Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is a National Film Award-winning Indian
filmThe cinema of India consists of films produced across India, including the cinematic culture of Mumbai along with the cinematic traditions of provinces such as Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Punjab, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh...
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and
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
. He is considered to be one of the finest actors of Indian cinema. In 2003, the
Government of IndiaThe Government of India, also known as the Union Government or the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of a union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
honored him with the
Padma BhushanThe Padma Bhushan award is an Indian civilian decoration established 2 January 1954 by the President of India. It stands third in the hierarchy of civilian awards, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri...
for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
Early life
Naseeruddin Shah was born in
BarabankiBarabanki is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Barabanki District...
,
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh , [often referred to as U.P.] is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 190 million people,...
,
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
. He is a descendant of the 19th-century Afghan warlord
Jan Fishan KhanJan Fishan Khan, born Sayyid Muhammed Shah, was a 19th century Afghan warlord who participated in the First Anglo-Afghan War and the subsequent Indian Rebellion of 1857....
, and related to the writer
Idries ShahIdries Shah , also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimi , was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen critically acclaimed books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.Born in India, the descendant...
and the cricketer
Owais ShahOwais Alam Shah is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club, Indian Premier League team Delhi Daredevils and has appeared for England in a number of One Day Internationals and four Test matches...
. Naseeruddin Shah did his schooling at
St. Anselm's AjmerSt. Anselm's Ajmer is one the most prestigoues institute of the city of Ajmer. It was established in 1904 by THE RT. REV. DR. FORTUNATUS HENRY CAUMONT O.F.M.. It is located in the city of Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was among the first institutions of higher learning set up during the British...
and
St Joseph's College, NainitalSt Joseph's College Nainital is a boys' day boarding and residential school in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India providing public school education.-Overview:...
. He graduated in arts from
Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh Muslim University is a Residential Academic Institution. It was established in 1875 by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and in 1920 it was granted a status of Central University by an Act of Indian Parliament. It is located in the city of Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India...
in 1971 and attended
National School of DramaNational School of Drama , India's premier theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India, is deemed university and an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Govt...
in Delhi.
He has seen success in both mainstream
BollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the Indian film industry. Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the...
cinema as well as in
Parallel CinemaThe Indian New Wave, commonly known in India as Art Cinema or Parallel Cinema as an alternative to the mainstream commercial cinema, is a specific movement in Indian cinema, known for its serious content, realism and naturalism, with a keen eye on the social-political climate of the times...
. He also appeared in many international films most notably playing Captain Nemo in the Hollywood
comic bookA comic book is a magazine made up of narrative artwork, often accompanied by dialog and often including brief descriptive prose...
adaptation
The League of Extraordinary GentlemenThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 superhero film. It is a film adaptation of the acclaimed comic book limited series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore who is also famous for Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell...
.
His elder brother Zahiruddin Shah, also an alumnus of
St. Joseph's Nainital St Joseph's College Nainital is a boys' day boarding and residential school in Nainital, Uttarakhand, India providing public school education.-Overview:...
, retired from the
Indian ArmyThe Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. Its primary mission is to ensure the national security and defense of the Republic of India from external aggression and threats, and maintaining peace and security within its borders...
in early 2008 as Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning and Systems) and formerly commanded Dimapur based 3 Corps.
Career
One of the most important actors of the Indian parallel cinema in Hindi, Shah acted in movies such as
NishantNishant is a 1975 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal, and written by noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar.The film stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil...
,
AakroshAakrosh is a 1980 Hindi arthouse movie directed by auteur Govind Nihalani, and written by renowned Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar....
,
SparshSparsh is a 1980 Bollywood feature film directed by Sai Paranjpye.- Synopsis :This film is about the blind, in particular about the lives and feelings of blind children and the principal of their school...
,
Mirch Masala-Story:The film opens with an arrogant
subedar and his soldiers rampaging through a village. The subedar has an eye for women and soon spots Sonbai on the riverbank. Sonbai is an intelligent, beautiful and strong woman. Her confidence intrigues the
subedar.The film moves deeper into...
, Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai,
TrikalTrikal is an Indian movie written and directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the early 1960's Period. The film starred yester years actress, Leela Naidu, in a comeback role after many decades....
,
Bhavni BhavaiBhavni Bhavai is a 1980 Gujarati film directed by Ketan Mehta. Ketan Mehta's debut film is a successful adaptation of folk idioms into cinema. The film is dedicated to Bertolt Brecht, Goscinny and to the inventor of the Bhavai, Asait Thakore, who was a Brahmin outcast and lived among the lower...
,
JunoonJunoon is a 1978 Hindi film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Tom Alter, Shabana Azmi, Jennifer Kendal, Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Pearl Padamsee and Sushma...
