Adil Hussain

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Early life and education Born in an Assamese Muslim family in Goalpara, Assam on 5 October 1963, where his father was the headmaster of a high secondary school, Hussain was the youngest of seven children. His ancestors had traditionally been appointed as private tutors, known as Khandkar, to the Mughal Emperors. He left home at age 18

Career After his return to India in 1994, Hussain joined the mobile 'Hengul Theater' in Assam, where he worked for three years, before moving to Delhi. 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, He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama.

On television, he appeared in the lead role, in the detective series Jasoos Vijay (2002–2003), produced by BBC World Service Trust.

Though he had appeared in a few Assamese films, though his first major role was in Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor Khan starrer Agent Vinod released in early 2012. In the same year, he appeared in Italian director Italo Spinelli's Gangor, Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Ang Lee's Life of Pi. After these he acted in Aditya Bhattacharya's Bombay Most Wanted and Partho Sen-Gupta's Sunrise.

His next role as Inspector K. N. Singh was in the Ranveer Singh-Sonakshi Sinha Lootera under Vikramaditya Motwane's direction. This followed with Amit Vats' comedy Boyss Toh Boyss Hain, the story of four young men with similar problems in life, who eventually find their way to true love.

Hussain opened 2014 with the Assamese film Raag: The Rhythm of Love playing Iqbal, which marked his first Assamese film in a lead role. Sringkhal and Rodor Sithi were his other Assamese releases in the year. He was also seen in Hindi films like Kaanchi: The Unbreakable as a CBI officer, The Xposé as Rajan starring Himesh Reshammiya in the lead, and Tigers as Bilal starring Emraan Hashmi. Tigers, based on a real-life story about a salesman, was screened at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. His first lead role in a Hindi film came with the drama Zed Plus as Aslam Puncturewala.

Hussain had his maximum number of film appearances in 2015 as he had releases in English, Hindi, Bengali and his first Tamil and Marathi movies. His Hindi movies include Main Aur Charles as Amod Kant, Jai Ho Democracy as Major Baruah, and Angry Indian Goddesses as a police superintendent. He debuted in Tamil cinema with Yatchan portraying the significant role of Selvam/Vetri, He also worked in his first Marathi movie Sunrise as Joshi. His Bengali film of the year was Arindam Sil's mystery thriller Har Har Byomkesh as Zamindar Deepnarayan Singh.

His 2016 projects include the drama film Parched directed by Leena Yadav, which premiered at the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. It is about four women who lead a tightly controlled-by-traditions life in a village in Rajasthan. His other project in the year is the action thriller Force 2 directed by Abhinay Deo featuring John Abraham and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead. His Assamese film in 2016 is Kothanodi. Adil Hussain's 2017 releases include Commando 2: The Black Money Trail, Love Sonia, Mantra, Mukti Bhawan, Dobaara: See Your Evil, Kabuliwala, and Naval Enna Jewel.

In 2018, he acted in S. Shankar's 2.0 as well as in Aiyaary and Bioscopewala. In 2022, Hussain became the first-ever personality to hoist the Indian National Flag in the Metaverse at the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' Metaverse event organised by Piro Space.

Life membership In 2013, after having conducted a film workshop at University Film Club, Aligarh Muslim University, Hussain was granted a lifetime membership in the university's film club.

Hussain has been honoured by Sandeep Marwah with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television at Noida Film City.

Personal life During the 1999 Edinburgh Film Festival, Hussain, cast as Othello, fell in love with Kristen Jain, who was playing Desdemona. He ended up tightly hugging her, much to her and the audience's shock, instead of "killing" her as per the script, thus forcing the curtains to be brought down immediately. They eventually got married eight years later, in 2007.

