Shai Hussain's Reel

Lovelorn Meena surprises herself when she accepts an arranged marriage, but finds the real surprises are still in store when she suspects her new fiance may be a terrorist. TX Date: 11th October - BBC Radio 4 Produced by Melanie Harris at Crosslab Productions PRESS >>> "Don't let the title put you off. Shai Hussain's play is comic, scary, frank..." Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2010 "One artistic response to radical Islam you hardly ever see is comedy. So the gently...

A young British Muslim girl goes onto Big Brother in order to show her traditional family what she is really like, but struggles to act truthfully when she knows they are watching her every move. TX Date: 1st September 2010 - BBC Asian Network Produced by James Peries, BBC Radio Drama PRESS >>> "'Reality Check' is an excellent start to the network's drama season..." Sofia Mitra-Thakur, Eastern Eye, 3rd September 2010 "I feel like there are just so many writers out there, unlike Shai Hussain,...

As the clock counts down to the new year, a clueless DJ makes a last minute resolution for 2010 to find love before midnight. TX Date: 5th January 2011 - BBC Asian Network Produced by James Peries, BBC Radio Drama

Imagine Judd Apatow (Knocked Up) directing a UK-Bollywood production of Grosse Pointe Blank. Tadaaa! A young lovelorn girl surprises herself when she surrenders to an arranged marriage with an Indian stranger. However, she finds the real surprises are in store when she begins to suspect her new husband might be a terrorist.

A compilation of bloopers, deleted scenes and backstage access through the making of the trailer for the film "Til Jihad Do Us Part". Featuring the cream of Bradfordian and Mancunian talent, the shoot was without a doubt as much fun to make as it is to watch.

A sweded version of the magnificent Groundhog Day that was made with an intention of being entered for the first ever Done In 60 Seconds competition by Empire Magazine. Alas, ran out of time, and couldn't edit it to below the required 60 seconds so just uploaded it anyhow.

A short film made at the end of a 5-day filmmaking course on the streets of Manchester with the WFA Media and Cultural Centre.

When I was selected to go through the third round of The Big Pitch competition, the wonderful guys at Moxiemakers made this short doc about me :)