Adil Hussain

Adil Hussain (Assamese: আদিল হুছেইন, 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 Film like The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Life of Pi (both 2012).He has acted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali and Tamil,Marathi,Frence films.

Early life and education

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.