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