[6][7] He himself worked as a fireman in the railways for few months and soon joined the British army during World War II.
[6] After being freed, he came under the influence of Subhas Chandra Bose and joined the Indian National Army (INA).
[6] Pehla Aadmi was released in 1950 and launched him to stardom and he became a permanent fixture in Bimal Roy's movies.
Main Sunder Hoon is a 1971 Hindi language drama film directed by R. Krishnan and Nazir Hussain.
[10] Hussain discussed the possibility of a Bhojpuri cinema industry with Indian president Rajendra Prasad.