Zakir Hussain
Birthday: Born in in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Deathday: Alive
Zakir Hussain is an Indian film actor who is known for his negative and comic roles. His best-known performances include those of Rashid in Ramgopal Varma's 2005 film Sarkar, and Shardul in Sriram Raghavan's 2007 film Johnny Gaddaar. Prakash Rao in Singham Returns [Rohit Shetty] and many more.
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Kathmandu Connection
Character: Mirza Baig
The story begins in 1993, a few months after a series of blasts in Mumbai that had shaken the whole country. A senior cop of Delhi police, Samarth Kaushik, gets involved in a mysterious revelation. A parallel investigation is taking place in Allahabad, over the killing of a customs officer a few months back. There are two common connections between all the cases, Bombay Blasts, and Kathmandu....
Aranyak
Character: Kuber Manhas
After a foreign teenage tourist goes missing in a misty village, Kasturi, a frazzled local cop, is forced to team up with her city-bred successor, Angad, on a high-profile case that unearths skeletons and resurrects a long-forgotten legend of a savage serial killer in the woods....
Pop Kaun?
Character: Mallik
A young boy who decides to find his real father. However, the journey turns into a rollercoaster ride that upends his life....
Inspector Avinash
Character: Samar
Set in 1998 UP, this is the story of a dynamic cop leading a Special Task Force which becomes instrumental in eliminating a dreaded weapons cartel....
దహనం
Character: Kabir
The assassination of Sri Ramulu, a communist labourer, causes a stir. Sri Ramulu's oldest son, Hari, is a Naxalite rebel operating from the forest using guerrilla warfare against the landlords, and the news of his father's death infuriates him. He takes it upon himself to find the person responsible for his father's murder, which sparks a conflict between the village's most powerful goons....
फर्जी
Character: Pawan Gahlot
Sunny, a brilliant small-time artist is catapulted into the high-stakes world of counterfeiting when he creates the perfect fake currency note, even as Michael, a fiery, unorthodox task force officer wants to rid the country of the counterfeiting menace. In this thrilling cat-and-mouse race, losing is not an option!...
दुरंगा
Character: Bala Banne
Sammit is the ideal family man. What happens when his wife, inspector Ira's investigation into a series of murders leads her to him? Has Sammit been living the perfect life or the perfect lie?...
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Character: Self
Intimate musical performances, recorded live at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen....
युद्ध
Character: Anand Upadyay
Principled but hard-driving businessman Yudhisthir Sikarwar works to expand his empire whilst keeping an explosive secret....
चाचा विधायक हैं हमारे
Character: Rajesh
Ronny Bhaiya leads a double life - To the world he is the nephew of the MLA - and likes to think of himself as a Jann Neta, and at home he is the jobless 26 year old with no sense of responsibility to his family. The show explores Ronny's adventures as he gets stuck in multiple situations because of this big lie that precedes him....
Darr Sabko Lagta Hai
Character:
The series is a supernatural fiction, which focuses on a different aspect of paranormal activity, such as ghosts, zombies, phantoms, undead persons, possessed objects and witches and wizards....
Mona Home Delivery
Character: Psycho Killer
A journey of an escort (Mona) and her interpretation about her experiences till now, is what this story is all about. Do witness this sizzling platter of emotions and passion, good enough for trembling your belief system and underpants....
Sandwiched Forever
Character: Giriraj Shastri
A newlywed couple - Naina (Aahana Kumra) and Sameer (Kunaal Roy Kapur) - struggles to manage their folks and in-laws who live next door....
Murshid
Character: Farid
Ex-don Murshid is forced out of exile when his former accomplice turned rival, Farid, traps his son in a gang war. Can Murshid reclaim his rule over the city as he saves his son?...
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Johnny Gaddaar
Character: Shardul
Five men get involved in a drug deal set up by a corrupt police officer. But the plan goes awry when Vikram, the youngest member, decides to discreetly steal the money....
Krazzy 4
Character: DCP Srivastav
4 mental patients formulate the plan to rescue their kidnapped doctor and teach the kidnappers a lesson....
Diesel
Character:
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Velle
Character: Riya's Father
Rishi is a writer/director who is narrating a script close to his heart to Rohini - possibly the lead protagonist of his film. As he begins his narration, we step into the world of Rahul, Riya, Rambo and Raju - four friends living their best days amusing people with childish shenanigans in school. These four "Vellas" are complete and content with each other's company and couldn't care less about the world around them until life hits them in the face. An enthralling script narration on one end, ...
