Adil Hussain
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1963-10-05 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Goalpara, Assam, India
- Also known as
- 阿迪爾・胡賽恩
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.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (83)
Life of Pi
2012
as Santosh Patel
Gangor
2011
as Upin
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie
2026
as Ramkishore Negi
Love Sonia
2018
as Shiva
Yatchan
2015
as Selvam/Vetri
Angry Indian Goddesses
2015
as Police Superintendent
Calendar Girls
2003
as Jem's Friend 1
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Mustafa Fazil
Nawal the Jewel
2017
2.0
2018
as Home Minister
Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2
2026
English Vinglish
2012
as Satish Godbole
52 Blue
2026
Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business
2026
Lootera
2013
as K. N. Singh
Parched
2015
as Mystic Lover
Secret of a Mountain Serpent
2025
as Manik Guho
Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail
2017
as Vicky Chadda
Max, Min and Meowzaki
2026
as Ramesh Mahadevan
Force 2
2016
as Brijesh Yadav
Kabir Singh
2019
as College Dean
What Will People Say
2017
as Mirza
Bell Bottom
2021
as Santook
Ulajh
2024
as Dhanraj Bhatia
Unfreedom
2015
as Devraj Singh
Mukti Bhawan
2016
as Rajiv
Crash Test Aglae
2017
as Shankar
Aiyaary
2018
as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
Hail Democracy!
2015
as Major Baruah
Abyakto
2020
as Rudra
Agent Vinod
2012
as Colonel
Good Newwz
2019
as Dr. Anand Joshi
Kaminey
2009
as Flight Purser
Ishqiya
2010
as Vidyadhar Verma
India Sweets and Spices
2021
as Ranjit Kapur
Tigers
2014
as Bilal
The Xposé
2014
as Rajan
Dobaara: See Your Evil
2017
as Alex Merchant
Bioscopewala
2018
as Robi Basu
Bombairiya
2019
as Pandya
The Illegal
2021
as Papa
The Wayfarers
2019
as Lakhua
Umrika
2015
as Agent de l’Immigration
Nanak Shah Fakir
2014
as Rai Bullar
Har Har Byomkesh
2015
as Zamindar
Golmaal Gharana
as Mr. Khanna
Kothanodi: The River of Fables
2015
as Devinath
Pareeksha
2020
as Buchchi Paswan
Zed Plus
2014
as Aslam Puncturewala
Nirvana Inn
2019
as Jogiraj
The Violin Player
2016
as The Stranger
Axone
2019
as Guest Appearance
Otta
2023
Ram Part I
as Chithambaravel
The Storyteller
2022
as Ratan Garodia
Sergeant
2023
as Haider Ali
Feast of Varanasi
2016
as Arjun
Maati
2018
as Jamil
The Confession
2025
as Krishna Swamy
Footprints on Water
2023
as Raghu
Iti Srikanta
2004
as Srikanta
Chutney
2016
as Viriji
Mantra
2017
as Man from Jharkhand
A Knock on the Door
2023
as Hari
Riding on the Moon Boat
Main Aur Charles
2015
as Amod Kanth
Sunrise
2014
as Joshi
Rodor Sithi
2014
Dr. Bezbaruah 2
2023
as Dr. Bezbaruah
Marichjhapi
2020
Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
2023
Maj Rati Keteki
2017
as Priyendu Hazarika
Mercy
2025
as Father Joel
Lord of the Orphans
2020
as Father
Ahare Mon
2018
as Purnendu Pahari
The Umesh Chronicles
2024
Lessons in Forgetting
2013
as Jak
In Othello
2003
Raag
2017
Sringkhal
2014
Lorni - The Flaneur
2019
as Shem
MEAL
2019
as Father
Child of Empire
2022
as Ishar Das Arora
About Adil Hussain
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… With 91 credits spanning from 2003 to 2026, Adil Hussain has appeared in 83 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Adil Hussain Movies
- Life of Pi (2012) — as Santosh Patel
- Gangor (2011) — as Upin
- Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie (2026) — as Ramkishore Negi
- Love Sonia (2018) — as Shiva
- Yatchan (2015) — as Selvam/Vetri
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