Filmography Year Title Role Language Notes 1986 Xongkolpo Pulak Assamese 1987 Sutrapaat Assamese 1988 Pita Putra Assamese 1989 Bhai Bhai Assamese 2003 In Othello Adil / Othello English 2004 Iti Srikanta Srikanta Bengali 2009 Kaminey Flight Purser Hindi For Real Ravi Shukla English 2010 Ishqiya Vidyadhar Verma / Shyam Prasad Kulshreshtha Hindi Gangor Upin Bengali 2012 Agent Vinod Colonel Hindi The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mustafa Fazil English English Vinglish Satish Godbole Hindi Life of Pi Santosh Patel English Lessons in Forgetting J. A. Krishnamoorthy English 2013 Lootera Inspector K. N. Singh Hindi Boyss Toh Boyss Hain Hindi 2014 Raag: The Rhythm of Love Iqbal Assamese Kaanchi: The Unbreakable CBI officer Hindi The Xposé Rajan Hindi Sringkhal Kalidas Assamese Rodor Sithi Assamese Zed Plus Aslam Puncturewala Hindi Tigers / White Lies Bilal Hindi 2015 Main Aur Charles Amod Kant Hindi Jai Ho Democracy Major Baruah Hindi Unfreedom / Blemished Light Devraj English/Hindi Parched Mystic loverHindi Feast of Varanasi Arjun English British film Yatchan Selvam/Vetri Tamil Ahaan Hindi Nanak Shah Fakir Rai Bullar English Arunoday-Sunrise Joshi Marathi Angry Indian Goddesses Police Superintendent Hindi Har Har Byomkesh Deepnarayan Singh Bengali Umrika Patel Hindi 2016 The Violin Player Hindi Crash test Aglaé Hindi Bombairiya Hindi Force 2 HRD Minister Brijesh Verma Hindi Kothanodi Devinath Assamese Leena's Beauty Parlour Assamese Guest appearance Chakra Hindi 2017 Commando 2 Karan's Boss Hindi Love Sonia Shiva Hindi /English Mantra Man from Jharkhand English/Hindi Hotel Salvation Rajiv Hindi / English Dobaara: See Your Evil Alex Merchant Hindi What Will People Say MirzaNorwegian Maj Rati Keteki Priyendu Hazarika Assamese Naval Enna Jewel Intelligence police officer Malayalam Malayalam filmThe Illegal Papa English 2018 At Large English MaatiJamil Bengali Ahare MonPurnendu Pahari Bengali Aiyaary Retd. Colonel Mukesh Kapoor Hindi Bioscopewala Robi Basu Hindi 2.0 Minister S. Vijay Kumar Tamil Nine Hours In Mumbai Veer Hindi Rajma Chawal Hindi 2019 Bombairiya Pandya Hindi Kabir Singh Dean of the college Hindi Good Newwz Dr. Anand Joshi Hindi Nirvana Inn Hindi Raahgir - The Wayfarers Lakhua Hindi Pareeksha Bucchi Hindi ZEE5 film 2020 Abyakto Rudra Bengali 2021 Bell Bottom Santook Hindi India Sweets and Spices Ranjit English Ram Malayalam 2023 Dr. Bezbaruah 2 Dr. Bezbaruah Assamese Sergeant Inspector Haider Ali Hindi JioCinema film Otta Malayalam 2024 Ulajh Dhanraj Bhatia Hindi Sikaar English, Assamese Indo-British film2025 The Storyteller Ratan Garodia Hindi Disney+Hotstar film Rudra Assamese The ConfessionKrishna SwamyEnglishSecret of a Mountain SerpentManik GuhoHindi2026 Murders Too Close, Love Too FarShubhashHindi MercyFather JoelHindi

Television Year Title Role Language Notes 2002-2003 Jasoos Vijay Vijay Hindi 2019 Delhi Crime Kumar Vijay Hindi 2020 Star Trek: Discovery Aditya Sahil English 2 episodes 2022 Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy Ramkishore Negi Hindi 2023 Tooth Pari: When Love Bites Adi Deb Hindi 2026 Musafir Cafe Mark Abraham Hindi 2026 Operation Safed Sagar Air Marshall Vinod Patney Hindi

Short films

National film awards

Other awards and nominations Year Category Film Result 2012 Best Actor - New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine FestLessons in Forgetting 2014 Best Actor-Prag Cine AwardsRaag: The Rhythm of Love 2015 Best Actor In A Supporting Role-Stardust Awards Main Aur Charles 2018 IIFA Award for Best ActorMukti Bhawan

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