Adil Hussain

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Adil Hussain

Acting 62 October 5, 1963

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 fi…

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Life of Pi

Life of Pi

7.4 2012 Movie
Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery

6.9 2017 TV Show
Comedy Nights with Kapil

Comedy Nights with Kapil

6.8 2013 TV Show
Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

6.5 2003 Movie
English Vinglish

English Vinglish

7.2 2012 Movie
The Reluctant Fundamentalist

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

6.6 2013 Movie
What Will People Say

What Will People Say

7.3 2017 Movie
2.0

2.0

5.8 2018 Movie
Kabir Singh

Kabir Singh

6.3 2019 Movie
Delhi Crime

Delhi Crime

7.8 2019 TV Show
Kaminey

Kaminey

6.8 2009 Movie
Parched

Parched

7.3 2015 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Lakadbaggha 2: The Monkey Business

    Movie

  2. 2026
    Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War

    TV show Vinod Patney

  3. 2026
    Musafir Cafe

    TV show Mark Uncle

  4. 2026
    Max, Min and Meowzaki

    Movie Ramesh Mahadevan

  5. 2026
    Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie

    Movie Ramkishore Negi

  6. 2026
    Koka Deuta Nati Aru Hati 2

    Movie

  7. 2026
    52 Blue

    Movie

  8. 2025
    Secret of a Mountain Serpent

    Movie Manik Guho

  9. 2025
    The Confession of Mary

    Movie Krishna Swamy

  10. 2025
    Mercy

    Movie Father Joel

  11. 2024
    Ulajh

    Movie Dhanraj Bhatia

  12. 2024
    The Umesh Chronicles

    Movie

  13. 2023
    Otta

    Movie

  14. 2023
    Ek Betuke Aadmi Ki Afrah Raatein

    Movie

  15. 2023
    Sergeant

    Movie Haider Ali

  16. 2023
    Footprints on Water

    Movie Raghu

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  1. 2023
    Tooth Pari: When Love Bites

    TV show

  2. 2023
    Dr. Bezbaruah 2

    Movie Dr. Bezbaruah

  3. 2023
    A Knock on the Door

    Movie Hari

  4. 2022
    Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy

    TV show Ramkishore Negi

  5. 2022
    The Storyteller

    Movie Ratan Garodia

  6. 2022
    Child of Empire

    Movie Ishar Das Arora

  7. 2021
    India Sweets and Spices

    Movie Ranjit Kapur

  8. 2021
    Bell Bottom

    Movie Santook

  9. 2021
    The Illegal

    Movie Papa

  10. 2020
    Marichjhapi

    Movie

  11. 2020
    Pareeksha

    Movie Buchchi Paswan

  12. 2020
    Lord of the Orphans

    Movie Father

  13. 2020
    Abyakto

    Movie Rudra

  14. 2019
    Good Newwz

    Movie Dr. Anand Joshi

  15. 2019
    Lorni - The Flaneur

    Movie Shem

  16. 2019
    The Wayfarers

    Movie Lakhua

  17. 2019
    Nirvana Inn

    Movie Jogiraj

  18. 2019
    Axone

    Movie Guest Appearance

  19. 2019
    Kabir Singh

    Movie College Dean

  20. 2019
    MEAL

    Movie Father

  21. 2019
    Delhi Crime

    TV show Kumar Vijay

  22. 2019
    Bombairiya

    Movie Pandya

  23. 2018
    2.0

    Movie Home Minister

  24. 2018
    Love Sonia

    Movie Shiva