Adil Hussain
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 5, 1963
- Birthplace
- Goalpara, Assam, India
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.
Filmography
- The Method
The Method TBA
as Rishi
Operation Ganga TBA
Actor
Indications TBA
Actor
Ram Part I TBA
as Chithambaravel
Golmaal Gharana TBA
as Mr. Khanna
- Riding on the Moon Boat
Riding on the Moon Boat TBA
Actor
Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business 2026
Actor
Reporting Live 2026
Actor
Max, Min and Meowzaki 2026
as Ramesh Mahadevan
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie 2026
as Ramkishore Negi
Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2 2026
Actor
52 Blue 2026
Actor
Secret of a Mountain Serpent 2025
as Manik Guho
- The Confession of Mary
The Confession of Mary 2025
as Krishna Swamy
Mercy 2025
as Father Joel
Ulajh 2024
as Dhanraj Bhatia
The Umesh Chronicles 2024
Actor
Otta 2023
Actor
Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein 2023
Actor
Sergeant 2023
as Haider Ali
Footprints on Water 2023
as Raghu
Dr. Bezbaruah 2 2023
as Dr. Bezbaruah
A Knock on the Door 2023
as Hari
The Storyteller 2022
as Ratan Garodia
Child of Empire 2022
as Ishar Das Arora
India Sweets and Spices 2021
as Ranjit Kapur
Bell Bottom 2021
as Santook
The Illegal 2021
as Papa
Marichjhapi 2020
Actor
Pareeksha 2020
as Buchchi Paswan
Lord of the Orphans 2020
as Father
Abyakto 2020
as Rudra
Good Newwz 2019
as Dr. Anand Joshi
Lorni - The Flaneur 2019
as Shem
The Wayfarers 2019
as Lakhua
Nirvana Inn 2019
as Jogiraj
Axone 2019
as Guest Appearance
Kabir Singh 2019
as College Dean
MEAL 2019
as Father
Bombairiya 2019
as Pandya
2.0 2018
as Home Minister
Love Sonia 2018
as Shiva
Maati 2018
as Jamil
Ahare Mon 2018
as Purnendu Pahari
Bioscopewala 2018
as Robi Basu
Aiyaary 2018
as Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor
Maj Rati Keteki 2017
as Priyendu Hazarika
What Will People Say 2017
as Mirza
Nawal the Jewel 2017
Actor
Crash Test Aglae 2017
as Shankar
Tigers 2017
as Bilal
Dobaara: See Your Evil 2017
as Alex Merchant
Mantra 2017
as Man from Jharkhand
Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail 2017
as Vicky Chadda
Raag 2017
Actor
Chutney 2016
as Viriji
Force 2 2016
as Brijesh Yadav
The Violin Player 2016
as The Stranger
Mukti Bhawan 2016
as Rajiv
Feast of Varanasi 2016
as Arjun
Har Har Byomkesh 2015
as Zamindar
Angry Indian Goddesses 2015
as Police Superintendent
Parched 2015
as Mystic Lover
Main Aur Charles 2015
as Amod Kanth
Kothanodi: The River of Fables 2015
as Devinath
Yatchan 2015
as Selvam/Vetri
Umrika 2015
as Agent de l’Immigration
Unfreedom 2015
as Devraj Singh
- Hail Democracy!
Hail Democracy! 2015
as Major Baruah
Sunrise 2015
as Joshi
Zed Plus 2014
as Aslam Puncturewala
Rodor Sithi 2014
Actor
Sringkhal 2014
Actor
The Xposé 2014
as Rajan
Nanak Shah Fakir 2014
as Rai Bullar
The Reluctant Fundamentalist 2013
as Mustafa Fazil
Lessons in Forgetting 2013
as Jak
Lootera 2013
as K. N. Singh
Life of Pi 2012
as Santosh Patel, Production Office Assistant
English Vinglish 2012
as Satish Godbole
Agent Vinod 2012
as Colonel
Gangor 2011
as Upin
Ishqiya 2010
as Vidyadhar Verma
Kaminey 2009
as Flight Purser
Iti Srikanta 2004
as Srikanta
Calendar Girls 2003
as Jem's Friend 1
In Othello 2003
Actor
Credits from TMDB.