Hussain Dalal

Hussain Dalal—now there’s a guy who wears a lotta hats in the industry. He kicked off his acting journey on TV with Bring on the Night back in 2012, then jumped straight into films with The Greater Elephant that same year. Didn’t waste any time, honestly. Not long after, he was in Pizza, that freaky horror flick with Vijay Sethupathi (who, by the way, totally steals every scene he’s in). Hussain’s also popped up in Margarita with a Straw, that super moving film with Kalki Koechlin. The man’s filmography? It’s basically a massive, colorful buffet—A Gentleman, Hichki, Shameless, Mere Pyare Prime Minister, Judgementall Hai Kya, Jawaani Jaaneman, Toofaan, and even Call My Agent. Dude gets around. But acting’s just half his game. He’s got some killer dialogue chops too. His first big writing gig? Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani—yep, the Ranbir-Deepika blockbuster. He’s penned lines for stuff like 2 States, Sanam Re, Dishoom, Karwaan, Fanney Khan, Kalank, Saaho, and even Brahmastra. Won the Film Producers Guild Award for best dialogue writing in 2014—pretty wild. He’s not just a behind-the-scenes guy either. He snagged a Filmfare Award for acting in Shameless, a short film that got people talking. Oh, and commercials? He’s done loads—Head & Shoulders with Ranveer Singh, Nescafe, Vodafone, Airtel—you name it. Off-screen, he got hitched to Zeeba in December 2022. Guy’s living the dream, no joke.