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
- Reporting Live
- Musafir Cafe as Mark Uncle
- Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War as Vinod Patney
- 52 Blue
- Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie as Ramkishore Negi
- Max, Min and Meowzaki as Ramesh Mahadevan
- Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business
2025
- The Confession of Mary as Krishna Swamy
- Secret of a Mountain Serpent as Manik Guho
- Mercy as Father Joel
2024
- Ulajh as Dhanraj Bhatia
- The Umesh Chronicles
2023
- Tooth Pari: When Love Bites
- Otta
- A Knock on the Door as Hari
- Footprints on Water as Raghu
- Sergeant as Haider Ali
- Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
- Dr. Bezbaruah 2 as Dr. Bezbaruah
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
- The Wayfarers as Lakhua
- MEAL as Father
- Lorni - The Flaneur as Shem
- Nirvana Inn as Jogiraj
2018
- Love Sonia as Shiva
- 2.0 as Home Minister
- Aiyaary as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
- Bioscopewala as Robi Basu
- Maati as Jamil
- Ahare Mon as Purnendu Pahari
2017
- Star Trek: Discovery as Aditya Sahil
- What Will People Say as Mirza
- Nawal the Jewel
- Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail as Vicky Chadda
- Dobaara: See Your Evil as Alex Merchant
- Crash Test Aglae as Shankar
- Tigers as Bilal
- Maj Rati Keteki as Priyendu Hazarika
- Mantra as Man from Jharkhand
- Raag
2016
- Force 2 as Brijesh Yadav
- Mukti Bhawan as Rajiv
- Chutney as Viriji
- The Violin Player as The Stranger
- Feast of Varanasi as Arjun
2015
- Comedy Nights Bachao as Self
- Hail Democracy! as Major Baruah
- Angry Indian Goddesses as Police Superintendent
- Yatchan as Selvam/Vetri
- Parched as Mystic Lover
- Unfreedom as Devraj Singh
- Umrika as Agent de l’Immigration
- Har Har Byomkesh as Zamindar
- Sunrise as Joshi
- Main Aur Charles as Amod Kanth
- Kothanodi: The River of Fables as Devinath
2014
- 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