Trivia

Nasir wrote the screenplay for Munimji (1955) and met the assistant choreographer Margaret Francina Lewis on the set. They fell in love and married at the home of actor and friend Late Shammi Kapoor. She then changed her name to Ayesha Khan. They had children and grandchildren together and stayed married for more than 45 years, when she died in 2001. A year later, Nasir died in 2002.

Uncle of Aamir Khan, Faisal Khan, Farhat Khan, and Nikhat Khan.

Father of Mansoor Khan and Nuzhat Khan.

His brother is producer Tahir Hussain.

Actress Asha Parekh, in her 2017 memoir "The Hit Girl", wrote that the married Nasir was the "one and true love of my life." Divorce wasn't an option, since it would have hurt both their families. Neither was breaking up, since their professional association brought forth several hit films, making both families wealthy. Asha remained unmarried. She wrote that his wife Ayesha Khan knew about the romantic relationship and was always kind to her, even giving her a gift of a pair of gold bangles. Ayesha died in 2001, but Asha didn't try to marry the widowed Nasir, because "he had become a shadow of his former self." A year later, he died. Asha continued to stay in touch with his family, and they have shown public support for her memoir, by attending the launching of her book.

Former father-in-law of actor Raj Zutshi.

Grandfather of Zayn Khan and Imran Khan.

Uncle to actor Tariq (Sister Anees's son).

Brother Sharif Hussain Khan was a production controller with his production house.

Nasir Hussain had launched a film titled "Aag Ka Dariya" in 1976 with music by Rahul Dev Burman. It got shelved.