▁T amil , ▁Mar ath i , ▁Mal ay al am , ▁Norwegian ▁and ▁French ▁films . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁H ail ing ▁from ▁an ▁Ass am ese ▁Muslim ▁family ▁in ▁Go al para , ▁Ass am , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁teacher , ▁H uss ain ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁seven ▁children . ▁H uss ain ▁acted ▁in ▁school ▁plays . ▁He ▁left ▁home ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 8 ▁to ▁study ▁philosophy ▁at ▁B . ▁Bor oo ah ▁College , ▁Gu w ah ati , ▁he ▁started ▁acting ▁in ▁college ▁plays ▁and ▁performing ▁as ▁a ▁stand - up ▁com ed ian . ▁He ▁also ▁m im icked ▁popular ▁Bol lywood ▁actors ▁in ▁between ▁the ▁performances ▁of ▁a ▁local ▁stand - up ▁com ed ian ▁group , ▁the ▁Bh aya ▁M ama ▁Group . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁stand - up ▁com ed ian ▁for ▁six ▁years , ▁joined ▁a ▁mobile ▁theatre ▁and ▁also ▁did ▁some ▁local ▁cinema , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Del hi , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁at ▁National ▁School ▁of ▁D rama ▁( 1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 3 ). ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁D rama ▁Studio ▁London ▁on ▁a ▁Charles ▁Wal lace ▁India ▁Trust ▁Sch olar ship . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁H uss ain ▁joined ▁with ▁the ▁mobile ▁' H eng ul ▁Theater ' ▁in ▁Ass am , ▁here ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Del hi .