Adil Hussain Biography, and Career
Adil Hussain is a prominent Indian actor. Adil Hussain was born on October 05 1963 at Goalpara, Assam, India. His father was the headmaster of a higher secondary school. Hussain was the youngest among the seven children of their family. In this article we are going to talk about the biography, career, notable works, films and family of Actor Adil Hussain so read the article till the end.
He belongs from a multi-ethnic background family where his maternal grandfather was Iraqi while his maternal grandmother was Assamese, English and Italian roots.
He started acting in college plays and performing as a stand-up comedian. Hussain also acted in school plays in their childhood. He worked in many films: Out of which Art House Cinema as well as he has also worked in many Bollywood films.
He has also worked in many International Films like The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi(2012). Recently, he played one such layered character in Wanphrang Diengdoh’s Lorni -The Flaneur on Sony LIV a private detective in search of a stolen culture.
Adil is very much like a flaneur who loves to observe society and appreciates all its colours. Latest movies in which Adil Hussain has acted are Lorni – The Flaneur, Footprints On Water, Bell Bottom, Love In The Times Of Corona and Pareeksha – The Final Test.
Short biography of Adil Hussain
He left home at age 18 for their study in philosophy at B. Borooah College, Guwahati where he started acting in college plays and performing as a stand-up comedian. In college life he also mimicked popular Bollywood actors in between the performances of a local stand-up comedian group, the Bhaya Mama Group.
As an stand-up comedian He worked for six years and then joined a mobile theatre and where he did some local cinema before moving to Delhi. He moved to delhi after his completion of college, where he studied at National School of Drama (1990–1993). And then he moved to London for further studies where he studied at the Drama Studio London under a Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship.
In 1994 After his return to India Hussain joined with the mobile ‘Hengul Theater’ in Assam and here he worked for three years. He started his stage career in Delhi, though he continued training under Khalid Tyabji. After Tyabji he trained with Swapan Bose at Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry.
Career
Adil Hussain is a famous television and film celebrity and he worked in so many movies, this biography article is incomplete without talking about his films and shows. So here you will gain info about his films and projects.
In 1999 he started his career as an actor, with his first Play in Black and White 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.
Adil Hussain is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama. In 2004, as a lead actor he debut in his first Bengali film along with Soha Ali Khan in the period drama Iti Srikanta. In 2002–2003 he appeared in the lead role, in the detective series Jasoos Vijay On television which was produced by BBC World Service Trust.
He also worked in a few Assamese films in which he did a small roles in Vishal Bhardwaj’s Kaminey and Sona Jain’s For Real, in 2010 it was his role in Abhishek Chaubey’s Ishqiya that got him attention in Bollywood.
Although 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.
In the same year he also worked along with 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.
After these he acted in Aditya Bhattacharya’s Bombay Most Wanted and Partho Sen-Gupta’s Sunrise. He played his next role as an Inspector K. N. Singh 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. Since then he has worked in many Bollywood movies.
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Short biography facts about Adil Hussain
Adil Hussain received National Film Awards (Special Jury) at the 2017 National Film Awards for Hotel Salvation and Maj Rati Keteki.
In 2012 he received Best Actor – New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest for his acting in Lessons in Forgetting.
In 2014 he received Best Actor-Prag Cine Awards for his acting in Raag: The Rhythm of Love.
In 2015 was nominated for Best Actor in A Supporting Role Stardust Awards for his role in Main Aur Charles. In 2018 he was Nominated for IIFA Award for Best Actor for the film Mukti Bhawan.
We hope this biography article of Adil Hussain will be helpful for you to understand his journey and works.
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