Adil Hussain
Acting
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.
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movieMax, Min and Meowzaki
2026
Ramesh Mahadevan
movieMukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie
2026
Ramkishore Negi
movieSecret of a Mountain Serpent
2025
Manik Guho
The Confession
2025
Krishna Swamy
movieMercy
2025
Father Joel
movieUlajh
2024
Dhanraj Bhatia
movieSergeant
2023
Haider Ali
movieDr. Bezbaruah 2
2023
Dr. Bezbaruah
tvMukhbir: The Story of a Spy
2022
Ramkishore Negi
movieThe Storyteller
2022
Ratan Garodia
movieChild of Empire
2022
Ishar Das Arora
movieIndia Sweets and Spices
2021
Ranjit Kapur
movieBell Bottom
2021
Santook
moviePareeksha
2020
Buchchi Paswan
movieAbyakto
2020
Rudra
movieGood Newwz
2019
Dr. Anand Joshi
movieThe Wayfarers
2019
Lakhua
movieNirvana Inn
2019
Jogiraj
movieAxone
2019
Guest Appearance
movieKabir Singh
2019
College Dean
movieMEAL
2019
Father
tvDelhi Crime
2019
Kumar Vijay
movieBombairiya
2019
Pandya
movie2.0
2018
Home Minister
movieLove Sonia
2018
Shiva
movieMaati
2018
Jamil
movieAhare Mon
2018
Purnendu Pahari
movieBioscopewala
2018
Robi Basu
movieAiyaary
2018
Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
movieMaj Rati Keteki
2017
Priyendu Hazarika
tvStar Trek: Discovery
2017
Aditya Sahil
movieCrash Test Aglae
2017
Shankar
movieDobaara: See Your Evil
2017
Alex Merchant
movieMantra
2017
Man from Jharkhand
movieCommando 2 - The Black Money Trail
2017
Vicky Chadda
movieChutney
2016
Viriji
movieForce 2
2016
Brijesh Yadav
movieThe Violin Player
2016
The Stranger
movieHar Har Byomkesh
2015
Zamindar
movieAngry Indian Goddesses
2015
Police Superintendent
movieParched
2015
Mystic Lover
movieMain Aur Charles
2015
Amod Kanth
movieYatchan
2015
Selvam/Vetri
movieUmrika
2015
Agent de l’Immigration
movieUnfreedom
2015
Devraj Singh
Hail Democracy!
2015
Major Baruah
movieZed Plus
2014
Aslam Puncturewala
movieTigers
2014
Bilal
movieSunrise
2014
Joshi
movieThe Xposé
2014
Rajan
movieNanak Shah Fakir
2014
Rai Bullar
movieThe Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
Mustafa Fazil
movieLootera
2013
K. N. Singh
movieLife of Pi
2012
Santosh Patel
movieEnglish Vinglish
2012
Satish Godbole
movieAgent Vinod
2012
Colonel
movieGangor
2011
Upin
movieIshqiya
2010
Vidyadhar Verma
movieKaminey
2009
Flight Purser
movieIti Srikanta
2004
Srikanta
movieCalendar Girls
2003
Jem's Friend 1
movieGolmaal Gharana
Mr. Khanna
movieRam Part I
Chithambaravel
Crew1
movieLife of Pi
2012
Production Office Assistant