Adil Hussain
Born: 1963-10-05 in Goalpara, Assam, India
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Musafir Cafe
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie as Ramkishore Negi
- Operation Safed Sagar
- Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2
- Max, Min and Meowzaki as Ramesh Mahadevan
- 52 Blue
- Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business
2025
- Secret of a Mountain Serpent as Manik Guho
- The Confession as Krishna Swamy
- Mercy as Father Joel
2024
- Ulajh as Dhanraj Bhatia
- The Umesh Chronicles
2023
- Tooth Pari: When Love Bites
- Sergeant as Haider Ali
- Otta
- A Knock on the Door as Hari
- Footprints on Water as Raghu
- Dr. Bezbaruah 2 as Dr. Bezbaruah
- Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
2022
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy as Ramkishore Negi
- The Storyteller as Ratan Garodia
- Child of Empire as Ishar Das Arora
2021
- India Sweets and Spices as Ranjit Kapur
- Bell Bottom as Santook
- The Illegal as Papa
2020
- Abyakto as Rudra
- Pareeksha as Buchchi Paswan
- Lord of the Orphans as Father
- Marichjhapi
2019
- Delhi Crime as Kumar Vijay
- Kabir Singh as College Dean
- Good Newwz as Dr. Anand Joshi
- Axone as Guest Appearance
- Bombairiya as Pandya
- Nirvana Inn as Jogiraj
- The Wayfarers as Lakhua
- Lorni - The Flaneur as Shem
- MEAL as Father
2018
- Love Sonia as Shiva
- 2.0 as Home Minister
- Aiyaary as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
- Bioscopewala as Robi Basu
- Ahare Mon as Purnendu Pahari
- Maati as Jamil
2017
- Star Trek: Discovery as Aditya Sahil
- Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail as Vicky Chadda
- What Will People Say as Mirza
- Nawal the Jewel
- Dobaara: See Your Evil as Alex Merchant
- Crash Test Aglae as Shankar
- Mantra as Man from Jharkhand
- Raag
- Maj Rati Keteki as Priyendu Hazarika
2016
- Force 2 as Brijesh Yadav
- Mukti Bhawan as Rajiv
- The Violin Player as The Stranger
- Chutney as Viriji
- Feast of Varanasi as Arjun
2015
- Comedy Nights Bachao as Self
- Yatchan as Selvam/Vetri
- Parched as Mystic Lover
- Angry Indian Goddesses as Police Superintendent
- Unfreedom as Devraj Singh
- Hail Democracy! as Major Baruah
- Umrika as Agent de l’Immigration
- Main Aur Charles as Amod Kanth
- Kothanodi: The River of Fables as Devinath
- Har Har Byomkesh as Zamindar
2014
- Tigers as Bilal
- Sunrise as Joshi
- The Xposé as Rajan
- Nanak Shah Fakir as Rai Bullar
- Zed Plus as Aslam Puncturewala
- Rodor Sithi
- Sringkhal
2013
- Comedy Nights with Kapil as Self
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist as Mustafa Fazil
- Lootera as K. N. Singh
- Lessons in Forgetting as Jak
2012
- Life of Pi as Santosh Patel
- English Vinglish as Satish Godbole
- Agent Vinod as Colonel
2011
- Gangor as Upin
2010
- Ishqiya as Vidyadhar Verma
2009
- Kaminey as Flight Purser
2004
- Iti Srikanta as Srikanta
2003
- Calendar Girls as Jem's Friend 1
- In Othello