Anwar Hussain was born on January 2, 1928 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India. He was an actor, known for Sachaai (1969), Faraar (1965) and The Runaways (1975). He died on January 2, 1988 in India.
Son name is Javed Hussain. Grandchildren names are Rehan Hussain and Muskaan Hussain.
Son Sarwar Hussain was a production controller for Sunil Dutt's Ajanta Arts Production. After that he was Sunil Dutt's personal secretary for many years.