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