spian morphs into his character on-screen and one tends to forget that y're actually seeing Adil Hussain. Instead, one sees Rajiv in Mukti Bhavan, a son trying to come to terms with his far’s dying wish; one sees Mr Patel (Pi’s far) in Life of Pi, brimming full of wisdom; and one sees Mirza, a blood-curdling patriarch, in What Will People Say. Throughout his filmic journey, Hussain’s own persona remains hidden, ever-so-firmly, on big screen. Every character that he plays is a portrait and t just an archetype. Perhaps this is what distinguishes Adil Hussain from cinemagoer’s inevitable palette,  glitterati. This and his ubiquitous presence in film festivals across nation (Hussain has acted in English, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, rwegian, and French films). It comes as a surprise n, that actor has signed up for next season in newest spin of Star Trek franchise: Star Trek Discovery. Read more:

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From Art Films to Big-budget Sci-fi

Despite being a bastion of alternate, independent, and thought-provoking cinema, Hussain is t averse to mainstream. He was seen alongside Sridevi in English Vinglish seven years ago, he was seen for a few minutes in Kabir Singh, and w  actor is all set to immortalise himself playing a character for Star Trek franchise. Adil Hussain will be seen in third season of Star Trek Discovery. series is a prequel to original Star Trek series: a phemenally popular -opera that aired in late 60s. 

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actor, who is was last seen at Busan film festival where he was representing two new films, is all set to act in something that is, on face of it, light-years away from what actor usually does ⁠— Star Trek is probably biggest thing to happen to Science Fiction genre. In fact, its influence goes way beyond science fiction. Star Trek exists somewhere, probably right alongside Friends, near core of American pop culture. In fact, Star Trek universe spans urds of 700 TV episodes, twelve movies, and endless fan fiction. What’s more, saga has, over time, even mand to spawn constructed langus spoken by fictitious characters (most tably Klingon) and a fandom that makes up a major chunk of comic conventions across US and globe. In this context, it will be interesting to see how Hussain’s ‘alternate’ sensibilities will reconcile mselves. Would it, perhaps, be a sabbatical of sorts for actor? With  sort of ‘cosplay’ performances that are expected from actors of this decades-old franchise, one school of thought by netizens following actor is that Adil Hussain won’t really be taxing himself with Star Trek Discovery. Ors speculate that his acting might be at odds with 'steel and ' characters. Eir way, Star Trek Discovery is sure to be a fluffy new fear in his cap, one that is already well-feared.

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