Adil Hussain
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Adil Hussain

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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.

Films Featuring Adil Hussain

Dr. Bezbaruah 2

2023

Max, Min and Meowzaki

2026

Ishqiya

20106.5

Life of Pi

20127.4

Sergeant

20232.0

English Vinglish

20127.3

Otta

2023

Lootera

20137.0

The Storyteller

20227.3

In Othello

20039.0

Har Har Byomkesh

20156.3

The Xposé

20144.5

Child of Empire

2022

Lorni - The Flaneur

2019

Sunrise

20146.2

Unfreedom

20155.2

Yatchan

20156.3

Umrika

20156.0

Parched

20157.3

Riding on the Moon Boat

Riding on the Moon Boat

Ulajh

20245.6

52 Blue

2026

Main Aur Charles

20154.6

The Violin Player

20165.4

Calendar Girls

20036.5

Feast of Varanasi

2016

Lessons in Forgetting

2013

Kothanodi: The River of Fables

20157.8

A Knock on the Door

20232.0

The Umesh Chronicles

2024

Agent Vinod

20125.5

2.0

20185.8

Mukti Bhawan

20166.9

Golmaal Gharana

Force 2

20166.7

Angry Indian Goddesses

20156.8

Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail

20175.9

Love Sonia

20187.2

Dobaara: See Your Evil

20174.7

Nawal the Jewel

20175.5

Chutney

20166.2

Mantra

20176.8

What Will People Say

20177.3

Bioscopewala

20187.0

Tigers

20147.1

Ahare Mon

20186.0

Aiyaary

20185.8

Kaminey

20096.8

Raag

20175.0

Sringkhal

20145.0

Rodor Sithi

20144.0

Bombairiya

20197.0

Nanak Shah Fakir

20148.0

Abyakto

20209.0

Maati

20189.0

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

20136.6

Kabir Singh

20196.4

The Wayfarers

2019

Nirvana Inn

20196.0

The Illegal

202110.0

Ram Part I

Good Newwz

20196.6

Zed Plus

20146.8

Gangor

20115.5

Maj Rati Keteki

20177.0

Axone

20196.0

Marichjhapi

2020

Pareeksha

20205.8

Crash Test Aglae

20176.2

Bell Bottom

20216.1

Iti Srikanta

20049.7

MEAL

20198.0

Footprints on Water

2023

Lord of the Orphans

2020

India Sweets and Spices

20215.7

The Confession

The Confession

2025

Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein

2023

Mercy

2025

Secret of a Mountain Serpent

2025

Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business

Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business

2026

Hail Democracy!

Hail Democracy!

20155.0

Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2

2026

Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie

2026