Hussain Dalal

Hussain Dalal
Born (1989-03-27) 27 March 1989
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active2012–present
Spouse
Zeeba Hussain
(m. 2022)
[1]

Hussain Dalal is an Indian actor and screenwriter, known for his work in Hindi films.[2] He has written dialogues for films such as Bring On the Night (2012), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), Margarita with a Straw (2014), 2 States (2014), Dhindora (2021) and Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2022).[3] In September 2017, he appeared as one of the three mentors along with Zakir Khan and Mallika Dua for the fifth season of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, which was judged by Akshay Kumar.[4]

Filmography

As screenwriter

Year Film Notes
2012 Greater Elephant
2013 Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
2014 2 States
2016 Sanam Re
Dishoom
2018 Karwaan
Fanney Khan
2019 Mere Pyare Prime Minister
Kalank
Saaho
2020 Jawaani Jaaneman
2021 Dhindora
Call My Agent: Bollywood Web series on Netflix
2022 Rudra: The Edge of Darkness
Jalsa
Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva [5]
2023 Shehzada
Taaza Khabar Web series on Disney+Hotstar
The Trial Web series on Disney+Hotstar
Bambai Meri Jaan Web series on Amazon Prime
2024 Fighter
Blackout
Visfot
2025 Deva
Sikandar

Acting roles

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Lafangey Parindey TV Show Crew
2012 Bring On the Night Devang Oza Teleivison series
Greater Elephant Ramsevak
2014 Margarita with a Straw Dhruv
Pizza Sameer Yadav
2017 Hanuman: Da' Damdaar Gardua Voiceover
A Gentleman Samarth Dixit
2018 Shameless Praveen Short film[6]
Hichki Vinay Mathur
2019 Judgementall Hai Kya Varun Bahl
2021 Call My Agent: Bollywood Himself Special appearance
Toofaan Munna
Kaali Peeli Tales Ashwin Television series
2022 Homecoming Imroze
Salesman of the Year Karthik Reddy Television series
2023 Gunchakkar Vipul Thakkar Short film
Jee Karda Shahid Ansari Television series
2025 Costao Peter D'Mello
Do You Wanna Partner Investor Television series
2026 O'Romeo Chhotu [7]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result Ref.
2014 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Dialogue Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani Won [8]
2018 Filmfare Short Film Awards Best Actor Shameless Won [9]
2023 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Adapted Screenplay The Trial Nominated [10]

References

  1. ^ "Brahmastra Writer Hussain Dalal Ties The Knot; Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy Congratulate Couple". News18. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "In the frame, behind the scenes". Mumbai Mirror. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  3. ^ Mathew, Suresh (4 August 2018). "Meet Hussain Dalal, the Man Behind Irrfan's Shaukat In 'Karwaan'". The Quint. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Akshay Kumar's The Great Indian Laughter Challenge judges sacked due to low TRPs". Mid-day. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Brahmāstra writer opens up on overcoming setbacks, recalls producers losing confidence amid dialogue criticism". The Times of India. 3 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Exclusive! Hussain Dalal on the success of 'Shameless': As kids, we've all dreamt of being at the Oscars". The Times of India. 7 February 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  7. ^ "Hussain Dalal calls O Romeo co-star Shahid Kapoor the 'finest actor of our time'". Mid-day. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Star Guild Awards 2014 Winners List". Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Hussain Dalal – Best Actor Male". Filmfare. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Nominations for the Filmfare OTT Awards 2023: Full list out". Filmfare. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2026.