Acclaimed screen and stage actor Adil Hussain, who was last seen in Zubeen Garg-starrer Assamese film Sikaar, has been honoured with the prestigious Anandaram Dhekial Phukon Award 2024, in recognition of his contribution to the world of cinema and theatre. The award ceremony was held recently at Nagaon’s Anandaram Dhekial Phukon College.
Expressing his gratitude in receiving the honour, the National Award-winning actor said, “I am truly overwhelmed and thankful to the college community for conferring this award upon me. I hope the students of this college pursue their dreams with the support of their teachers.” The award was presented to him by the Vice Chancellor of Guwahati University, Dr Noni Gopal Mahanta.
It is my honour to have received the Anandaram Dhekial Phukan Award today at the ADP College in Nowgong for my contributionto Film and Theatre. So much love and good wishes from so many people. My gratitude to the Vice Chancellor of The Guwahati University for handing over the… https://t.co/g0Ye53ho9b
— Adil hussain (@_AdilHussain) October 21, 2024
Best known for his performance in The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Life of Pi Mukti Bhawan, Maj Rati Keteki, English Vinglish and Lootera, Adil has acted in movies in various languages, including Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Norwegian and French. Among his other recent projects are Mukhbir – The Story of a Spy (Hindi web series), Dr. Bezbaruah 2 (Assamese film), Tooth Pari: When Love Bites (Hindi web series), Sergeant (Hindi film), Otta (Malayalam film) and Ulajh (Hindi film).
The actor recently made headlines after saying in an interview that he regretted being a part of Animal director Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s film Kabir Singh. Speaking in a podcast earlier, Adil also commented on the global acclaim that regional films – including Jr NTR and Ram Charan starring RRR – have received in recent times. He said, “Assamese cinema has already gone there. It doesn’t have to be an RRR kind of film. I don’t consider RRR as a great film. It is an entertaining film. Also, don’t forget that Oscar is… It’s a game that you have to play. It of course has a very very high standard of choice that they generally go for good films, but not necessarily the greatest. Films like RRR are very entertaining, extremely entertaining… that much I know… but it is not a great film. I would rather prefer a Village Rockstar than RRR, (sic).”
