Actor and dialogue writer Hussain Dalal is known primarily for his work in the acclaimed Bollywood romantic drama Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), which earned him the Film Producers Guild Award for Best Dialogue Writing in 2014.
As an actor, he has essayed supporting roles in movies like Margarita with a Straw (2014), A Gentleman (2017) and the Rani Mukerji starrer Hichki (2018). Notable among Hussain's film credits as a dialogue writer are 2 States (2014), the action comedy Dishoom (2016), the comedy-drama Karwaan (2018) and the musical comedy Fanney Khan (2018).