Hussain Dalal is an Indian writer, dialogue writer and actor. He made his acting debut on the small screen in the TV series Bring on the Night (2012) and his big screen debut in the movie the Greater Elephant (2012). Dalal's next work as an actor in Pizza (2012), a horror film directed by Karthik Subbaraj starring Vijay Sethupathi. He also acted in Margarita with a Straw (2014), directed by Shonali Bose and Nilesh Maniyar, starring Kalki Koechlin. Dalal has acted in various movies and series like A Gentleman (2017), Hichki (2022), Shameless (2018), Mere Pyare Prime Minister (2018), Judgementall Hai Kya (2019), Jawaani Jaaneman (2020), Toofaan (2021) and Call My Agent Bollywood (2021). Dalal's first project as a dialogue writer was in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), starring Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kalki Koechlin and Aditya Roy Kapoor. He also wrote the dialogues for the movie 2 States (2014), starring Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. In 2014, he won the Film Producers Guild Award for Best Dialogue Writing for his work on this Bollywood romantic drama. For his role in the short film Shameless, he was awarded the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (2018). Dalal has written dialogues for Sanam Re (2016), Dishoom (2016), Karwaan (2018), Fanney Khan (2018), Kalank (2019), Saaho (2019), Jawaani Jaaneman (2020), Call My Agent Bollywood (2021), Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022) and Shehzada (2023). Dalal has also worked as a writer for Mere Pyare Prime Minister (2018), Dhindora (2021) and Shehzada (2023). Dalal has also made appearances in many commercials, like the Head and Shoulders shampoo commercial with Ranveer Singh, a Nescafe commercial, Vodafone's Diwali campaign, and Airtel's ads. Dala married Zeeba in December 2022.
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Biography from IMDb.
- March 27, 1989 (37)
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Writer and actor
- 25 on MovieCove
What are Hussain Dalal's films like?
Across their 25 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 2 · Earnest 18
Light 5 · Serious 10 · Dark 5
Grounded 7 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 6
Gentle 3 · Charged 9 · Intense 8
Steady 5 · Shifting 11 · Whiplash 4
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 3
Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2
Casual 7 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 5 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 6
Resolved 15 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
- Heraldas Ramsevak in Greater Elephant (2012)
- Tricksteras Munna in Toofaan (2021)
Moods and endings
- Happy11
- Bittersweet8
- Ambiguous6
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Hussain Dalal's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).
- Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) · writer
- Deva (2025) · writer
- 99 Songs (2019) · writer
- Fighter (2024) · writer
- Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020) · writer
- Shehzada (2023) · writer
- Call My Agent Bollywood (2021) · writer
- Radhe Shyam (2022) · writer
- Saaho (2019) · writer
- Kalank (2019) · writer
- Shaque: Trust No One (2026) · writer
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Subscription and free streaming for Hussain Dalal's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
25 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.
Shaque: Trust No One(2026)
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
Deva(2025)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Fighter(2024)
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Bambai Meri Jaan(2023)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Jee Karda(2023)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Shehzada(2023)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Taaza Khabar(2023)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Jalsa(2022)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Radhe Shyam(2022)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Call My Agent Bollywood(2021)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Toofaan(2021)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Jawaani Jaaneman(2020)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
99 Songs(2019)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Kalank(2019)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
Saaho(2019)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Baaghi 2(2018)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Fanney Khan(2018)
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Karwaan(2018)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Dishoom(2016)
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
2 States(2014)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Happy Ending(2014)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani(2013)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Greater Elephant(2012)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Across their 25 MovieCove titles from 2012 to 2026.
How do Hussain Dalal's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th11
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
10 of their 25 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive7
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed10
Reviewers score the dialogue 47/100 and the plot and story 38/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Hussain Dalal's work okay for kids?
Across up to 18 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Hussain Dalal work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hussain Dalal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Abbas Dalal shares the most, 12.
Directors
- Rohit DhawanShared titles: Shehzada (2023), Dishoom (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Rohit Dhawan
- Ayan MukerjiShared titles: Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Ayan Mukerji
- Abhishek VarmanShared titles: Kalank (2019), 2 States (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Abhishek Varman
Writers
- Abbas DalalShared titles: Shaque: Trust No One (2026), Deva (2025), Fighter (2024), Jee Karda (2023), Taaza Khabar (2023), Jalsa (2022), Radhe Shyam (2022), Call My Agent Bollywood (2021), Jawaani Jaaneman (2020), Saaho (2019), Baaghi 2 (2018), Fanney Khan (2018)See all 12 shared titles with Abbas Dalal
- Belal KhaliqueShared titles: Jee Karda (2023), Taaza Khabar (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Belal Khalique
Actors
- Alia BhattShared titles: Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022), Kalank (2019), 2 States (2014)See all 3 shared titles with Alia Bhatt
- Parineeti ChopraShared titles: Shaque: Trust No One (2026), Dishoom (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Parineeti Chopra
- Soni RazdanShared titles: Shaque: Trust No One (2026), Call My Agent Bollywood (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Soni Razdan
- Girish KulkarniShared titles: Deva (2025), Fanney Khan (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Girish Kulkarni
Composers and editors
- Pritam ChakrabortyShared titles: Shehzada (2023), Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022), Kalank (2019), Dishoom (2016), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Pritam Chakraborty
- Ankit BalharaShared titles: Fighter (2024), Radhe Shyam (2022), Kalank (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Ankit Balhara
- Sanchit BalharaShared titles: Fighter (2024), Radhe Shyam (2022), Kalank (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Sanchit Balhara
- Shweta VenkatShared titles: Shaque: Trust No One (2026), Kalank (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Shweta Venkat
Producers
- Bhushan KumarShared titles: Shehzada (2023), Jalsa (2022), Radhe Shyam (2022), Saaho (2019), Fanney Khan (2018)See all 5 shared titles with Bhushan Kumar
- Karan JoharShared titles: Brahmastra Part One: Shiva (2022), Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020), Kalank (2019), 2 States (2014), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)See all 5 shared titles with Karan Johar
- Apoorva MehtaShared titles: Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020), Kalank (2019), 2 States (2014), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)See all 4 shared titles with Apoorva Mehta
- Sajid NadiadwalaShared titles: Kalank (2019), Baaghi 2 (2018), Dishoom (2016), 2 States (2014)See all 4 shared titles with Sajid Nadiadwala
