Adil Hussain
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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
Credits
Life of Pi (2012)
as Santosh Patel
Gangor (2011)
as Upin
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie (2026)
as Ramkishore Negi
Love Sonia (2018)
as Shiva
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)
as Mustafa Fazil
Yatchan (2015)
as Selvam/Vetri
Calendar Girls (2003)
as Jem's Friend 1
Angry Indian Goddesses (2015)
as Police Superintendent
English Vinglish (2012)
as Satish Godbole
Nawal the Jewel (2017)
Actor
Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2 (2026)
Actor
2.0 (2018)
as Home Minister
Secret of a Mountain Serpent (2025)
as Manik Guho
Kaminey (2009)
as Flight Purser
Abyakto (2020)
as Rudra
52 Blue (2026)
Actor
Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business (2026)
Actor
Parched (2015)
as Mystic Lover
Max, Min and Meowzaki (2026)
as Ramesh Mahadevan
Force 2 (2016)
as Brijesh Yadav
Unfreedom (2015)
as Devraj Singh
What Will People Say (2017)
as Mirza
Good Newwz (2019)
as Dr. Anand Joshi
Agent Vinod (2012)
as Colonel
Lootera (2013)
as K. N. Singh
Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail (2017)
as Vicky Chadda
Aiyaary (2018)
as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
Crash Test Aglae (2017)
as Shankar
India Sweets and Spices (2021)
as Ranjit Kapur
Ishqiya (2010)
as Vidyadhar Verma
Bell Bottom (2021)
as Santook
Kabir Singh (2019)
as College Dean
Hail Democracy! (2015)
as Major Baruah
Mukti Bhawan (2016)
as Rajiv
Ulajh (2024)
as Dhanraj Bhatia
The Wayfarers (2019)
as Lakhua
Umrika (2015)
as Agent de l’Immigration
The Xposé (2014)
as Rajan
Dobaara: See Your Evil (2017)
as Alex Merchant
Tigers (2014)
as Bilal
Bombairiya (2019)
as Pandya
Har Har Byomkesh (2015)
as Zamindar
The Illegal (2021)
as Papa
Nirvana Inn (2019)
as Jogiraj
Ram Part I (—)
as Chithambaravel
The Violin Player (2016)
as The Stranger
Axone (2019)
as Guest Appearance
Zed Plus (2014)
as Aslam Puncturewala
Otta (2023)
Actor
Bioscopewala (2018)
as Robi Basu
Footprints on Water (2023)
as Raghu
Golmaal Gharana (—)
as Mr. Khanna
Sergeant (2023)
as Haider Ali
The Storyteller (2022)
as Ratan Garodia
Kothanodi: The River of Fables (2015)
as Devinath
Nanak Shah Fakir (2014)
as Rai Bullar
Sunrise (2014)
as Joshi
Chutney (2016)
as Viriji
Pareeksha (2020)
as Buchchi Paswan
The Confession (2025)
as Krishna Swamy
Feast of Varanasi (2016)
as Arjun
Mantra (2017)
as Man from Jharkhand
Main Aur Charles (2015)
as Amod Kanth
Maati (2018)
as Jamil
Rodor Sithi (2014)
Actor
Mercy (2025)
as Father Joel
A Knock on the Door (2023)
as Hari
Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein (2023)
Actor
Iti Srikanta (2004)
as Srikanta
Lord of the Orphans (2020)
as Father
Lessons in Forgetting (2013)
as Jak
In Othello (2003)
Actor
Riding on the Moon Boat (—)
Actor
The Umesh Chronicles (2024)
Actor
Raag (2017)
Actor
Sringkhal (2014)
Actor
Lorni - The Flaneur (2019)
as Shem
MEAL (2019)
as Father
Marichjhapi (2020)
Actor
Maj Rati Keteki (2017)
as Priyendu Hazarika
Ahare Mon (2018)
as Purnendu Pahari
Dr. Bezbaruah 2 (2023)
as Dr. Bezbaruah
Child of Empire (2022)
as Ishar Das Arora