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Portrait of Adil Hussain

Acting

Adil Hussain

Career

Active from 2004 to 2026, busiest in 2015 and 2019 with 8 main titles each.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Mercy
Mercy
GoodWatch score91/100

Characters

1

The characters Adil Hussain played, best-known titles first.

Adil Hussain as Commissioner of Police, Delhi, Kumar Vijay

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 41 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Adil Hussain Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0
  • Scare
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 10
  • Indian Cinema 8
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Psychological Depth 3
  • Intense Suspense 3
  • Bollywood 3
  • Emotional Turmoil 3
  • Contemporary Realism 3
  • Emotional Journey 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Class Struggle 3
  • Coming-of-Age 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

76
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
The Method
The Method

as Rishi

Ram Part I
Ram Part I

as Chithambaravel

Golmaal Gharana
Golmaal Gharana

as Mr. Khanna

2020s

22 titles · average score 66
Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War
Operation Safed Sagar: The Untold Story of the Kargil War (2026)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Vinod Patney

Max, Min and Meowzaki
Max, Min and Meowzaki (2026)

as Ramesh Mahadevan

Mercy
Mercy (2025)
GoodWatch score 91

as Father Joel

Ulajh
Ulajh (2024)
GoodWatch score 42

as Dhanraj Bhatia

Tooth Pari: When Love Bites
Tooth Pari: When Love Bites (2023)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Footprints on Water
Footprints on Water (2023)

as Raghu

Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Ramkishore Negi

The Storyteller
The Storyteller (2022)
GoodWatch score 71

as Ratan Garodia

Bell Bottom
Bell Bottom (2021)
GoodWatch score 54

as Santook

India Sweets and Spices
India Sweets and Spices (2021)
GoodWatch score 57

as Ranjit Kapur

The Illegal
The Illegal (2021)
GoodWatch score 84

as Papa

Pareeksha
Pareeksha (2020)
GoodWatch score 69

as Buchchi Paswan

2010s

48 titles · average score 61
Delhi Crime
Delhi Crime (2019)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Kumar Vijay

2.0
2.0 (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

as Home Minister

Love Sonia
Love Sonia (2018)
GoodWatch score 73

as Shiva

What Will People Say
What Will People Say (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

as Mirza

Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Aditya Sahil

Mukti Bhawan
Mukti Bhawan (2016)
GoodWatch score 72

as Rajiv

Unfreedom
Unfreedom (2015)
GoodWatch score 28

as Devraj Singh

Lootera
Lootera (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

as K. N. Singh

Life of Pi
Life of Pi (2012)
GoodWatch score 77

as Santosh Patel

Agent Vinod
Agent Vinod (2012)
GoodWatch score 40

as Colonel

English Vinglish
English Vinglish (2012)
GoodWatch score 80

as Satish Godbole

Gangor
Gangor (2011)

as Upin

2000s

3 titles · average score 76
Kaminey
Kaminey (2009)
GoodWatch score 86

as Flight Purser

Iti Srikanta
Iti Srikanta (2004)

as Srikanta

Calendar Girls
Calendar Girls (2003)
GoodWatch score 67

as Jem's Friend 1