Hussain Zaidi Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
Hussain Zaidi Age, Height, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Quick Infoâ
Hometown: Mumbai
Wife: Velly Thevar
Age: 57 Years
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | S. Hussain Zaidi check sources Good Reads |
| Profession | Author and Novelist |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 175 cm** in meters**- 1.75 m** in feet & inches**- 5â 9â** |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
| Career | |
| Debut | First Book: Black Friday (2002) (based on the 1993 Bombay bombings)  Notable Books ⢠Dongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai ⢠Mafia (2012) ⢠Mafia Queens of Mumbai (2011) ⢠Black Friday (2002) ⢠My Name is Abu Salem (2014) ⢠Mumbai Avengers (2015) ⢠London Confidential: The Chinese Conspiracy (2020) ⢠Byculla To Bangkok (2014) ⢠Class of 83 (2019) ⢠The Endgame (2020) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 28 February 1968 (Wednesday) |
| Age (as of 2025) | 57 Years |
| Birthplace | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Religion | Islam check sources The Hindu |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian check sources The Hindu |
| Hobbies | Reading, Weightlifting |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Velly Thevar |
| Children | He has two sons. |
| Favourite Things | |
| Food | Lucknawi cuisines like kofta, gilawat kabab, gole kabab, nihari, dal gosht, Tamilian cuisines like avial and appam |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Hussain Zaidi
S.Hussain Zaidi is one of the famous crime writers in India. He started as an investigative journalist and worked as a resident editor in the newspaper âThe Asian Age.â Later, he also worked with some renowned Indian newspapers and tabloids like The Indian Express, Mid Day, and Mumbai Mirror.
As a writer, he has researched about Mumbaiâs Mafia for decades and come up with many books on the same, his few stories have been used by a few international authors such as Misha Glenny in her book âMcMafia,â and Vikram Chandra in his book âSacred Games.â
His few books have been adapted into some famous Bollywood films such as âShootout at Wadalaâ (2013); based on his book âDongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the âMumbai Mafiaâ (2012), Kabir Khan film âPhantomâ (2015); based on his book âMumbai Avengersâ (2015), âClass of 83â (2020); based on his book âClass of â83â (2019), âGangubai Kathiawadi;â based on his book âMafia Queens of Mumbaiâ (2012) in which Alia Bhatt portrayed Gangubai Kathiawadi (a brothel owner in Mumbai during the â60s). When he was asked about the approach of filmmakers towards his non-fiction books, to this Zaidi replied in an interview,
To me, writing the books with factual accuracy is more important than what is portrayed on screen. Mostly, I have never had conflicts with filmmakers. I let them make whatever they wantâ.
Shootout at Wadala team with Hussain Zaidiâs book Dongri to Dubai
His book âDongri to Dubai: Six Decades of the Mumbai Mafiaâ (2012) is adapted into a Netflix series titled âDongri to Dubai,â the series is directed by Shujaat Saudagar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani .
His book Black Friday (2002) was adopted in a Bollywood film with the same title. The film, directed by Anurag Kashyap , fell into controversy after the Central Board of Film Certification imposed a 3-year ban on the release of the film in 2007. Later, the Supreme Court of India allowed the filmâs release in theatres on 9 February 2007 following its verdict in the 1993 Bombay bombings by TADA court. In an interview he was asked about if he ever imagined that crime would pay this handsomely, to which he replied, check sources NDTV
I didnât! As a crime reporter, I struggled to make a living. I had no clue that 20 years on there would be a true-crime genre. Or that I could make a living telling and shaping these stories.â
According to Mr Zaidi, he never planned to become a writer, it was the noted Indian author Vikram Chandra who suggested him to write biographies of some notable Mumbai mafia.
He mentored the late Indian journalist Jyotirmoy Dey, also known as âJ Deyâ for his crime reporting and investigative journalism.
His new books are âLondon Confidential: The Chinese Conspiracy (2020)â, âEleventh Hour (2020)â which is a tribute to the men in uniform, âThe Endgame (2020)â which is based on politics, betrayal and unbelievable terror.
In 1997, he made headlines when he interviewed Dawood Ibrahim for The Indian Express. Reportedly, in the interview, he talked about the 1993 Bombay bombings.
He interviewed Abu Salem to write a book on him, Abu Salem suggested Hussain Zaidi write a script for a film and not a book. Even though Zaidi mentioned that he is only interested in writing a book as he is a journalist and not a scriptwriter, to this Abu Salem said-
Arre chiller kaam kyun karte ho? Film ki script likho. Agar tum film likhoge toh tumhare paas director log bag bhar ke paise laayenge. Main jo story bataunga na jab wo parde pe aayegi toh log uth ke toilet tak ke liye nahi jaayenge.â
He was once kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq. Hussain Zaidi visited Iraq to talk to people who were close to Saddam Hussein to get insights about Saddam Hussein when the US forces toppled Saddam Hussein. He was saved from that situation when the kidnapper thought that he was a close friend of Amitabh Bachchan âs. check sources Hindustan Times
He is the associate producer of Terror in Mumbai (2009), an HBO documentary, which is based on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in 2008.
Hussain Zaidi, along with Vikram Chandra, owns a blog titled âThe Writersâ Room.â It is a joint venture between Granthika (a writing app) and Blue Salt (a publication house imprinted by Hussain Zaidi), which is first the Indian imprint by the UK-based publishing house Penguin India, and Pratilipi (an Indian online self-publishing app).
Hussain Zaidiâs collaboration with Vikram Chandra for the Writerâs Room
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