Satyameva Jayate 2
Character: Minsiter Shankar Prasad
Satya Azad, an upright Home Minister wants to cleanse the country of corruption with his Anti-Corruption Bill. However, it fails to get enough ‘Ayes’, not only from his allies, but also from his wife Vidya a member of the Opposition, who votes ‘Nay’ in the Vidhan Sabha. When a couple of gruesome killings take place in the city, ACP Jay Azad is brought in to nab the murderer, never mind his motive....
Boyz
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Gayatri has taken care of her son Kabir as a single mother. But cracks have developed in their relationship as Gayatri always avoids telling Kabir about his father. Kabir's only communication is his aunt Radhika. Gayatri and Radhika send Kabir to a boarding school where he is doing well in all aspects. Dhairya and Dhungya are two mischievous village boys who are sent to boarding school as the villagers want to keep them away. Kabir meets Dhairya and Dhungya and the school starts to witness chang...
Double Dhamaal
Character: Mohsin Bhai
Four slackers decide to avenge their humiliation at the hands of a con-man....
Not a Love Story
Character: Inspector Mane
An aspiring movie actress and her boyfriend are arrested and charged with homicide....
Shabri
Character: Inspector Irfan Qazi
An impoverished woman faces off against gangsters as well as the police after her brother is killed....
Paan Singh Tomar
Character: MPS Rathore
Paan Singh Tomar goes from celebrated runner to star brigand and rebel when life after sports fails to unfold as planned....
Agent Vinod
Character: Associate in Tangier
Agent Vinod sets out on a secret mission to find the reason behind the death of Rajan, his colleague. Terror strikes when he unfolds an even bigger conspiracy....
Heropanti 2
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Babloo is a computer genius and Inaaya is a self-made billionaire. The two fall in love but due to unforeseen circumstances they suddenly part ways as the cybercrime lord, Laila wants him dead....
Thuppakki
Character: Kameeruddin
An army captain on holiday embarks on a mission to track down and destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command....
Meinu Ek Ladki Chaahiye
Character: Lawyer Kharbanda
The movie is a comical social satire portrays a 'Guru' and a 'Shishya' trying to change other's viewpoints and make them walk on the right path....
Ammaa Ki Boli
Character: Hari
Ammaa Ki Boli is a comical genre movie directed by Narayan Chauhan and produced by Mukesh Chaudhary under the banner of Street Act Production. The story revolves around an old-aged husbandless mother, her 5 grown-up children’s and a second-rate two-seater scooter. The movie features Faruk Zafar as Ammaa in lead role, following with Priyal Patil, Govind Namdev, Sitaram Panchal, Sanjay Mishra, Hrishita Bhatt, Zakir Hussain Actor, Ishtiaq Khan, Shekhar Singh and others in their respective important...
Ramaiya Vastavaiya
Character: Rao
A wealthy NRI falls hard for a country girl during a visit to his homeland....
Welcome to the Jungle
Character:
Comedy Drama...
Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga
Character: Loan Inspector
A satire on inflation-hit middle-class Indian family from a small city in North India. The story revolves around our protagonist who is struggling to survive in this spiraling inflation and how he comes up with a solution to battle it, only to find himself in an even bigger mess due to their innocence and naivety....
Indian 2: Zero Tolerance
Character: Darshan Bhai
As corruption becomes rampant in the country, a group of idealistic youngsters attract attention of freedom fighter-turned-vigilante Senapathy through social media, who returns to his homeland to finish what he started....
James
Character: Shankar Narayan
James, who comes to Mumbai seeking a successful life, and ends up working as a bouncer at a club there, and fighting gangsters. He then encounters the brother of an MP who is always causing crime. James has a little fight in club which cause causes a huge conflict between the two, this also gets his brother and MP Shanthi Narayana involved. This conflict then causes death of James's friend, whom he lives with, Babloo, and because of this James is set on revenge....
Ferrous
Character: Minister Madhyadheesh
A hitman, disguised as a cab driver, gets an assignment to dispose off a body. In between the task, he is robbed by a couple on the run. While the girl is in love, the boy has other plans....
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero
Character: Deepak Ghorpade
Vishwas, an aspiring actor, is mistaken for an inspector while dressed for a photo shoot....
Mission Majnu
Character: Sharma
Set in the 1970s, an undercover Indian spy takes on a deadly mission to expose a covert nuclear weapons program in the heart of Pakistan....
A PENDING FILE
Character: Self
"Discover the extraordinary life of Ranjit Kapoor in 'A Pending File,' a documentary celebrating his immense contributions to Indian theater and cinema. From his humble origins to becoming a visionary artist, this film explores Kapoor's struggles, successes, and the revolutionary changes he brought to storytelling. Through interviews and captivating visuals, experience the legacy of this maestro whose artistry shaped the very fabric of Indian culture. 'A Pending File' is a heartfelt tribute hono...