,
MandiMandi is a 1983 Hindi movie directed by Shyam Benegal.The film is a satirical comedy on politics and prostitution, and stars Shabana Azmi, Naseeruddin Shah and Smita Patil...
,
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! is a 1984 Hindi art film, made by Saeed Akhtar Mirza, based on his own story, during the Parallel Cinema period of Indian cinema...
,
Ardh SatyaArdh Satya is a 1983 film directed by Govind Nihalani, his second offering after another angst ridden movie Aakrosh . Both the movies had screenplay by Vijay Tendulkar, the noted Marathi playwright, this one was based on a short story 'Surya' by D.A...
,
KathaKatha is a 1983 Hindi film by Sai Paranjpye featuring Naseeruddin Shah and Deepti Naval in the main roles. The film is about the daily lives of people living in a Bombay chawl....
, etc..
He became active in mainstream
BollywoodBollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the Indian film industry. Bollywood is the largest film producer in India and one of the...
cinema with the 1980 film
Hum PaanchHum Paanch is a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Bapu and produced by Boney Kapoor. The film features a huge all-star cast including Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, Raj Babbar, Gulshan Grover and Amrish Puri...
. His next major success in mainstream films was the 1986 multi-starrer film
KarmaKarma is a 1986 Bollywood film directed by Subhash Ghai. The film reunites Subhash Ghai and Dilip Kumar after the success of their last film together Vidhaata . The film also marked the first time Dilip Kumar was paired with veteran actress Nutan....
where he acted alongside veteran
Dilip KumarYusuf Khan , popularly known as Dilip Kumar is an Indian film actor and a former Member of Parliament. He lives in Pali Hill in the Mumbai suburb of Bandra....
. Starring roles for films such as,
IjaazatIjaazat is an acclaimed 1987 Indian Hindi film directed by Gulzar. Starring Rekha and Naseeruddin Shah in leading roles, the film followed the story of a divorced couple who accidentally meet in a railway station waiting room and discover some truths about their lives without each other...
(1987),
Jalwa (1988) and
Hero HiralalHero Hiralal is a 1988 directed by Ketan Mehta. It is a movie about an auto rickshaw driver who falls in love with a film actress.The movie had some good performances by the lead actors and by Saeed Jaffrey and Satish Shah in their supporting roles....
(1988) followed. In 1988 he played opposite his wife
Ratna Pathak-Early life:Ratna Pathak was born in Mumbai, India to Bollywood actress, Dina Pathak. She is the sister of actress Supriya Pathak.-Career:As well as appearing in many successful films, including "Mirch Masala", Ratna Pathak appeared as the wife in The Perfect Murder. She recently appeared in the...
as
Inspector GhoteInspector Ganesh V. Ghote is a fictional police officer who appears as the main character in H. R. F. Keating's detective novels...
, the fictional detective of
H. R. F. KeatingHenry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating is an English crime fiction writer most notable for his series of novels featuring Inspector Ghote of the Bombay CID.-Life:...
's novels in the Merchant-Ivory English language film
The Perfect Murder.
He acted in several multi-starrer Bollywood films as well, such as,
GhulamiGhulami is a 1985 Indian movie directed by J.P. Dutta. The film has an ensemble cast comprising Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Mazhar Khan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raza Murad, Smita Patil, Reena Roy, Anita Raj, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Shivpuri. Amitabh Bachchan provides the narration.The film's...
(1985),
TridevTridev is a 1989 star-studded Indian blockbuster directed by Rajiv Rai. The movie is an action packed saga of three men , and standing up against a crime lord called Bhujang , who has plans to spread menace in the country...
(1989) and
VishwatmaVishwatma is a 1992 Bollywood action film directed by Rajiv Rai.-Synopsis:This movie tells the story of two revenge seeking men who go to Kenya in search of the underworld leader. In Kenya they meet a heartbroken cop Nasserudin Shah whose wife was murdered and he has been searching for her killer...
(1992). In 1994, he acted as the
villainA villain is an "evil" character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. The villain usually is the antagonist, the character who tends to have a negative effect on other characters...
in
MohraMohra is a 1994 Bollywood movie starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon,Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah.The film was one of the major hits of 1994 in India...
, his 100th film as an actor. He strongly believed that the distinction between art and commercial films had largely reduced, especially with the directors of the former also making commercial films. In 2000 his dream of playing Mahatma Gandhi was realised when he played Gandhi in Kamal Hassan's critically acclaimed
Hey RamHey Ram is a controversial Indian film released both in Tamil and Hindi in 2000 and written, directed, produced by and starring Kamal Haasan...
which focused on the assassination of Gandhi from the assailant's point of view.
