Adil Hussain
Known for Acting · 88 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 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.
Born in Goalpara, Assam in 1963, where his father was the headmaster of a high secondary school, Hussain was the youngest of seven children.
In an interview he described his multiethnic background, as his maternal grandfather was Iraqi while his maternal grandmother had Assamese, English and Italian roots.
Hussain acted in school plays.
He left home at age 18 to study philosophy at B. Borooah College, Guwahati, he started acting in college plays and performing as a stand-up comedian.
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (80)
Gangor
2011
as Upin
Life of Pi
2012
as Santosh Patel
Kabir Singh
2019
as College Dean
Love Sonia
2018
as Shiva
Parched
2015
as Mystic Lover
Calendar Girls
2003
as Jem's Friend 1
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2013
as Mustafa Fazil
Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail
2017
as Vicky Chadda
Good Newwz
2019
as Dr. Anand Joshi
English Vinglish
2012
as Satish Godbole
2.0
2018
as Home Minister
Unfreedom
2015
as Devraj Singh
Agent Vinod
2012
as Colonel
Lootera
2013
as K. N. Singh
Bell Bottom
2021
as Santook
Aiyaary
2018
as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business
2026
Force 2
2016
as Brijesh Yadav
Kaminey
2009
as Flight Purser
What Will People Say
2017
as Mirza
India Sweets and Spices
2021
as Ranjit Kapur
Tigers
2014
as Bilal
Ulajh
2024
as Dhanraj Bhatia
Angry Indian Goddesses
2015
as Police Superintendent
Umrika
2015
as Agent de l’Immigration
Dobaara: See Your Evil
2017
as Alex Merchant
Crash Test Aglae
2017
as Shankar
Max, Min and Meowzaki
2022
as Ramesh Mahadevan
Ishqiya
2010
as Vidyadhar Verma
Mukti Bhawan
2016
as Rajiv
The Xposé
2014
as Rajan
Axone
2019
as Guest Appearance
The Storyteller
2022
as Ratan Garodia
Sergeant
2023
as Haider Ali
Nawal the Jewel
2017
Yatchan
2015
as Selvam/Vetri
The Umesh Chronicles
2024
Pareeksha
2020
as Buchchi Paswan
Mantra
2017
as Man from Jharkhand
The Illegal
2021
as Papa
Secret of a Mountain Serpent
2025
as Manik Guho
Ahare Mon
2018
as Purnendu Pahari
Otta
2023
Zed Plus
2014
as Aslam Puncturewala
A Knock on the Door
2023
as Hari
Footprints on Water
2023
as Raghu
Bioscopewala
2018
as Robi Basu
Bombairiya
2019
as Pandya
52 Blue
2026
Nirvana Inn
2019
as Jogiraj
Maati
2018
as Jamil
Abyakto
2020
as Rudra
Chutney
2016
as Viriji
Iti Srikanta
2004
as Srikanta
Main Aur Charles
2015
as Amod Kanth
Har Har Byomkesh
2015
as Zamindar
In Othello
2003
The Violin Player
2016
as The Stranger
Ram Part I
as Chithambaravel
The Wayfarers
2019
as Lakhua
Kothanodi: The River of Fables
2015
as Devinath
Rodor Sithi
2014
Nanak Shah Fakir
2014
as Rai Bullar
Sunrise
2014
as Joshi
Lessons in Forgetting
2013
as Jak
Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein
2023
Sringkhal
2014
Maj Rati Keteki
2017
as Priyendu Hazarika
Riding on the Moon Boat
Child of Empire
2022
as Ishar Das Arora
Raag
2017
Feast of Varanasi
2016
as Arjun
Golmaal Gharana
as Mr. Khanna
Mercy
2025
as Father Joel
MEAL
2019
as Father
Dr. Bezbaruah 2
2023
as Dr. Bezbaruah
Lord of the Orphans
2020
as Father
The Confession
2025
as Krishna Swamy
Lorni - The Flaneur
2019
as Shem
Marichjhapi
2020
About Adil Hussain
Adil Hussain 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. Born in Goalpara, Assam in 1963, where his father was the headmaster of a high secondary schoo… With 88 credits spanning from 2003 to 2026, Adil Hussain has appeared in 80 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Adil Hussain Movies
- Gangor (2011) — as Upin
- Life of Pi (2012) — as Santosh Patel
- Kabir Singh (2019) — as College Dean
- Love Sonia (2018) — as Shiva
- Parched (2015) — as Mystic Lover
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