Aamir Raza Husain
Aamir Raza Husain | |
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| Born | 6 January 1957 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Died | 3 June 2023 (aged 66) Delhi, India |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre director, actor |
| Years active | 1974–2023 |
Aamir Raza Husain (6 January 1957 – 3 June 2023) was an Indian 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 was also the creative director of Stagedoor, a theatre company established in 1974, which has staged over 91 productions and more than 1,100 performances.
Husain was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001 by the Government of India.