Adil Hussain
Biography
Adil Hussain is an Indian actor whose career spans independent Indian films, mainstream Bollywood, and international cinema. Born in Goalpara, Assam, he acted in school plays and later trained at the National School of Drama and the Drama Studio London. He first gained notice on stage in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which won an Edinburgh Fringe First, and in Goodbye Desdemona, directed by Roysten Abel. On screen he worked in the Bengali drama Iti Srikanta, the television series Jasoos Vijay, and films including Kaminey, Ishqiya, and Agent Vinod. He appeared in Life of Pi and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and in English Vinglish, Parched, Angry Indian Goddesses, and 2.0. He has appeared in films in many Indian languages as well as Norwegian and French, and received a National Film Award (Special Jury) for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki.
63years old
Turns 64 on October 5in 329 days
- Born Goalpara
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Khandkar Mohammad Adil Hussain
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 14 years2009 to 2023
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First role
Hussain first won acclaim in the 1999 play Othello: A Play in Black and White, which took the Edinburgh Fringe First award.
A change of course
Before films, Hussain spent six years as a stand-up comedian, mimicked Bollywood actors with the Bhaya Mama Group, joined a mobile theater and did local cinema.
Big break
After small parts in Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey and Sona Jain's For Real, Hussain got Bollywood attention for his role in Abhishek Chaubey's Ishqiya in 2010, and his first major role came in Agent Vinod in early 2012.
A first
Hussain was the first personality to raise the Indian National Flag in the Metaverse, doing so in 2022 at the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Metaverse event, which Piro Space organized.
Adil Hussain movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Suraj Sharma appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Suraj Sharma's page
Akshay Kumar's page
Shahid Kapoor's page
Sumeet Vyas's page
Farrukh Jaffar's page
Tannishtha Chatterjee's page
Awards
Three awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2017 | Kanon Award for Best Supporting Role | What Will People Say | Won |
| IIFA Award for Best Actor | Won | ||
| National Film Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.