Hussain Haidry is an Indian spoken word poet, writer and lyricist. He gained prominence for his spoken word poem titled, "Hindustani Musalmaan".[1][2] He has written lyrics for the Bollywood films Gurgaon, Qarib Qarib Single, Mukkabaaz and Taish.
Hussain Haidry | |
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| Born | Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Management Indore |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Writer, Lyricist |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Early life
editHussain Haidry is a Dawoodi Bohra,[3] and was born in Indore where he attended Shri Satya Sai Vidhya Vihar school which imparted a secular way of life to him and went on to become a chartered accountant. He later obtained a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management Indore and worked as head of finance at a healthcare company in Kolkata. However, in December 2015 he left his job and moved to Mumbai to become a full-time lyricist and screenwriter.[4]
Career
editAfter leaving his job in Kolkata, Hussain started his career by performing at spoken word poetry forums in Mumbai such as Kommune, The Poetry Club, Prithvi Caferati and Words Tell Stories. However, he first gained prominence when his poem 'Hindustani Musalmaan' went viral on social media.[5] He was subsequently invited on the NDTV show The Buck Stops Here.[6] He also appeared in an interview with Ravish Kumar on the same channel's Prime Time for his poem.[citation needed]
Hussain's first film as a lyricist was Qarib Qarib Single, for which he wrote two songs.[7] The first released film featuring him as a lyricist, however, was Gurgaon. He wrote two songs for it, Tamasha and Aiyyash Chor, as solo pieces and Udi in collaboration with Varun Grover.[citation needed] He also wrote the lyrics for the film Mukkabaaz which premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival in 2017. He wrote seven out of ten songs in the film, which were composed by Rachita Arora.[8] Two of his songs, Bahut Hua Sammaan and Chhipkali, were much appreciated for their political tone.[citation needed]
He has also written the title song of the Amazon web series, Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare, composed by Vishal Dadlani.[citation needed] His latest work as a lyricist in the album of the second season of the web series TVF Tripling has also been appreciated, especially the song "Ishq Ka Haafiz".[citation needed]
As a screenwriter, he has co-written the story, screenplay, and dialogue for the Amazon Web Series, Laakhon Mein Ek (Season 2) along with Biswa Kalyan Rath and Abhishek Sengupta. It is a show about how a young doctor gets embroiled in the system of public healthcare in India, and it was well-received in several reviews.[9]
He has also co-written the short film titled Madhyantar, along with Abhishek Chaubey in the Netflix short film anthology, Ankahi Kahaniyan. In several reviews, Madhyantar stood out as the best short film in the anthology.[10]
He has also written dialogues for Aparna Sen's award winning film The Rapist.[11]
Filmography
edit| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurgaon | 2016 | Lyricist | [12] | |
| Qarib Qarib Single | 2017 | [12] | ||
| Mukkabaaz | 2018 | [12] | ||
| Laakhon Mein Ek Season 2 | 2019 | Writer | [13] | |
| Sherni | 2021 | Lyricist | Amazon Prime Video film | [14] |
| Ankahi Kahaniya | Writer | Netflix Anthology film | ||
| The Rapist | Dialogue Writer | |||
| Dobaaraa | 2022 | Lyricist | ||
| I Love You | 2023 | JioCinema film |
References
edit- ^ "Meet Hussain Haidry, the chartered accountant who wrote Hindustani Musalmaan". Hindustan Times. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Before Hindustani Musalman…". dna. 30 April 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ Sharma, Swati (5 December 2017). "The Indian Muslim storyteller". The Asian Age. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Punwani, Jyoti. "Who is 'Hindustani Musalman', the man behind social media's favourite poem?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ McCool, Alice; Hussain, Tamseel (11 January 2019). "'Poetry is the antidote': in fight against Hindu nationalism, India turns to verse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ 'Main Hindustani Musalmaan Hoon': Meet The Man Whose Poem Has Gone Viral, retrieved 14 October 2017
- ^ Nair, Vipin (14 November 2017). "Qarib Qarib Singlle soundtrack: enjoyable with a hint of déjà vu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Gaekwad, Manish (16 January 2018). "Hussain Haidry on turning political poems into film songs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ "Biswa Kalyan Rath creates a dark, compelling world in Amazon's medical drama". FirstPost.
- ^ "Abhishek Chaubey is a genius; he shouldn't have to put up with Netflix anthologies anymore". Hindustan Times.
- ^ "Inside the mind of sexual offenders". Deccan Herald. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b c Service, Tribune News. "He chose words over digits". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ IANS (15 April 2019). "'Laakhon Mein Ek' leaves you pained, angry". TheQuint. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Sherni Review: Sherni leaves a solid impact without roaring too loud, retrieved 18 June 2021