Later, he starred in international projects such as
Monsoon WeddingMonsoon Wedding is a film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sabrina Dhawan, which depicts romantic entanglements during a traditional Punjabi wedding in Delhi....
in 2001 and a Hollywood
comic bookA comic book is a magazine made up of narrative artwork, often accompanied by dialog and often including brief descriptive prose...
adaptation
The League of Extraordinary GentlemenThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 superhero film. It is a film adaptation of the acclaimed comic book limited series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore who is also famous for Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell...
in 2003 (co-starring
Sean ConnerySir Thomas Sean Connery , best known as Sean Connery, is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and BAFTA Award winning Scottish actor and producer....
) where he played the role of Captain Nemo. His portrayal of Nemo was very close to the design of the graphic novel, although his Nemo was far less manic. He worked in an Indian adaptation of Shakespeare's
MacbethThe Tragedy of Macbeth, commonly just Macbeth, is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
, titled
MaqboolMaqbool , a 2004 Indian film directed by Vishal Bharadwaj and starring Pankaj Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Tabu and Masumeh Makhija is an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare....
. in 2004. He then went on to work in
The Great New WonderfulThe Great New Wonderful is a film written by Sam Catlin and directed by Danny Leiner.-Plot:The Great New Wonderful is a series of vignettes of incidents taking place concurrently around Manhattan. The only other thing linking the incidents is the month in which they occur: September 2002...
. He was most recently seen in
A Wednesday.
He also made his
PakistaniThe cinema of Pakistan refers to Pakistan's film industry. Most of the feature films shot in Pakistan are in Urdu language but may also include films in Punjabi, Pashto, Balochi or Sindhi languages....
film debut in the critically-acclaimed and controversial film
Khuda Ke LiyeKhuda Kay Liye is a Pakistani Urdu language movie written, directed and produced by Shoaib Mansoor. It stars Shaan, Iman Ali, Fawad Khan and Hameed Sheikh as its main characters...
by
Shoaib MansoorShoaib Mansoor , PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani producer, director, writer, lyricist and composer.Date of Birth: August 19-Career:Shoaib Mansoor or ShoMan is one of the most influential and famous figures in the Pakistan showbiz scene...
where he played a short, yet powerful cameo.
Other media and art forms
In 1977, he along with
Tom AlterTom Alter is an Indian actor of American origin. As a thespian and television actor, he is most prominently known for his work in Hindi language Indian cinema. He is married to Carol Evans, his classmate. They have two children and live in Mumbai. He is an Indian citizen...
and
Benjamin GilaniBenjamin Gilani is a noted Indian actor. He is especially noted for portraying Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1993 film Sardar. He also acted in a hit movie, "Hum Dum"....
formed a theatre group called Motley Productions. Their first play was
Samuel BeckettSamuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish writer, dramatist and poet. Beckett's work offers a bleak outlook on human culture and both formally and philosophically became increasingly minimalist....
's novel
Waiting for GodotWaiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait for someone named Godot. Godot's absence, as well as numerous other aspects of the play, have led to many different interpretations since the play's premiere.Voted "the most significant English...
, which was staged at Prithvi Theatre on July 29, 1979.
In 1988, he acted in the
eponymAn eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named. One who is referred to as eponymous is someone who gives his or her name to something, e.g...
ous television series based on the life and times of
Mirza GhalibDabeer-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-daulah Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan , pen-name Ghalib and Asad , was a great classical Urdu and Persian poet from India during British colonial rule...
, directed by
GulzarSampooran Singh Kalra , better known by his pen name Gulzar , is an Indian poet, lyricist and director. Gulzaar primarily works in Hindi-Urdu...
and telecast on
DD NationalDD National or DD1 is Doordarshan's flagship channel and the most widely available terrestrial television channel in India.-The Early Years:...
.
In 1989, he acted as the
Maratha Marāthā has three related usages: within the Marathi speaking region it describes the dominant Maratha caste or to the Maratha and Kunbi castes together; outside Maharashtra it can refer to the entire regional population of Marathi-speaking people; historically, it describes the Maratha empire...
King
ShivajiShivaji Raje Bhosle , popularly known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj laid the foundations of the Maratha Empire. Shivaji Maharaj was younger of the two sons of Shahaji Bhosle and Jijabai...
in another
eponymAn eponym is the name of a person, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named. One who is referred to as eponymous is someone who gives his or her name to something, e.g...
ous television series
Bharat Ek KhojBharat Ek Khoj is a 53 episode television series that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. It is a series of explorations into the different periods of Indian history and was made in 1988 by the writer, director and producer...
based on
Jawaharlal NehruJawaharlal Nehru was an Indian statesman who was the first, and has been the longest-serving prime minister of India to date, having served from 1947 until 1964...
