2006
  • The Way of Beauty (2006)
    The Way of Beauty
    • Composer
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Corin Nemec in Parzania (2005)
    Parzania
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • One Dollar Curry (2004)
    One Dollar Curry
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Sulaiman Farghand in Kabul Cinema (2003)
    Kabul Cinema
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2003
  • Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
    Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
    • Composer (as Ustad Zakir Hussain)
    • 2002
  • The Mystic Masseur (2001)
    The Mystic Masseur
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • Everybody Says I'm Fine! (2001)
    Everybody Says I'm Fine!
    • Composer
    • 2001
  • Suhasini and Mohanlal in Vanaprastham (1999)
    Vanaprastham
    • Composer
    • 1999
  • Shabana Azmi, Aruna Irani, Ayesha Dharker, and Zakir Hussain in Saaz (1997)
    Saaz
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Gaach
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Zakir and His Friends (1997)
    Zakir and His Friends
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Gaatha
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Hidden Empire: Calling London
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1996

Actor

  • Chaalis Chauraasi (2012)
    Chaalis Chauraasi
    • Tony
    • 2012
  • Phir Mile Sur (2010)
    Phir Mile Sur
    • Zakir Hussain
    • Music Video
    • 2010
  • Shabana Azmi, Aruna Irani, Ayesha Dharker, and Zakir Hussain in Saaz (1997)
    Saaz
    • 1997
  • Greta Scacchi, Julie Christie, and Shashi Kapoor in Heat and Dust (1983)
    Heat and Dust
    • Inder Lal, Anne's landlord (1982. In Satipur Town)
    • 1983

Personal details

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    • Moment Records
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  • Alternative names
    • Shri. Zakir Hussain
  • Born
    • March 9, 1951
    • Bombay, State of Bombay, India

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Father is Late Ustad (Maestro) Alla Rakha, famed tabla accompanist of sitarist Late Pandit Ravi Shankar throughout the peak of his career in the 1960s and 1970s.

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