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Hussain Haidry

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Hussain Haidry
Hussain Haidry is a screenwriter, dialogue writer, and lyricist who gained wide recognition for his spoken word poem titled, 'Hindustani Musalmaan'.

He has written lyrics for Hindi films like Gurgaon, Qarib Qarib Single, Mukkabaaz, Taish, Jaadugar, I Love You, Sherni, Dobaara, Tarla; and web series like Yeh Meri Family, Tripling, Chacha Vidhayak Hai Humaare, and Killer Soup. For the film Mukkabaaz, Hussain wrote seven out of ten songs, and two of his songs, 'Bahut Hua Sammaan' and 'Chhipkali', were widely appreciated. Hussain has written the title song for the Amazon web series, Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare, the music for which was composed by Vishal Dadlani. He was the lyricist on TVF Tripling: Season 2 and received much praise for the song 'Ishq Ka Haafiz'. For the web series, Yeh Mari Family (and Aspirants), he also wrote the song, 'Dhaaga' that got him accolades. Moreover, his song 'Shaabash' from Jaadugar was selected for the Commonwealth Games in 2023.

As a screenwriter, he has co-written the story, screenplay, and dialogue of the popular Amazon show Laakhon Mein Ek. He wrote 'Madhyantar' based on Kannada writer Jayant Kaikini's short story for the Ankahi Kahaniya anthology directed by Abhishek Chaubey. Hussain has written the dialogues for Karan Johar's upcoming period drama film Takht and Aparna Sen's award-winning film The Rapist. He is working on three shows for Amazon Prime - one project in the capacity of a screenwriter, and two projects as a dialogue writer. He is also working as a co-dialogue writer for an upcoming series on SonyLiv.
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    Known for

    Bhumi Satish Pednekkar in Daldal (2026)
    Daldal
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 2026
    Ankahi Kahaniya (2021)
    Ankahi Kahaniya
    5.6
    • Writer
    • 2021
    Bandish Bandits (2020)
    Bandish Bandits
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Shweta Tripathi in Laakhon Mein Ek (2017)
    Laakhon Mein Ek
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer

    Credits

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    Writer



    • Welcome to Khoya Mahal
      • Writer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2027
    • Dynasty
      • dialogue
      • Filming
      • TV Series



    • Ali Fazal in Raakh (2026)
      Raakh
      7.6
      TV Series
      • additional dialogue
      • 2026
    • Bhumi Satish Pednekkar in Daldal (2026)
      Daldal
      5.3
      TV Series
      • dialogue
      • 2026
    • Bandish Bandits (2020)
      Bandish Bandits
      8.6
      TV Series
      • dialogue
      • dialogues
      • 2024
    • Mammukoya, Sreenivasan, Barbiee Sharma, George Jacob, Raffi, Unni Mukundan, Murugadass, Althaf Salim, Sujith Shanker, Sarath Appani, and Karthik Vishnu in Pyali (2022)
      Pyali
      6.9
      • dialogue
      • 2022
    • The Rapist (2021)
      The Rapist
      6.9
      • Writer
      • dialogue (as Hussain Haidri)
      • 2021
    • Ankahi Kahaniya (2021)
      Ankahi Kahaniya
      5.6
      • Writer
      • 2021
    • Rakshit Shetty in Avane Srimannarayana (2019)
      Avane Srimannarayana
      7.8
      • Hindi dialogue
      • 2019
    • Shweta Tripathi in Laakhon Mein Ek (2017)
      Laakhon Mein Ek
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2019

    Music Department



    • Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa (2023)
      Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa
      6.0
      • lyricist
      • 2023
    • Rakul Preet Singh in I Love You (2023)
      I Love You
      5.4
      • lyricist
      • 2023
    • Jitendra Kumar in Jaadugar (2022)
      Jaadugar
      6.8
      • lyricist
      • 2022
    • Vidya Balan in Sherni (2021)
      Sherni
      6.8
      • lyricist
      • 2021
    • RK/RKAY (2021)
      RK/RKAY
      6.9
      • lyricist
      • 2021
    • Sanjeeda Sheikh, Harshvardhan Rane, and Pulkit Samrat in Taish (2020)
      Taish
      7.3
      • lyricist
      • 2020
    • Rajat Kapoor, Cyrus Sahukar, Tara Sharma, Ranvir Shorey, Shruti Seth, Kalki Koechlin, Mansi Multani, and Sagar Deshmukh in Kadakh (2019)
      Kadakh
      6.9
      • lyricist
      • 2019
    • Mammootty, Jacob Gregory, Rony David, Lukman Avaran, Gokulan, and Abhiram Radhakrishnan in Unda (2019)
      Unda
      7.7
      • lyricist
      • 2019
    • Mahesh Manjrekar, Gulshan Devaiah, Abhimanyu Dasani, and Radhika Madan in The Man Who Feels No Pain (2018)
      The Man Who Feels No Pain
      7.3
      • lyricist
      • 2018
    • Yeh Meri Family (2018)
      Yeh Meri Family
      8.9
      TV Series
      • lyricist (2018)
      • 2018
    • Zakir Khan and Kumar Varun in Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare (2018)
      Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare
      7.5
      TV Series
      • lyricist (2018)
      • 2018–2024
    • Irrfan Khan, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and Parag Vijra in Qarib Qarib Single (2017)
      Qarib Qarib Single
      7.2
      • lyricist
      • 2017
    • Rajesh Tailang in The Brawler (2017)
      The Brawler
      8.0
      • lyricist
      • 2017
    • Akshay Oberoi, Aamir Bashir, Pankaj Tripathi, Shalini Vatsa, and Ragini Khanna in Gurgaon (2017)
      Gurgaon
      6.4
      • lyricist
      • 2017

    Soundtrack



    • Vidya Balan in Sherni (2021)
      Sherni
      6.8
      • lyrics: "Bandar Baant"
      • 2021
    • Aspirants (2021)
      Aspirants
      9.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Dhaaga"
      • 2021
    • Kumud Mishra, Shernaz Patel, Maanvi Gagroo, Amol Parashar, and Sumeet Vyas in TVF Tripling (2016)
      TVF Tripling
      8.5
      TV Series
      • lyrics: "Ishq Ka Hafiz"
      • lyrics: "Patang"
      • lyrics: "Phas Gayo" ...
      • 2019
    • Mahesh Manjrekar, Gulshan Devaiah, Abhimanyu Dasani, and Radhika Madan in The Man Who Feels No Pain (2018)
      The Man Who Feels No Pain
      7.3
      • lyrics: "Nakhrewaali"
      • 2018
    • Yeh Meri Family (2018)
      Yeh Meri Family
      8.9
      TV Series
      • lyrics: "Aisi Hai Hawa"
      • lyrics: "Dhaaga"
      • lyrics: "Bhoolein Na Hum"
      • 2018
    • Zakir Khan and Kumar Varun in Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare (2018)
      Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare"
      • 2018
    • Irrfan Khan, Parvathy Thiruvothu, and Parag Vijra in Qarib Qarib Single (2017)
      Qarib Qarib Single
      7.2
      • lyrics: "Tu Chale Toh", "Tanha Begum"
      • 2017
    • Rajesh Tailang in The Brawler (2017)
      The Brawler
      8.0
      • lyrics: "Bahut Hua Samman", "Bahut Dukha Mann", "Chhipkali", "Saade Teen Baje", "Bahut Hua Samman" (EDM Version), "Haathapai", "Blonde Balma" (Deleted Song)
      • 2017

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      • 1 Article

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