Adil Hussain
Vorlage:Infobox person Adil Hussain (Vorlage:Lang-as, born October 5, 1963) is an Indian stage, television and film actor from the state of Assam, who works in mainstream Hindi cinema as well as art house cinema. He has worked in international films like The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012) and Life of Pi (2012).
Early life and education
Born and brought up in Goalpara, Assam, Hussain acted in school plays. He left home at age 18[1] and completed his college from Guwahati, he started acting in college plays and also performing as a standup comedian and also he mimicked popular Bollywood actors, in between the performances of a local stand-up comedian group, the Bhaya Mama Group. He worked as a standup comedian for six years, joined a mobile theatre and also did some local cinema,[1][2] before moving to Delhi, where he studied at National School of Drama, Delhi (1990–1993) and thereafter at the Drama Studio London on a Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship.[3][4][5]
Career
He started his stage career in Delhi, though continued training under Khalid Tyabji. As an actor, he received acclaim in Othello: A Play in Black and White (1999), which was awarded the Edinburgh Fringe First,[3] 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,[2] and a visiting faculty at Royal Conservatory of Performing Arts, Hague.[6][7] He is also a visiting faculty at his alma mater, at the National School of Drama.[2][5]
In 2004, he made his Bengali film debut along with Soha Ali Khan in period drama, Iti Srikanta, where he played the lead role.[8] On television, he appeared in the lead role, in detective series, Jasoos Vijay (2002–2003) produced by BBC World Service Trust. Though he had appeared in a few Assamese films,[5] 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,[9] though his first major role was in Saif Ali Khan-Kareena 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.[4]
He next appeared alongside Sridevi in 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.[10] His upcoming films are Aditya Bhattacharya’s Bombay Most Wanted, Vikramaditya Motwane’s Lootera and Partho Sen-Gupta's Sunrise.[2]
Personal life
Hussain is married and has a two-year old son. He currently lives in Delhi.[2]
Filmography
- In Othello (2003)
- Iti Srikanta (2004)
- Kaminey (2009)
- Ishqiya (2010)
- Agent Vinod (2012)
- English Vinglish (2012)
- The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
- Life of Pi (2012)
- Lessons in Forgetting (2012)
- Blemished Light (2012)
- Lootera (2013)
- Leena's Beauty Parlour (Assamese, Guest role, 2013)
- Sringkhal (Assamese, 2013)
- Television
- Jasoos Vijay (2002–2003, Season 1 and 2)
- Short Films (for Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute)
- Doctor, Nurse and Patient (Hindi, 2010)
- Infected (English, 2012)
References
External links
- ↑ a b Steamed to perfection, The Hindu, October 3, 2012
- ↑ a b c d e A new thinking woman’s pin-up is born. Time Out, Mumbai, 27. April 2012.
- ↑ a b Role call, The Hindu, September 9, 2010
- ↑ a b Goalpara boy hits the big time, The Times of India, Mar 23, 2012
- ↑ a b c Adil Hussain: Destiny's child, The Times of India, Crest Edition, January 29, 2011
- ↑ I’m Sridevi’s husband: Adil Hussain, Hindustan Times, April 01, 2012
- ↑ Adil Hussain creates space in the world stage, Assam Times, 08 November, 2010
- ↑ Adil is back In: The Times of India, Nov 11, 2009
- ↑ I'm paid well now: Adil Hussainref, The times of India, Sep 16, 2010
- ↑ 'English Vinglish' star Adil Hussain wins best actor award at US fest, CNN-IBN, Oct 12, 2012