Hussain Haidry

Hussain Haidry
Born Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Alma mater Indian Institute of Management Indore
Occupation Poet, Writer, Lyricist
Years active 2016–present

Hussain Haidry is an Indian spoken word poet, writer and lyricist. He gained prominence when his poem Hindustani Musalmaan went viral on social media.[1][2] He has written lyrics for Bollywood films, Gurgaon, Qarib Qarib Single and Mukkabaaz.

Early life

Hussain Haidry was born in Indore where he attended Shri Satya Sai Vidhya Vihar school 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.[3]

Career

After 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. He was subsequently invited on the NDTV show The Buck Stops Here.[4] He also appeared in an interview with Ravish Kumar on the same channel's Prime Time for his poem.

Hussain's first film as a lyricist was Qarib Qarib Single, where he wrote two songs:[5] Tu Chale Toh[6] and Tanha Begum[7] composed by Music Director Rochak Kohli.

The first released film as a lyricist, however, was Gurgaon. He wrote two songs for the film - Tamasha[8] and Aiyyash Chore[9] solo and Udi[10] in collaboration with Varun Grover. He has also written the lyrics for the film Mukkabaaz[11] which premiered at the Mumbai Film Festival in 2017[12]

His first major film as a Lyricist was Mukkabaaz, where he wrote seven out of ten songs in the film, composed by Rachita Arora. Two of his songs, Bahut Hua Sammaan and Chhipkali, were much appreciated for their political tone.[13]

He has also written the title song of the Amazon web series, Chacha Vidhaayak Hai Humaare, composed by Vishal Dadlani.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Hussain Haidry, the chartered accountant who wrote Hindustani Musalmaan". Hindustan Times. 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  2. ↑ "Before Hindustani Musalman… | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dna. 2017-04-30. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  3. ↑ Punwani, Jyoti. "Who is 'Hindustani Musalman', the man behind social media's favourite poem?". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  4. ↑ 'Main Hindustani Musalmaan Hoon': Meet The Man Whose Poem Has Gone Viral, retrieved 2017-10-14
  5. ↑ Nair, Vipin (2017-11-14). "Qarib Qarib Singlle soundtrack: enjoyable with a hint of déjà vu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  6. ↑ Tu Chale Toh by Papon, 2017-10-12, retrieved 2017-11-26
  7. ↑ Tanha Begum by Antara Mitra, Neeti Mohan, Rochak Kohli, 2017-10-12, retrieved 2017-11-26
  8. ↑ Tamasha by Romi, 2017-07-28, retrieved 2017-11-26
  9. ↑ Aiyash Chore by Jaspreet Jasz, 2017-07-28, retrieved 2017-10-14
  10. ↑ Udi by Prateek Kuhad, Sanjay Divecha, 2017-07-28, retrieved 2017-10-14
  11. ↑ Kamble, Vicky (2017-10-13). "Some Films Change The Way You Think, Anurag Kashyap's Mukkabaaz Falls In That Category". Daily.Social. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  12. ↑ "Anurag Kashyap's Mukkabaaz to open Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival". The Indian Express. 2017-09-14. Retrieved 2017-10-14.
  13. ↑ Gaekwad, Manish (2018-01-16). "Hussain Haidry on turning political poems into film songs". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
  14. ↑ Zakir Khan (2018-05-11), Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare-Title Song- Zakir Khan- Vishal Dadlani, retrieved 2018-05-13

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