Adil Hussain
Biography
Adil Hussain is an Indian actor born on October 5, 1963, in Goalpara, Assam, India. He has worked in various film industries, including Indian cinema, international cinema, and art house cinema. His known credits include 91 titles. Hussain has received recognition for his performances in films such as The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi, both released in 2012. He has also received National Film Awards, specifically a Special Jury award at the 2017 National Film Awards for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki. Additionally, he was involved in the Edinburgh Fringe First-winning production Othello: A Play in Black and White in 1999.
Career overview
Adil Hussain is an Indian actor who has worked in a variety of film industries, including Indian cinema, international cinema, and art house cinema. He has appeared in numerous films, including The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi, both released in 2012.
As an actor, Hussain first gained recognition for his work in Othello: A Play in Black and White, a production that was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First. He also appeared in Goodbye Desdemona, another production directed by Roysten Abel. Hussain has worked in multiple languages, including English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian, and French.
Throughout his career, Hussain has accumulated a significant number of credits, with 91 known credits listed. He has also received recognition for his performances, including National Film Awards for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki, both of which were awarded in 2017. Hussain's extensive experience and versatility as an actor have allowed him to work in a wide range of film industries and languages, solidifying his position as a respected figure in the film industry.
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- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie (2026) as Ramkishore Negi
- Operation Safed Sagar (2026)
- Musafir Cafe (2026)
- Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2 (2026)
- 52 Blue (2026)
- Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business (2026)
- Max, Min and Meowzaki (2026) as Ramesh Mahadevan
- Secret of a Mountain Serpent (2025) as Manik Guho
- The Confession (2025) as Krishna Swamy
- Mercy (2025) as Father Joel
- Ulajh (2024) as Dhanraj Bhatia
- The Umesh Chronicles (2024)
- Tooth Pari: When Love Bites (2023)
- Otta (2023)
- Footprints on Water (2023) as Raghu
- Sergeant (2023) as Haider Ali
- A Knock on the Door (2023) as Hari
- Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein (2023)
- Dr. Bezbaruah 2 (2023) as Dr. Bezbaruah
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy (2022) as Ramkishore Negi
- The Storyteller (2022) as Ratan Garodia
- Child of Empire (2022) as Ishar Das Arora
- India Sweets and Spices (2021) as Ranjit Kapur
- Bell Bottom (2021) as Santook
- The Illegal (2021) as Papa
- Abyakto (2020) as Rudra
- Pareeksha (2020) as Buchchi Paswan
- Lord of the Orphans (2020) as Father
- Marichjhapi (2020)
- Delhi Crime (2019) as Kumar Vijay
- Good Newwz (2019) as Dr. Anand Joshi
- Kabir Singh (2019) as College Dean
- The Wayfarers (2019) as Lakhua
- Bombairiya (2019) as Pandya
- Nirvana Inn (2019) as Jogiraj
- Axone (2019) as Guest Appearance
- Lorni - The Flaneur (2019) as Shem
- MEAL (2019) as Father
- Love Sonia (2018) as Shiva
- 2.0 (2018) as Home Minister
- Aiyaary (2018) as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
- Bioscopewala (2018) as Robi Basu
- Maati (2018) as Jamil
- Ahare Mon (2018) as Purnendu Pahari
- Star Trek: Discovery (2017) as Aditya Sahil
- Nawal the Jewel (2017)
- What Will People Say (2017) as Mirza
- Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail (2017) as Vicky Chadda
- Crash Test Aglae (2017) as Shankar
- Dobaara: See Your Evil (2017) as Alex Merchant
- Mantra (2017) as Man from Jharkhand
- Raag (2017)
- Maj Rati Keteki (2017) as Priyendu Hazarika
- Force 2 (2016) as Brijesh Yadav
- Mukti Bhawan (2016) as Rajiv
- The Violin Player (2016) as The Stranger
- Chutney (2016) as Viriji
- Feast of Varanasi (2016) as Arjun
- Comedy Nights Bachao (2015) as Self
- Yatchan (2015) as Selvam/Vetri
- Angry Indian Goddesses (2015) as Police Superintendent
- Parched (2015) as Mystic Lover
- Unfreedom (2015) as Devraj Singh
- Hail Democracy! (2015) as Major Baruah
- Umrika (2015) as Agent de l’Immigration
- Har Har Byomkesh (2015) as Zamindar
- Kothanodi: The River of Fables (2015) as Devinath
- Main Aur Charles (2015) as Amod Kanth
- The Xposé (2014) as Rajan
- Tigers (2014) as Bilal
- Zed Plus (2014) as Aslam Puncturewala
- Nanak Shah Fakir (2014) as Rai Bullar
- Sunrise (2014) as Joshi
- Rodor Sithi (2014)
- Sringkhal (2014)
- Comedy Nights with Kapil (2013) as Self
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) as Mustafa Fazil
- Lootera (2013) as K. N. Singh
- Lessons in Forgetting (2013) as Jak
- Life of Pi (2012) as Santosh Patel
- Life of Pi (2012) Production Office Assistant
- English Vinglish (2012) as Satish Godbole
- Agent Vinod (2012) as Colonel
- Gangor (2011) as Upin
- Ishqiya (2010) as Vidyadhar Verma
- Kaminey (2009) as Flight Purser
- Iti Srikanta (2004) as Srikanta
- Calendar Girls (2003) as Jem's Friend 1
- In Othello (2003)
- Ram Part I as Chithambaravel
- Golmaal Gharana as Mr. Khanna
- Riding on the Moon Boat