[1] Adil's grandfather, Nisar Murad, was a renowned film distributor from Sialkot in Punjab.
One of their ancestors, Murat, was a soldier of Ottoman-origin serving in the Mughal army, who settled in Punjab.
[2] In the 1980s, Adil made his debut as a child actor and appeared in his father's film Hero which was released in 1985.
He made his acting debut in the Pakistani Urdu colour film Raja Sahib in 1996.
Although the film didn't do well at the box office due to weak direction and a poorly developed storyline, his performance received highly positive feedback.