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'''Aamir Raza Husain''' (born 6 January 1957) is an [[India]]n theatre actor and director, noted for his large outdoor stage productions like ''The Fifty Day War'' (2000), based on the [[Kargil War]] and ''The Legend of Ram'' (2004), based on the epic ''[[Ramayana]]''. He is also the Creative Director of Stagedoor theatre company established in 1974, which has staged over 91 productions, and more than 1,100 performances.<ref name=toi/><ref>{{cite news|title=The larger than life director |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000219/fle13016.html |publisher=Financial Express |date=19 February 2000 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514234312/http://www.financialexpress.com/old/fe/daily/20000219/fle13016.html |archive-date=14 May 2013 }}</ref><br />
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He was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] in 2001, by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Awards|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry of Communications and Information Technology]]|url=http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Born in an [[Awadh]]i aristocratic family of Mumtaz Husain and Kaniz Mehida in Lucknow, Husain was the only child of his parents. The family moved to SP Marg in Delhi, when he was still quite young and there he attended the Garden School.<ref name=toi>{{cite news |title=Life, the Aamir Raza Husain way|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi-times/Life-the-Aamir-Raza-Husain-way/articleshow/205486.cms |publisher=Times of India |date= 28 September 2003 }}</ref><br />
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He was sent to boarding schooling, [[Mayo College]], Ajmer at the age of 10 in 1968, and after he finished his schooling he went on the study history at [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]. He acted in various college plays working with directors like, Joy Michael, [[Barry John (theatre director)|Barry John]] and Marcus Murch.<ref name=toi/><br />
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==Career==<br />
He also appeared in the English film, ''[[Kim (TV film)|Kim]]'' (1984), based on [[Rudyard Kipling]]'s novel ''[[Kim (novel)|Kim]]'', which has [[Peter O'Toole]] as the lead.<ref>{{IMDb name|0403822}}</ref> Over the years he has produced several plays, staged at outdoor locations, ''Sare Jahan Se Acha'', ''1947 Live'', ''Satyamev Jayate'', stage along the backdrop of [[Hauz Khas]] monument in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|title=Junoon to extend hand of dosti at Hauz Khas|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990319/ile19001.html|publisher=Indian Express|date=19 March 1999}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Previously in 1998, he and his troupe, along with [[Delhi Tourism]] organized the ''Chaudvin ka Chand'' festival on a two-km stretch between the historic [[Red Fort]] and [[Fatehpuri Mosque]] in [[Chandni Chowk]] in [[Old Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Chaudvin ka Chand lights up Chandni Chowk galis |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19980907/25051464.html |publisher=Indian Express |date=7 September 1998 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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''The Legend of Ram'' based on the epic, ''[[Ramayana]]'', was first staged in 1994 for about a month as a smaller version and later for period of four months in 2004, with 19 outdoor sets spread over 3 acres, 35 characters and a 100-member crew. The last show of the play was staged before President [[APJ Abdul Kalam]] on 1 May 2004.<ref name=tt>{{cite news |title=Legend of Ram lives within Aamir Raza|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Legend-of-Ram-lives-within-Aamir-Raza/articleshow/666171.cms |publisher=Times of India |date=9 May 2004 }}</ref> In 2007, he acted and directed, ''One into Two'', a comedy play written by Peter Season, and which was staged in five cities across India, including Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aamir Raza Hussain play-s with bigamy blues|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aamir-raza-hussain-plays-with-bigamy-blues/51021-19.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320024908/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aamir-raza-hussain-plays-with-bigamy-blues/51021-19.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 March 2012 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]] |date=23 October 2007 }}</ref><br />
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In 2010, he revived his production, ''Move Over'', first staged at the official farewell function of President [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]] in 1997, under the banner of "Welcomtheatre", it stage at [[Delhi]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Kolkata]] and many other cities all over India.<ref name=hi/><ref>{{cite news |title=I love making people laugh: Aamir Raza|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-30/news-interviews/28268976_1_overwhelming-response-audience-aamir-raza-husain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104201549/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-10-30/news-interviews/28268976_1_overwhelming-response-audience-aamir-raza-husain |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date= 30 October 2010 }}</ref><br />
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==Politics==<br />
Aamir Raza Husain was once a member of the [[BJP]]. He was Delhi BJP Vice President but later quit it in July 2013, after he criticized [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aamir-raza-hussain-quits-important-post-in-bjp-after-criticising-narendra-modi-528604 | title=Aamir Raza Hussain quits important post in BJP after criticising Narendra Modi | date=17 July 2013 | author=Press Trust of India | publisher=NDTV | access-date=9 October 2018 }}</ref><ref>http://www.firstpost.com/politics/why-aamir-raza-husains-departure-is-bad-news-for-the-bjp-961751.html</ref><ref>http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-aamir-raza-husain-speaks-out-about-mehrunnisa-minorities-and-narendra-modi-1956478</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Aamir is based in Delhi. He married Viraat Talwar in 1993, an actress, after the two met in 1987, when Virat then a student at [[Lady Shri Ram College for Women]] (LSR), auditioned for his play, ''Dangerous Liaison'', it was also her first professional role. The couple have two children, Kaniz Sukaina and Ghulam Ali Abbas.<ref name=tt/><ref name=hi>{{cite news |title= Enter stage right|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article585011.ece |publisher=The Hindu |date= 21 August 2010 }}</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
===Films===<br />
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| 2014 || ''[[Khoobsurat (2014 film)|Khoobsurat]]'' || King Shekhar Singh Rathore || Hindi <br />
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