Irani Chai
Character:
An Iranian woman is visited by men each night, each confiding a story in her. She links these stories to reach a treasure....
Black Friday
Character: Nand Kumar Chougale
Bombs tear through Bombay in 1993, wreaking havoc and polarising the citizens. With perpetrators at large, the state launches a massive man-hunt to unmask the perpetrators behind these events....
Remember Shakti - The Way Of Beauty
Character:
Remember Shakti is a quintet which combines elements of traditional Indian music with elements of jazz. The band consists of English guitarist John McLaughlin, Zakir Hussain (tabla), U. Srinivas (mandolin), Shankar Mahadevan (vocals), and V. Selvaganesh (kanjira, ghatam, mridangam), who are all of Indian descent. The band's name is derived from John Mclaughlin's acoustic Indian fusion band Shakti which was active in the 1970s....
Bumper Draw
Character:
Sunderlal and Farooq who befriend each other in a strange situation. After which, they both encounter Pestonji, an old Parsi man who adds to their existing list of problems....
Holiday
Character: Alvin D'souza
A soldier on vacation finds himself hunting down a terrorist. A military officer attempts to hunt down a terrorist, destroy a terrorist gang and deactivate the sleeper cells under its command....
Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage
Character: Musician
Throughout three decades, Bill Laswell has been a constant innovator, fusing seemingly disparate genres into a whole new sound. Touching upon everything from worldbeat, funk, rock, hip-hop and jazz, there are no limits to his experimental approach. Among his many talents is his ability to bring together well-matched singers and players to create a distinct style that defies easy classification. His Soundstage episode embodies his unique approach, transcending any genre boundaries and delivering...
Luv Ki Arrange Marriage
Character:
Luv is in love with Ishika and wants to ask for her hand in marriage. A laughter riot follows when his widowed father falls in love with Ishika's mother. Which couple has a more successful love story?...
Jadoogadu
Character: Srisailam
Krishna, a villager who is determined to become wealthy, bumps into a moneylender, Anakonda, and joins a gang. However, after climbing the ranks, he realises that his gang leader plans to trap him....
Shiva
Character: Inspector Sawant
Shiva Kumar re-locates to Mumbai to live with his brother, and joins the police force. However, he befriends a rebel journalist hoping to expose the corruption of the force he works for....
Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
Character: Kabir
Heart surgeon Dr. Viren Goenka, his wife Sanjana and their seven-year-old daughter Anishka live in Mumbai. Their joys have just multiplied with Viren being honored with a prestigious award for his contribution to the medical world. Viren is all set to visit New Delhi to receive this award. He promises to celebrate his daughter's birthday once he returns. But fate has something else planned for Viren and his family: Anishka is kidnapped under Sanjana's nose. She is startled with the presence of a...
Badlapur
Character: Patil
After his wife and son are killed, a young man finds out the man behind the murder and fights against him, along committing some big mistakes....
Alone
Character: Namit
Conjoined at birth, Anjana and Sanjana were twin sisters who lived by one promise made to each other - 'We will always be together. We will never separate'. Mysterious circumstances lead to the death of one while the other survived. Years later, the ghost of the dead comes back to haunt the surviving sister. Why was the promise broken?...
Baaki Itihaas
Character:
A timeless Bengali classic, this drama explores the history of mankind - fights, riots, wars, death, destruction, exploitation, molestation. Through the story of 40-year-old Sitanath’s suicide, Sharad and Vasanthi force the audience to introspect and analyse their self-centred and monotonous lives....
Rajdarshan
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When Lambodar Bhatt is given the opportunity to have his soul transported into King Nand’s body, he thinks of it as a way to make things right and become rich. However, once Lambodar becomes the King, he finds himself turning into the same exploitative and frivolous king that Nand was....
Guru
Character: Dev Khatri
A grumpy boxing coach takes on a young, rebellious woman under his wings and starts training her for the world championship. But their biggest battle has to be fought outside the ring....
Malini & Co.
Character:
A woman runs a massage parlor in Dharavi, Mumbai....
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
Character:
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero (also known as Bose: The Forgotten Hero) is a 2005 film directed by Shyam Benegal and starring Sachin Khedekar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Rajit Kapur, Arif Zakaria, and Divya Dutta. The movie depicts the last five years of the life of the Indian independence leader "Netaji" Subhash Chandra Bose. It starts out at the point where Bose resigns from his position as the president of the Indian National Congress (I.N.C.) to the meeting with Italians by crossi...
