Adil Hussain

Adil Hussain

Born 1963-10-05 (age 63) Goalpara, Assam, India
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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.

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Known For

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Life of Pi
Life of Pi

2012

as Santosh Patel

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The Method

as Rishi

Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls

2003

as Jem's Friend 1

Gangor
Gangor

2011

as Upin

Love Sonia
Love Sonia

2018

as Shiva

English Vinglish
English Vinglish

2012

as Satish Godbole

The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist

2013

as Mustafa Fazil

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The Confession of Mary

2025

as Krishna Swamy

What Will People Say
2.0
2.0

2018

as Home Minister

Lootera
Lootera

2013

as K. N. Singh

Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - The Movie
Commando 2 - The Black Money Trail
Parched
Parched

2015

as Mystic Lover

Bell Bottom
Bell Bottom

2021

as Santook

Angry Indian Goddesses
Angry Indian Goddesses

2015

as Police Superintendent

Good Newwz
Good Newwz

2019

as Dr. Anand Joshi