Adil Hussain
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Reporting Live (2026)
Actor
Life of Pi (2012)
as Santosh Patel
Indications (—)
Actor
The Method (—)
as Rishi
52 Blue (2026)
Actor
Calendar Girls (2003)
as Jem's Friend 1
Abyakto (2020)
as Rudra
Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2 (2026)
Actor
The Confession of Mary (2025)
as Krishna Swamy
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013)
as Mustafa Fazil
2.0 (2018)
as Home Minister
Love Sonia (2018)
as Shiva
Operation Ganga (—)
Actor
Hail Democracy! (2015)
as Major Baruah
Nawal the Jewel (2017)
Actor
Max, Min and Meowzaki (2026)
as Ramesh Mahadevan
English Vinglish (2012)
as Satish Godbole
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie (2026)
as Ramkishore Negi
What Will People Say (2017)
as Mirza
Angry Indian Goddesses (2015)
as Police Superintendent
Gangor (2011)
as Upin
Force 2 (2016)
as Brijesh Yadav
Yatchan (2015)
as Selvam/Vetri
Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail (2017)
as Vicky Chadda
India Sweets and Spices (2021)
as Ranjit Kapur
Lootera (2013)
as K. N. Singh
Unfreedom (2015)
as Devraj Singh
Ishqiya (2010)
as Vidyadhar Verma
Kabir Singh (2019)
as College Dean
Mukti Bhawan (2016)
as Rajiv
Bell Bottom (2021)
as Santook
Parched (2015)
as Mystic Lover
Aiyaary (2018)
as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
Agent Vinod (2012)
as Colonel
Good Newwz (2019)
as Dr. Anand Joshi
Ulajh (2024)
as Dhanraj Bhatia
Kaminey (2009)
as Flight Purser
Crash Test Aglae (2017)
as Shankar
Dobaara: See Your Evil (2017)
as Alex Merchant
Tigers (2017)
as Bilal
Umrika (2015)
as Agent de l’Immigration
The Storyteller (2022)
as Ratan Garodia
Secret of a Mountain Serpent (2025)
as Manik Guho
Bioscopewala (2018)
as Robi Basu
Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business (2026)
Actor
The Xposé (2014)
as Rajan
A Knock on the Door (2023)
as Hari
Lord of the Orphans (2020)
as Father
Bombairiya (2019)
as Pandya
Otta (2023)
Actor
Nanak Shah Fakir (2014)
as Rai Bullar
Axone (2019)
as Guest Appearance
Rodor Sithi (2014)
Actor
Pareeksha (2020)
as Buchchi Paswan
Har Har Byomkesh (2015)
as Zamindar
Lorni - The Flaneur (2019)
as Shem
The Umesh Chronicles (2024)
Actor
Sunrise (2015)
as Joshi
The Violin Player (2016)
as The Stranger
Mantra (2017)
as Man from Jharkhand
Ram Part I (—)
as Chithambaravel
The Illegal (2021)
as Papa
Maj Rati Keteki (2017)
as Priyendu Hazarika
Main Aur Charles (2015)
as Amod Kanth
Maati (2018)
as Jamil
Sergeant (2023)
as Haider Ali
Iti Srikanta (2004)
as Srikanta
Golmaal Gharana (—)
as Mr. Khanna
The Wayfarers (2019)
as Lakhua
Chutney (2016)
as Viriji
Mercy (2025)
as Father Joel
Kothanodi: The River of Fables (2015)
as Devinath
Zed Plus (2014)
as Aslam Puncturewala
Feast of Varanasi (2016)
as Arjun
Riding on the Moon Boat (—)
Actor
Footprints on Water (2023)
as Raghu
Nirvana Inn (2019)
as Jogiraj
In Othello (2003)
Actor
Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein (2023)
Actor
Ahare Mon (2018)
as Purnendu Pahari
Raag (2017)
Actor
MEAL (2019)
as Father
Lessons in Forgetting (2013)
as Jak
Dr. Bezbaruah 2 (2023)
as Dr. Bezbaruah
Child of Empire (2022)
as Ishar Das Arora
Marichjhapi (2020)
Actor
Sringkhal (2014)
Actor