Born and brought up in Goalpara, Assam, where his father was a teacher, Hussain was the youngest of seven children. Hussain acted in school plays. He left home at age 18 to study philosophy at B. Borooah College, Guwahati, he started acting in college plays and performing as a stand-up comedian. He also mimicked popular Bollywood actors in between the performances of a local stand-up comedian group, the Bhaya Mama Group. He worked as a stand-up comedian for six years, joined a mobile theatre and also did some local cinema, before moving to Delhi, where he studied at National School of Drama (1990–1993). He also studied at the Drama Studio London on a Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship.
After his return to India in 1994, Hussain joined with the mobile 'Hengul Theater' in Assam, here he worked for three years, before moving to Delhi. He started his stage career in Delhi, though he continued training under Khalid Tyabji. After Tyabji he trained with Shaupon Boshu at Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry, before starting training with Dilip Shankar in Delhi. 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, Hague. He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama.
In 2004, he made his Bengali film debut along with Soha Ali Khan in the period drama Iti Srikanta, where he played the lead role. 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, did a small roles in Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey and Sona Jain's For Real, it was his role in Abhishek Chaubey's Ishqiya (2010) that got him attention in Bollywood, 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.[8]
He next appeared alongside Sridevi in the comedy drama English Vinglish (2012), and also received critical acclaim for his role in Lessons in Forgetting at the New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest.[14] After these he acted in Aditya Bhattacharya's Bombay Most Wanted and Partho Sen-Gupta's Sunrise.[6] His next role as Inspector K.N. Singh was in the Ranveer Singh-Sonakshi Sinha starrer Lootera under Vikramaditya Motwane's direction. This followed with Amit Vats' comedy Boyss Toh Boyss Hain, the story of four young guys with similar problems in life, who eventually find their way to true love.
Adil opened 2014 with the Assamese film Raag: The Rhythm of Love playing the role of 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.[15]
Adil had maximum film appearances in 2015 as he had releases in English, Hindi, Bengali, and first Tamil and Marathi movies. His Hindi movies include Main Aur Charles as Amod Kant,[16] Jai Ho Democracy as Major Baruah, and Angry Indian Goddesses as a police superintendent. He debuted in Tamil cinema with Yatchan portraying a significant role of Selvam/Vetri, He also worked in his first Marathi movie Sunrise as Joshi. His Bengali film in 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 of 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,[17] Kabuliwala, and Naval Enna Jewel and S. Shankar's 2.0.[18]
In 2013, after having conducted film workshop at University Film Club, Aligarh Muslim University, actor Adil Hussain was granted a lifetime membership in the university's film club.[19]
Adil has been honored by Sandeep Marwah with the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy of Film & Television at Noida Film City.
Year | Title | Role | Language | Notes |
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1986 | Xongkolpo | Pulak | Assamese | Film was based on "Assam Movement(1979-85)" |
1987 | Sutrapaat | Assamese | Scenario of "Assam Movement" was shown in the film | |
1988 | Pita Putra | Assamese | 1st film directed by Munin Barua | |
1989 | Bhai Bhai | dancing in the song "uduli muduli gao milijuli" | Assamese | directed by Superstar Biju Phukan |
2002-2003 | Jasoos Vijay | Vijay | Hindi | TV Series, Season 1 and 2 |
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/Tamil | Bilingual film | |
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 | First Assamese film in a lead role |
Kaanchi: The Unbreakable | CBI officer | Hindi | ||
The Xposé | Rajan | Hindi | ||
Sringkhal[20] | Kalidas | Assamese | ||
Rodor Sithi[21] | Assamese | |||
Zed Plus | Aslam Puncturewala | Hindi | First Hindi film in a lead role | |
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 | Hindi | |||
Feast of Varanasi | Arjun | English | British film | |
Yatchan | Selvam/Vetri | Tamil | First Tamil film | |
Ahaan | Hindi | |||
Nanak Shah Fakir | Rai Bullar | English | ||
Arunoday-Sunrise | Joshi | Marathi | First Marathi Film | |
Angry Indian Goddesses[22] | Police Superintendent | Hindi | ||
Har Har Byomkesh | Deepnarayan Singh | Bengali | ||
Umrika[23] | Patel | Hindi | ||
2016 | The Violin Player[24] | Hindi | ||
Crash test Aglaé | Hindi | French Film | ||
Bombairiya | Hindi | |||
Force 2 | Hindi | |||
Kothanodi[25] | Devinath | Assamese | ||
Leena's Beauty Parlour | Assamese | Guest role | ||
Chakra[26] | Hindi | |||
2017 | Commando 2 | Hindi | ||
Love Sonia | Shiva | Hindi /English | ||
Mantra | Hindi | |||
Hotel Salvation | Hindi /English | |||
Dobaara: See Your Evil | Hindi | |||
What Will People Say[27] | Norwegian | |||
Maj Rati Keteki[28] | Assamese | |||
Kabuliwala | Hindi | |||
Naval Enna Jewel | Intelligence police officer | Malayalam | First Malayalam Film | |
The Illegal | Papa | English | [29] | |
2018 | At Large | English | ||
Maati[30] | Bengali | |||
2.0 | [31] | Tamil | Simultaneously shot into Hindi and Telugu | |
Aiyaary | Hindi |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2017 | National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) | Mukti Bhawan | Won |
2017 | National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) | Maj Rati Keteki | Won |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2012 | Best Actor - New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest | Lessons in Forgetting | Won |
2014 | Best Actor-Prag Cine Awards | Raag: The Rhythm of Love | Won |
2015 | Best Actor In A Supporting Role-Stardust Awards | Main Aur Charles | Nominated |
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