D
Character: Babban Bhai
Deshu, a mechanic from Dubai, comes home to Mumbai, and gets embroiled in a crime by accident. The film shows his meteoric rise from common, law-abiding man to underworld kingpin....
Raag Desh
Character:
Three officers of the Indian National Army are on trial for treason. An ailing lawyer must help them face the consequence of their courage....
Maazii
Character: Mahinder
Tarun and his wife Shrishti are living a happy life with there daughter . One day to save the Honor of a woman, Tarun accidentally kills two gangsters. After this his black past unfolds and starts haunting his present life. Tarun has to go back to his roots and get out of his past to make his family secure and happy....
Judwaa 2
Character: Charles
Separated at birth and peculiarly connected via their reflexes, twins Prem and Raja are reunited with each other as they set out to take down the underground smuggling world....
Irudhi Suttru
Character: Dev Khatri
A grumpy boxing coach takes on a young, rebellious woman under his wings and starts training her for the world championship. But their biggest battle has to be fought outside the ring....
Naam Shabana
Character: Aseem Gupta
Shabana Khan is the special agent who is entrusted the task of assassinating a deadly arms dealer by the Indian Intelligence Agencies....
Vaastu Shastra
Character: Dinesh Dubey - Zombie
A couple and their sister move to their new house with their young son, but soon discover that an old tree outside the house holds a strange curse which is haunting their house....
Chaarfutiya Chhokare
Character: Lakkhan
Neha comes to a small village in Bihar, India to construct a school building, for her NGO. She meets the principal to discuss the plans. While leaving from there Neha is shocked to know that the three boys who guided her to the school building are hardcore criminals and have been involved in several murders. Faces of all three in their adolescence, get etched in Neha's mind. With the news of the Rupees twenty million fund coming to the village spreads, politics of greed germinates. Paras, a cont...
Coffee with D
Character: D
A celebrated journalist interviews one of the world's most dreaded terrorists, "D"....
Shakal Pe Mat Ja
Character: Omama
Delhi Airport's Chief Security Officer, Om Prakash, is told that his officers have apprehended four males on airport property, filming and taking photographs without authorization. The four suspects are Ankit Sharma, his school-going brother, Dhruv; Rohan Goverdhan Malhotra, and Bulai. The suspects ridicule them and mockingly ask the guards to let them go. A check of their belongings, including a video camera, shows pictures of prominent places, prompting Om Prakash to summon Vijay D. Chauhan, f...
Jayantabhai Ki Luv Story
Character: Altaf Bhai
A street thug with a soft heart and a young, hot-headed former company executive end up as neighbours....
Fool N Final
Character: J.D.
A bunch of misfits and gangsters embarks on a journey to find a lost and stolen diamond....
Shagird
Character: Rajmani Yadav
Hanumant Singh is the quirky cop in the police department. He is a man of action who delivers most of the time but he has unusual ways to accomplish his mission. More importantly, he doesn't think twice before hobnobbing with corrupt politicians and gangsters and taking bribes for services rendered. Trouble begins when a new and seemingly honest recruit joins his team....
Sarkar
Character: Rashid
Subhash Nagre runs a parallel government in the city where he has a cult following. When his enemies plot to murder him, his son takes charge and stands up against them....
Contract
Character: Sultan
After witnessing the brutal death of his family, an embittered ex-army officer agrees to infiltrate a gang of terrorists....
Darling
Character: Sameer
A man cheats on his wife with his secretary, but things take a haunting shift after he accidentally kills his mistress....
Phoonk
Character: Murtaza Kapasi
A realtor fires one of his co-workers and out of spite, the co-worker and his wife does black magic on his daughter. Being an atheist, he shuns his mother and wife's theories on the supernatural and relies on a doctor for his daughter's treatment....
Darna Zaroori Hai
Character: Police Officer
Five children enter a haunted house and find an old woman. She promises to tell them six scary stories that they won't be able to handle....
Phoonk 2
Character: Manja
While on vacation, children and their father are terrorized by their mother and wife respectively....
Ek Hasina Thi
Character: Sanjiv Nanda
A woman falls for a charming and mysterious businessman. The whirlwind romance turns sour when she is framed for his underworld crimes. Now, finally out of prison she is ready for sweet revenge....
Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster 3
Character: Bunny's Uncle
It’s the third edition of Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster series where it’s survival of the wittiest and the wealthiest. Will the royal couple Madhavi Devi and Aditya Pratap Singh live to tell the tale of relentless plotting, scheming and backstabbing?...
