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Adil Hussain

Adil Hussain

Actor · Born October 5, 1963 · Goalpara, Assam, India

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Biography

Adil Hussain (born October 5, 1963) is an Indian actor who has worked in Indian cinema, including art house cinema and mainstream Bollywood, as well as international cinema, in films such as The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi (both 2012). He received National Film Awards (Special Jury) at the 2017 National Film Awards for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki. He has starred in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian and French films. As an actor, he first received acclaim in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First, and later Goodbye Desdemona also directed by Roysten Abel. He remained the artistic director and Trainer of the Society for Artists and Performers in Hampi from 2004 to 2007, and a visiting faculty at Royal Conservatory of Performing Arts, The Hague. He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama.

Acted in 89

2020s

  1. 2026

    Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business

    Movie

  2. Reporting Live

    Movie · Crime · Thriller

  3. Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War

    Vinod Patney · 6 episodes

  4. Max, Min and Meowzaki

    Ramesh Mahadevan

  5. Musafir Cafe

    Mark Uncle · 2 episodes

  6. Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie

    Ramkishore Negi

  7. Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2

    Movie

  8. 52 Blue

    Movie · Drama

  9. 2025

    Secret of a Mountain Serpent

    Manik Guho

  10. Mercy

    Father Joel

  11. 2024

    Ulajh

    Dhanraj Bhatia

    52

  12. The Umesh Chronicles

    Movie

  13. 2023

    Otta

    Movie

  14. Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein

    Movie

  15. Sergeant

    Haider Ali

  16. Footprints on Water

    Raghu

  17. Tooth Pari: When Love Bites

    TV · 1 Season · Comedy · Mystery

    68

  18. Dr. Bezbaruah 2

    Dr. Bezbaruah

  19. A Knock on the Door

    Hari

  20. 2022

    Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy

    Ramkishore Negi · 8 episodes

  21. The Storyteller

    Ratan Garodia

  22. Child of Empire

    Ishar Das Arora

  23. 2021

    India Sweets and Spices

    Ranjit Kapur

    64

  24. Bell Bottom

    Santook

    59

  25. The Illegal

    Papa

  26. 2020

    Marichjhapi

    Movie

  27. Pareeksha

    Buchchi Paswan

  28. Lord of the Orphans

    Father

  29. Abyakto

    Rudra

2010s

  1. 2019

    Good Newwz

    Dr. Anand Joshi

    68

  2. Lorni - The Flaneur

    Shem

  3. The Wayfarers

    Lakhua

  4. Nirvana Inn

    Jogiraj

  5. Axone

    Guest Appearance

  6. Kabir Singh

    College Dean

    56

  7. MEAL

    Father

  8. Delhi Crime

    Kumar Vijay · 18 episodes

    82

  9. Bombairiya

    Pandya

  10. 2018

    2.0

    Home Minister

    58

  11. Love Sonia

    Shiva

    73

  12. Maati

    Jamil

  13. Ahare Mon

    Purnendu Pahari

  14. Bioscopewala

    Robi Basu

  15. Aiyaary

    Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor

    44
  16. 2017

    Maj Rati Keteki

    Priyendu Hazarika

  17. What Will People Say

    Mirza

  18. Star Trek: Discovery

    Aditya Sahil · 3 episodes

    69

  19. Nawal the Jewel

    Movie

  20. Crash Test Aglae

    Shankar

  21. Tigers

    Bilal

  22. Dobaara: See Your Evil

    Alex Merchant

  23. Mantra

    Man from Jharkhand

  24. Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail

    Vicky Chadda

    41

  25. Raag

    Movie

  26. 2016

    Chutney

    Viriji

  27. Force 2

    Brijesh Yadav

    61

  28. The Violin Player

    The Stranger

  29. Mukti Bhawan

    Rajiv

  30. Feast of Varanasi

    Arjun

  31. 2015

    Har Har Byomkesh

    Zamindar

  32. Angry Indian Goddesses

    Police Superintendent

    67

  33. Parched

    Mystic Lover

    76

  34. Main Aur Charles

    Amod Kanth

  35. Kothanodi: The River of Fables

    Devinath

  36. Yatchan

    Selvam/Vetri

  37. Umrika

    Agent de l’Immigration

  38. Unfreedom

    Devraj Singh

    34

  39. Sunrise

    Joshi

  40. 2014

    Zed Plus

    Aslam Puncturewala

  41. Rodor Sithi

    Movie

  42. Sringkhal

    Movie

  43. The Xposé

    Rajan

  44. Nanak Shah Fakir

    Rai Bullar

  45. 2013

    The Reluctant Fundamentalist

    Mustafa Fazil

    62

  46. Lessons in Forgetting

    Jak

  47. Lootera

    K. N. Singh

    71
  48. 2012

    Life of Pi

    Santosh Patel

    80

  49. English Vinglish

    Satish Godbole

    78

  50. Agent Vinod

    Colonel

  51. 2011

    Gangor

    Upin

  52. 2010

    Ishqiya

    Vidyadhar Verma

2000s

  1. 2009

    Kaminey

    Flight Purser

  2. 2004

    Iti Srikanta

    Srikanta

  3. 2003

    Calendar Girls

    Jem's Friend 1

    67

  4. In Othello

    Movie

No release date

  1. Golmaal Gharana

    Mr. Khanna

  2. Ram Part I

    Chithambaravel

  3. Indications

    Movie

  4. Operation Ganga

    Movie

Other crew 1

Appearances2