Talat Hussain in insan aur admi


Talat Hussain (also spelled as Tallat Hussein), is a Pakistani
Film/Television/Stage actor. He was born in Delhi, India, His complete name
is Talat Hussain Warsi. He is the son of Altaf Hussain Warsi and Shaista
Begum. His family migrated to Pakistan in 1947.


It’s said that age is not important unless you are cheese…or an actor. It
is the excellence of an actor, and the audience, which keeps you going. And
the countdown is still going high for Talath Hussain — an actor par
excellence.


Talat Hussain at the pinnacle of his career as we see him today,
governing the single room production company ‘Studio 9′, began as a child
artist from Radio Pakistan and since then there was no looking back.

Though, never an outstanding student, he traversed the road to success to
acquire instant fame. After years of hard work, he finally decided to try
this hand in directing and stepped into the realm of production. “I was
forced to direct a play by a friend and after that I started my own
production company,” goes Talat.





Talat Hussain in parchaiyaan


Adding another feather in his cap, this actor turned producer aimed at
improving the standard of production which has deteriorated and is certainly
not what it had been in 50’s and 60’s. Providing a reason for such an
outcome he said, “when you talk about quality of production, you refer to
technical facilities, content of a play, the role of a director and other
professionals like engineers, editors, lighting people and set designers. If
you expect quality from these things then you would have to analyse the
personalities of people involved which are determined by social, cultural
and intellectual environment. These very people have mediocre minds which
leads to weak conceptualisation. In this case, the execution of a particular
concept into reality would obviously be of low standard.”


Drama projects reality and is based on various aspects of life. It
enhances the insight into various problems and relationships. Illuminating
the very fact he said, “during our times, the ruling elite represented the
middle class and despite being very conservative in approach, they had a
very tolerant attitude and that came into play when the policies were made.
The whole scenario was changed when General Zia came into power in 70’s and
80’s. The policies became very orthodox during the Martial Law and though
now that orthodoxy is receding, people governing various crucial matters are
not very liberal. This very attitude restricted the creative artist and his
choices due to which everything is sliced and divided into pigeon holes. It
is very difficult to revert back to the era of 60’s where the quality of
production is concerned and to some extent the censor policies also have a
role to play.”





Talat Hussain in aansoo


Talat believes that people themselves are responsible for such harsh
censor policies. He says that the younger generation handling production is
not aware of their own cultural norms and traditions. They try to imitate
what they see on foreign channels which is not in total conformity with our
society and so obviously the censor becomes active. Stating his own example
he said, “I have directed and produced two serials of 13 and 11 episodes
respectively. Out of these only two shots have been censored. I always say
that give me a boy and girl. I’ll make them sit 10 feet apart and shoot that
scene in such a way that it will be censored. Then I’ll make them sit next
to each other and the censor will not touch the scene.” He believes that the
way a certain relationship is projected decides whether it should be
censored or not. The people exercising power find normal behaviour
offensive. “They belong to the rural set up and their social environment is
completely opposite to the urban culture,” he said, “we make plays based on
urban lines which they might find indecent and so people sitting in the
parliament raise hue and cry.”

Apart from the policies, rampant commercialism and lack of workaholic
professionals is also responsible for deteriorating quality of production.
Earning quick bucks is the ulterior motive of the fresh blood coming in this
field





“Our whole society has become commercial now,” he confided, “the set
designers are more concerned about money, actors about glamour and directors
about making a hit play and when you have to sell everything, the norms and
values take a back seat.” Though, he thinks that his generation worked with
passion and the priorities of the young budding actors are different. He
feels that Yasir Akhtar, Nabeel and Shabbir Jan have what it takes to be
good actors placing Shabbir slightly above the rest. “Shabbir has achieved
that point where he can be recognised as a mature actor where as the others
are still in the making.”

Talat Hussain has worked in five western productions and found them well
organised technically competent and very committed to their work. He
thoroughly enjoyed working in them. “It was wonderful working with
professional actors,” he expressed, reminiscing his experience in the movie
Jinnah “despite being so well known, they were very down to earth. Unlike
our directors, they respect the actors working for them and do not take them
for granted.”





Talat Hussain in hawaian


He admits that there aren’t any training grounds for aspiring directors,
actors and behind the scene technicians, but still he considers our dramas
much better than those of India. Denouncing those who compare both, he
vehemently expressed his views, “there are people who say that Indian drama
is better than ours. There isn’t any comparison between the two. Their
genius is in music. If you look at drama as a genre, the way it exists, it
originated from Greece. If Indian drama had energy, vigour and force, it
would have over shadowed Greek drama. Indian drama does exist but it is not
their genius.”

Being one of the few well read performers, his priorities are to produce the
best possible serials. “I am not interested in any kind of competition,” he
said while adding, “I don’t want to surpass anyone. I have always tried to
produce a product with a 100 per cent attention to make it the best.” He
refused to reveal any immediate future plans but is thinking of making a
film.

An internationally acclaimed outstanding performer, he aspires to prove his
mettle in production as well and give something outstanding and different to
the viewers.

Talat Hussain started his career from PTV in 1967. His first television play
was Arjumand. In 1972, he moved to England, and joined the London Academy of
Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Talat Hussain’s early roles was in Jimmy
Perry and David Croft’s It Ain’t Half Hot Mum. His roles in It Ain’t Half
Hot Mum was The Club Proprietor (bartender) in Cabaret Time, The Bar
Proprietor in Don’t Take the Mickey, The RAF Control Tower Officer in Fight
to Jawani along side Jeffrey Holland and Robin Parkinson. He was also worked
for BBC Radio in play Crown Coat.


Talat has worked in several foreign films and television drama serials
and long plays. He worked in some episodes of Channel Four’s television
serial Traffik. In 2006, Talat Hussain won the Amanda Award for the Best
Supporting Roll category in the Norwegian film Import-eksport. He also
starred in Jinnah witch starred Christopher Lee who played Jinnah but
Hussain played a refugee.

Talat married to Rakhshanda in 1972 a professor of University of Karachi.
They have three children (two daughters and one son). He is currently
working for National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) in Karachi.





Talat Hussain in Mohabbat kon rokay


Famous Plays (Dramas)


* Aansoo, PTV

* Arjumand, PTV

* Des Perdes, PTV

* Hawaaian, PTV

* Kashkol, NTM

* Perchaiyan, PTV

* Tariq Bin Ziyad, PTV

* Traffik, Channel Four

* Typist, PTV

* Joseph Nahi Manta, Geo Tv

* Chand Parosa, Geo Tv

* Maa aur Maamta, Indus Tv

* Mohabbat Kon Rokay, ARY Tv

* Tanveer Fatima BA, Geo Tv

* Riyasat, Ary Tv

* Khaali Aankhain, Ptv

* Nadan Nadia, Ptv

* Ana, Geo Tv

* Woh Rishtey Woh Natey, Geo Tv

* Kaun Jaanay Kia Hona Hai, Geo Tv

* Thori Khushi - Thora Ghum, Ptv

* Maa, Ptv

* The Castle Aik Umeed, Ptv

* Operation Dwarka 1965, Ptv





Talat Hussain in Import-eksport (Norwegian
film)


Famous Films


* Chiragh Jalta Raha

* Gumnaam

* Import-eksport (Norwegian film)

* Insan aur Aadmi

* Ishara

* Jinnah - The Movie

* Laaj

* Qurbani

* Sautan Ki Beti (Indian film)


Awards


* Pride of Performance Award (1982)

* Amanda Award (2006) Best