Adil Hussain

Adil Hussain
Hussain at 'Life of Pi' press meet
Born Goalpara, Assam, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater National School of Drama
Drama Studio London
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present
Known for Life of Pi, Jasoos Vijay
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Adil Hussain (pronounced [ʕaːdɪl ħuˈseːn]; born 5 October 1963) is an Indian stage, television and film actor from the state of Assam, who works in mainstream Bollywood as well as art house cinema. He has worked in international films like The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi (both 2012) and he received the Special Jury Award at the 2017 National Film Awards. He has acted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian and French films.[1][2]

Early life and education

Born and brought up in Goalpara, Assam, where his father was a teacher, Hussain was the youngest of seven children.[3] Hussain acted in school plays.[4] He left home at age 18[5] to study philosophy at B. Borooah College, Guwahati,[3] 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,[5][6] 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.[7][8][9]

Career

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.[3] 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.[3] As an actor, he first received acclaim in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First,[7] 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,[6] and a visiting faculty at Royal Conservatory of Performing Arts, The Hague.[10][11] He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, the National School of Drama.[6][9]

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.[12] 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,[9] 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,[13] 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 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 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]

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,[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 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 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]

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.[19]

Hussain 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.

Filmography

Year Title Role Language Notes
1986XongkolpoPulakAssameseFilm was based on "Assam Movement(1979-85)"
1987SutrapaatAssameseScenario of "Assam Movement" was shown in the film
1988Pita PutraAssamese1st film directed by Munin Barua
1989Bhai Bhaidancing in the song "uduli muduli gao milijuli"Assamesedirected by Superstar Biju Phukan
2002-2003Jasoos VijayVijayHindiTV Series, Season 1 and 2
2003In OthelloAdil/OthelloEnglish
2004Iti SrikantaSrikantaBengali
2009KamineyFlight PurserHindi
For RealRavi ShuklaEnglish
2010IshqiyaVidyadhar Verma/Shyam Prasad KulshreshthaHindi
GangorUpinBengali
2012Agent VinodColonelHindi
The Reluctant FundamentalistMustafa FazilEnglish
English VinglishSatish GodboleHindi/TamilBilingual film
Life of PiSantosh PatelEnglish
Lessons in ForgettingJ.A. KrishnamoorthyEnglish
2013LooteraInspector K.N. SinghHindi
Boyss Toh Boyss HainHindi
2014Raag: The Rhythm of Love IqbalAssameseFirst Assamese film in a lead role
Kaanchi: The UnbreakableCBI officerHindi
The XposéRajanHindi
Sringkhal[20]KalidasAssamese
Rodor Sithi[21]Assamese
Zed PlusAslam PuncturewalaHindiFirst Hindi film in a lead role
Tigers / White LiesBilalHindi
2015Main Aur CharlesAmod KantHindi
Jai Ho DemocracyMajor BaruahHindi
Unfreedom / Blemished LightDevrajEnglish/Hindi
ParchedHindi
Feast of VaranasiArjunEnglishBritish film
YatchanSelvam/VetriTamilFirst Tamil film
AhaanHindi
Nanak Shah FakirRai BullarEnglish
Arunoday-SunriseJoshiMarathiFirst Marathi Film
Angry Indian Goddesses[22]Police SuperintendentHindi
Har Har ByomkeshDeepnarayan SinghBengali
Umrika[23]PatelHindi
2016The Violin Player[24]Hindi
Crash test AglaéHindiFrench Film
BombairiyaHindi
Force 2Hindi
Kothanodi[25]DevinathAssamese
Leena's Beauty ParlourAssameseGuest role
Chakra[26]Hindi
2017Commando 2Hindi
Love SoniaShivaHindi /English
MantraHindi
Hotel SalvationHindi /English
Dobaara: See Your EvilHindi
What Will People Say[27]Norwegian
Maj Rati Keteki[28]Assamese
Naval Enna JewelIntelligence police officerMalayalamFirst Malayalam Film
The IllegalPapaEnglish [29]
2018At LargeEnglish
MaatiJamil Bengali
AiyaaryRetd. Colonel Mukesh KapoorHindi
BioscopewalaRobi BasuHindi
2.0 [30]TamilSimultaneously shot in Hindi
Nine Hours In MumbaiVeerHindi[31]

Short films

  • Rasikan Re ( Hindi, 2003)
  • Butterfly ( Hindi, 2003)
  • Doctor, Nurse and Patient (Hindi, 2010)
  • Tequila Nights (TV Movie) (Hindi, 2010)
  • Infected (English, 2012)
  • Muniya ( Hindi, 2013)
  • Dwaraka ( Hindi, 2014)
  • One Last Question (Hindi/Assamese, 2014)[32]
  • Azaad ( Hindi, 2016)
  • Bandhi ( Hindi, 2016)
  • Chutney ( Hindi, 2016)

National Film Awards

Year Category Film Result
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

Norwegian National Film Award for best Actor award of Amanda Award What Will People Say

Other awards and nominations

Year Category Film Result
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
2018 IIFA Award for Best Actor Mukti Bhawan Nominated

References

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  2. ↑ "Life of Pi – a fascinating story: movie review". EF News International. 28 November 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Grey Matter". India Today. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Psychologies: 'English Should Not Diminish Respect For All Languages'". Tehelka. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Steamed to perfection". The Hindu. 3 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "A new thinking woman's pin-up is born". Time Out, Mumbai. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Role call". The Hindu. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Goalpara boy hits the big time". The Times of India. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 "Adil Hussain: Destiny's child". The Times of India, Crest Edition. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "I'm Sridevi's husband: Adil Hussain". Hindustan Times. 1 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Adil Hussain creates space in the world stage". Assam Times. 8 November 2010. Archived from the original on 4 December 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Adil is back". The Times of India. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  13. ↑ "I'm paid well now: Adil Hussainref". The times of India. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "'English Vinglish' star Adil Hussain wins best actor award at US fest". CNN-IBN. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Adil Hussain: Was surprised to be cast as lead in 'Zed Plus'". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  16. ↑ "Adil Hussain: Charles Sobhraj like Hitler believed that what he did was correct". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  17. ↑ Hussein, Adil (20 May 2017). "I'd Love To See A Film Made On Indian Horror Concepts: Adil Hussain". Saamri.
  18. ↑ "Adil Hussain: Films like Force 2 and Commando 2 subsidise my involvement in indie cinema". Firstpost.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  19. ↑ "Acting it right - Ongole". The Hindu. 2013-03-03. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  20. ↑ "Adil Hussain to act in Assamese film". The Times of India. Guwahati. TNN. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  21. ↑ Deka, Prantik (29 September 2013). "Rodor Sithi progressing well". The Sentinel. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  22. ↑ "Angry Indian Goddesses (2015)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  23. ↑ "Umrika (2015)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  24. ↑ "The Violin Player (2016)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  25. ↑ "Kothanodi (2015)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  26. ↑ "Zubeen Garg to film Hindi directorial 'Chakra' next year". Times Of India. 30 Apr 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  27. ↑ "Iram Haq making a film about how she was kidnapped by her own parents". Cineuropa.org. 2017-02-21. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  28. ↑ "People will go to theatres if quality of films improve: Adil". Business Standard. Guwahati. Press Trust of India. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  29. ↑ "Adil Hussain: Looking forward to start 'The Illegal' shoot | Movie News". Times of India. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  30. ↑ "Adil Hussain has a role in 2.0". Times of India. Retrieved 2017-06-15.
  31. ↑ "Nine Hours In Mumbai Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  32. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
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