Adil Hussain
Biography
An Indian stage, television, and film actor from the state of Assam, Adil Hussain is popular for being one of the finest actors in Bollywood. He has expanded his work to acting in International films like The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi, both in 2012.
His popular Bollywood movies include English Vinglish, Ishqiya, and Agent Vinod. He has also acted in Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, and French films.
Adil Hussain made his film debut in the year 2004 with the Bengali period drama Iti Srikanta, in a lead role along with Soha Ali Khan. After this, he appeared in a few Assamese films and was seen in small roles in Vishal Bhardwaj`s Kaminey, and Sona Jain`s For Real.
His breakthrough came with Abhishek Chaubey`s Ishqiya (2010), which got him the much-deserved attention in Bollywood. He played the role of Vidya Balan`s husband Vidyadhar Verma/Shyam Prasad Kulshreshtha, a local gang-lord.
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. The movie starred Tannishtha Chatterjee, Radhika Apte, Surveen Chawla, Adil Hussain, and Lehar Khan in pivotal roles.
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. His 2020 release includes Abyakto and Pareeksha.
Adil`s prominence in the television industry came with his lead role in the detective television series Jasoos Vijay (2002-2003).
Known for
Actor
Ulajh as
Tooth Pari: When Love Bites (Season 1) as Adi Deb
Mukhbir - The Story of a Spy (Season 1) as Ramkishore Negi
Good Newwz as Dr. Anand Joshi