Zakir Hussain

Zakir Hussain is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi films, often in villain or comic roles. A graduate of the National School of Drama, he began his film career in 2004 with Ek Hasina Thi.

He drew notice as the villain Rashid in Sarkar (2005), which brought him a Stardust award, and had a breakout part in Johnny Gaddaar (2007). Later credits include Paan Singh Tomar (2012), Singham Returns (2014), Badlapur (2015), Raees (2017) and Andhadhun (2018), plus the series Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare and Farzi (2023). He is not the tabla player of the same name. He appears in Jumper (2026) on this site.