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Character: Tabla
A journey in sound through the unusual life and career of jazz legend Charles Lloyd. Lloyd's own voice, and those who worked with him over the last five decades help us discover and better understand this enigmatic man and his spiritual pursuit through music....
Andhadhun
Character: Dr. Swami
A series of mysterious events changes the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually never witnessed by him....
Page 16
Character: Vikram Singhaniya
Page 16 is a Supernatural thriller. It's a story about an ambitious builder Ajay, whose life turned upside down when he bought a book for his son Harsh. It all started with page 16 of that book where his past and present life gets entangled....
Hotel Milan
Character: Chachaji
Two friends start a hotel called Milan, a convenient destination for lovers to meet but things don't turn as planned as they are attacked by the anti-Romeo squad and political hooligans....
Risk
Character: S.P. Naidu
"Ek crore meh laitha hai RISK!". Risk! is a movie about a police inspector named Suryakanth who vows to clean up the Mumbai underworld. The police have been trying for 11 years to arrest the biggest don of the underworld, Khalid Bin Jamal. But Khalid isn't in Mumbai. He is living in Bangkok, free from the Mumbai police. Suryakanth starts killing Khalid's men in Mumbai. This alarms Khalid and he entraps Suryakanth in a bad scheme. How much risk is Suryakanth willing to take in order to catch Khal...
Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
Character: Sajid Don
When his love interest doesn't show up for a meeting, a man and his friends go to Goa in order to find her, where they discover she loves someone else....
Kissebaaz
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Once partners-in-crime and wannabe prominent political figures, Shukla and Pandey turn foes when tragedy befalls. But, who is pitting them against one another, and why?...
One Day: Justice Delivered
Character: MP Rawat
A Crime Branch Special Officer Investigates serial disappearances of high profile individuals in a state capital....
Chicken Curry Law
Character: Sharad Joshi
When a foreign national is raped by an influential minister’s sons, she attempts to seek justice, but it only leads to an agonising and infuriating series of events....
P Se Pyaar F Se Faraar
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High-school sweethearts Suraj Maali and Janvi Singh are well aware of their diverse socio-economic backgrounds and so, the young lovers opt for marriage by elopement. This, in turn, conjures up a storm the couple isn't prepared for....
Revolver Rani
Character: Udaybhan Tomar
Alka Singh, the leader of a political party, and her obsessive love for Rohan Mehra, a rising star of Bollywood....
Pagalpanti
Character: Tulli Seth
3 men, considered as losers in their lives by the people, plan to get rich along with their girlfriends by fooling 2 gangsters and robbing their money....
Prassthanam
Character: Majid Maqbool
A rural politician marries a widow with kids and gains a respectable position and trusts his stepson more than his own in political matters; thus upsetting his son beyond limits....
The Killer
Character: Jabbar
A cold-blooded contract killer hires the services of a cab driver for a full night. He forces the driver to go around Dubai as he keeps finishing off witnesses scheduled to testify against a gangster....
Singham Returns
Character: Prakash Rao
Owing to the wrongdoings affiliated with evils similar to black money, an honest but ferocious police officer returns as the Deputy Commissioner of Police with the prospect of wiping out injustice....
Khaali Peeli
Character: Inspector Tavde
The story is about two childhood sweethearts Pooja and Blackie who gets separated due to certain circumstances when they were kids. Pooja, who is now aprostitute, decides to escape the brothel on turning 18, with a bag full of stolen money. She bumps into Blackie who is now a very ‘chalu’ Bombay taxi driver. He agrees to ‘drive’ her to freedom, in exchange for a hefty amount.This leads to a series of chase and escape – with the goons on Pooja's trail and the cops on the goons’ trail....
The Power
Character: Anwar
It is a hair-raising journey into the world of two lovers as both their families are ripped apart for the sake of revenge and power, and an entertaining look at how they rise out of that pit of blood lust and despair, together....
Flight
Character: Raman Khanna
The movie follows the journey of Ranveer Malhotra, who against all the odds, has to face deadly obstacles on a plane in order to survive....
Ghayal Once Again
Character: Commissioner
Ajay Mehra (from previous Ghayal-1990), after finishing off his life sentence, starts a newspaper called Satyakam. Still dealing with the haunting trauma of losing his loved ones, Ajay manages to make a credible name for himself in investigative journalism. Working with a strange team of RTI activists, ex-criminals and ilk; and even stranger ways of unearthing and presenting truth, Ajay Mehra has earned quite a fan following among the youths, who finds his fearless and unforgiving approach in de...