Acting
Adil Hussain
Hindi, Malayalam, Assamese, Bengali cinema · 66 credits
Born
5 October 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Goalpara, Assam, India
Also known as 阿迪爾・胡賽恩
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.
Known for
Filmography
Golmaal Gharana
as Mr. Khanna
Ram Part I
as Chithambaravel
Max, Min and Meowzaki
as Ramesh Mahadevan
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie
as Ramkishore Negi
Mercy
as Father Joel
Secret of a Mountain Serpent
as Manik Guho
Ulajh
as Dhanraj Bhatia
Dr. Bezbaruah 2
as Dr. Bezbaruah
Sergeant
as Haider Ali
The Storyteller
as Ratan Garodia
Bell Bottom
as Santook
Abyakto
as Rudra
Pareeksha
as Buchchi Paswan
Bombairiya
as Pandya
Kabir Singh
as College Dean
The Wayfarers
as Lakhua
Nirvana Inn
as Jogiraj
Good Newwz
as Dr. Anand Joshi
Axone
as Guest Appearance
MEAL
as Father
2.0
as Home Minister
Love Sonia
as Shiva
Bioscopewala
as Robi Basu
Ahare Mon
as Purnendu Pahari
Aiyaary
as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
Maati
as Jamil
Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail
as Vicky Chadda
Dobaara: See Your Evil
as Alex Merchant
Mantra
as Man from Jharkhand
Tigers
as Bilal
Maj Rati Keteki
as Priyendu Hazarika
The Violin Player
as The Stranger
Mukti Bhawan
as Rajiv
Force 2
as Brijesh Yadav
Chutney
as Viriji
Har Har Byomkesh
as Zamindar
Sunrise
as Joshi
Yatchan
as Selvam/Vetri
Umrika
as Agent de l’Immigration
Parched
as Mystic Lover
Main Aur Charles
as Amod Kanth
Angry Indian Goddesses
as Police Superintendent
Jai Ho! Democracy
2015
Hail Democracy!
as Major Baruah
The Xposé
as Rajan
Nanak Shah Fakir
as Rai Bullar
Zed Plus
as Aslam Puncturewala
Lootera
as K. N. Singh
English Vinglish
as Satish Godbole
Agent Vinod
as Colonel
Gangor
as Upin
Ishqiya
as Vidyadhar Verma
Kaminey
as Flight Purser
Iti Srikanta
as Srikanta