Person profile

Zakir Hussain

31%Slightly wokeWoke score · lower is better0% personal • 31% work

Published titles: 3
Crew roles: 0
Cast roles: 3
Profile updated: October 3, 2026
TMDB person ID: 85656

Personal context

Summary

Zakir Hussain is an Indian actor known for playing villainous and comic character roles in Hindi films, including Sarkar, Johnny Gaddaar, and Singham Returns, as well as television and web series. His career has also included theatre and work in Tamil and Telugu productions. He has said that art can engage with politics while maintaining that politics does not belong in art; no public statements on identity politics, DEI, or activism are on record.

Known Work

Published titles

Farzi
2023
as Pawan Gahlot
45%
Inspector Avinash
2023
as Samar
40%
Andhadhun
2018
as Dr. Swami