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Zakir Hussain(I)

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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 Lời Sấm Truyền (1979), Khách Sạn Diệu Kỳ 2 (2015) and Monkey Man Báo Thù (2024).
BornMarch 9, 1951
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 3 nominations

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    Known for

    Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Lời Sấm Truyền (1979)
    Lời Sấm Truyền
    8.4
    • Music Department
    • 1979
    Richard Gere, David Strathairn, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Dev Patel, and Tina Desai in Khách Sạn Diệu Kỳ 2 (2015)
    Khách Sạn Diệu Kỳ 2
    6.5
    • Soundtrack("Shwas-Uchhashwas/The Beginning")
    • 2015
    Dev Patel in Monkey Man Báo Thù (2024)
    Monkey Man Báo Thù
    6.9
    • Tabla Maestro
    • 2024
    The Perfect Murder (1988)
    The Perfect Murder
    5.9
    • Music Department(tabla)
    • 1988

    Credits

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    Music Department

    • Harami (2020)
      Harami
      7.4
      • title music
      • 2020
    • Saanwal (2019)
      Saanwal
      Music Video
      • music producer
      • 2019
    • American Experience (1987)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • musician
      • 1997–2005
    • Agni Varsha (2002)
      Agni Varsha
      4.7
      • musician: tabla
      • 2002
    • Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
      Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
      7.9
      • lyricist
      • playback singer (as Ustad Zakir Hussain)
      • 2002
    • The Mystic Masseur (2001)
      The Mystic Masseur
      5.8
      • musician: percussion
      • 2001
    • In Custody (1994)
      In Custody
      7.1
      • musician: tabla
      • 1994
    • The Perfect Murder (1988)
      The Perfect Murder
      5.9
      • musician: tabla
      • 1988
    • Vietnam: A Television History (1983)
      Vietnam: A Television History
      8.7
      TV Mini Series
      • musician
      • 1983
    • Greta Scacchi, Julie Christie, and Shashi Kapoor in Heat and Dust (1983)
      Heat and Dust
      6.5
      • associate music director
      • composer: additional music
      • musician: percussion (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Marlon Brando and Martin Sheen in Lời Sấm Truyền (1979)
      Lời Sấm Truyền
      8.4
      • musician
      • 1979

    Composer

    • For Real (2009)
      For Real
      7.1
      • 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
      8.4
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • The Way of Beauty (2006)
      The Way of Beauty
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2006
    • Corin Nemec in Parzania (2005)
      Parzania
      7.5
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • One Dollar Curry (2004)
      One Dollar Curry
      6.0
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Sulaiman Farghand in Kabul Cinema (2003)
      Kabul Cinema
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Mr. and Mrs. Iyer (2002)
      Mr. and Mrs. Iyer
      7.9
      • Composer (as Ustad Zakir Hussain)
      • 2002
    • The Mystic Masseur (2001)
      The Mystic Masseur
      5.8
      • Composer
      • 2001
    • Everybody Says I'm Fine! (2001)
      Everybody Says I'm Fine!
      6.0
      • Composer
      • 2001
    • Suhasini and Mohanlal in Vanaprastham (1999)
      Vanaprastham
      8.1
      • Composer
      • 1999
    • Shabana Azmi, Aruna Irani, Ayesha Dharker, and Zakir Hussain in Saaz (1997)
      Saaz
      6.6
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Gaach
      8.7
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Zakir and His Friends (1997)
      Zakir and His Friends
      7.4
      • Composer
      • 1997
    • Gaatha
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1997–1998
    • Hidden Empire: Calling London
      TV Movie
      • Composer
      • 1996

    Actor

    • Dev Patel in Monkey Man Báo Thù (2024)
      Monkey Man Báo Thù
      6.9
      • Tabla Maestro
      • 2024
    • Chaalis Chauraasi (2012)
      Chaalis Chauraasi
      6.1
      • Tony
      • 2012
    • Phir Mile Sur (2010)
      Phir Mile Sur
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Zakir Hussain
      • 2010
    • Shabana Azmi, Aruna Irani, Ayesha Dharker, and Zakir Hussain in Saaz (1997)
      Saaz
      6.6
      • 1997
    • Greta Scacchi, Julie Christie, and Shashi Kapoor in Heat and Dust (1983)
      Heat and Dust
      6.5
      • Inder Lal - Anne's Landlord (1982 in Satipur Town)
      • 1983

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
      • Moment Records
      • Official Site
    • 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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