Raised in a family whose prominent interests included acting, directing, art direction,
and writing plays, it was a matter of time before Hyder started directing and producing
plays in Hyderabad, India. He was taken under the wings by the likes of eminent Bengali
playwright Padma Vibhushan

Padma Vibhushan

The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind the Bharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan...

 Badal Sarcar and Khader Ali Baig and has earned the respect
of renowned directors and production houses including Raj Tilak and national award winner
Naga Bharna. Hyder Bilgrami has been involved in the Bollywood movie industry since 1987.
Bilgrami earned his degree in Commerce from Osmania University

Osmania University

Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...

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Director - filmography

• TV serial - Do Dooni Panch NEPC Channel (1995)
• TV serial - Anokhi Kahaniyan (1996)
• Feature Film - Bandhak
  Bandhak
  Bandhak is a South Asian American film directed by Hyder Bilgrami and produced by Ramzan Lakhani. It explores the theme of racism against South Asians in the United States in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks through the story of Baldev Singh, an Indian immigrant in New York who, facing...
  
   (2004)
• Feature Film - Chath A Roof Without Walls (2007)