's book
The Discovery of IndiaThe Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 1942-1946 at Ahmednagar in the Ahmednagar Fort....
directed by noted film director
Shyam BenegalShyam Benegal is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter. With his first four feature films Ankur , Nishant Manthan and Bhumika he created a new genre, which has now come to be called the "middle cinema" in India.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1976 and the Padma Bhushan in 1991...
. The role of
AurangzebMuhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I, more commonly known as Aurangzeb Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I, more commonly known as Aurangzeb Muhi ud-din Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I, more commonly known as Aurangzeb ( (full title: Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan...
was performed by
Om PuriOm Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has also received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
. The story of
ShivajiShivaji Raje Bhosle , popularly known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj laid the foundations of the Maratha Empire. Shivaji Maharaj was younger of the two sons of Shahaji Bhosle and Jijabai...
was spread over two episodes.
In 1998, he played the role of
Mahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
in the play
Mahatma Vs. Gandhi, (which looked at the Mahatma's relation with Harilal Gandhi, his first son). With this, he achieved his objective of portraying Mahatma Gandhi, a role he had auditioned for
Richard AttenboroughRichard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE is an English actor, director, producer, and entrepreneur. Attenborough has won two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards and three Golden Globes...
's Gandhi. Incidentally, in 2000, he again portrayed the Mahatma, this time on film, in
Hey RamHey Ram is a controversial Indian film released both in Tamil and Hindi in 2000 and written, directed, produced by and starring Kamal Haasan...
.
His performance in
SarfaroshSarfarosh was a critically and commercially successful Bollywood action film, released in 1999. It was directed by John Matthew Matthan and starred Aamir Khan and Naseeruddin Shah. The film dealt with an Indian police officer's fight to stop cross-border terrorism...
(1999) was widely acclaimed. He played the villain with dual identity of a
GhazalThe ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th century...
singer and Pakistani spy who supports terrorism in India.
He was widely appreciated in his role of Mohit a drunken coach in the critically acclaimed film Iqbal. The role was specially written keeping him in mind by Vipul K Rawal, the writer of Iqbal. The role got him rave reviews.
He was the first of several celebrity actors, who played the role of
narratorA narrator is, within any story , the entity that conveys the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for story-telling of any kind...
in the popular audiobook series for kids
Karadi Tales,. He was also the narrator in the film
PaheliPaheli is a Bollywood movie, released in India on June 24 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead...
- the Indian entry to the
2006 Academy AwardsThe 79th Academy Awards ceremony , honored the best films of 2006 and took place on February 25, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on ABC. Ellen DeGeneres hosted the ceremony for the first time. The producer was Laura Ziskin. The announcers were Don LaFontaine and Gina Tuttle.The...
.
He has been awarded the life membership of International Film And Television Club of
Asian Academy Of Film & TelevisionThe Asian Academy of Film & Television is the pioneer most Film school in this part of the world. It is affiliated with the International Film & Television Research Center and Marwah Films & Video Studios. It is located in India's Noida Film City NCR....
.
As director
Naseeruddin Shah has been giving performances with his
theatreTheatre is a branch of the performing arts. While any performance may be considered theatre, as a performing art, it focuses almost exclusively on live performers creating a self contained drama. A performance qualifies as dramatic by creating a representational illusion...
troupe at places such as New Delhi,
MumbaiMumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city proper is the most-populous in the world, with approximately 14 million inhabitants. Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms the world's 4th largest urban agglomeration, with around...
,
BangaloreBangalore , also known as Bengaḷūru , is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration.Though historical references to the city predate 900...
and
LahoreLahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. Historically the main city of the undivided Punjab, it is often called the Garden of Mughals because of its rich Mughal heritage...
. He has directed plays written by
Ismat ChughtaiIsmat Chughtai 1 was an eminent Indian Urdu writer, known for her indomitable spirit and a fierce feminist ideology. She was considered the grand dame of Urdu fiction, as one of the four pillars of modern Urdu short story, the other three being Saadat Hasan Manto, Krishan...
and
Saadat Hasan MantoSaadat Hassan Manto was a Pakistani Urdu short story writer, most known for his Urdu short stories , 'Bu' , 'Khol Do' , 'Thanda Gosht' , and his magnum opus, Toba Tek Singh'....
.
His directorial debut in movie,
Yun Hota To Kya HotaYun Hota To Kya Hota is a 2006 Bollywood film. The film directed by Naseeruddin Shah stars Konkona Sen Sharma, Ayesha Takia, Jimmy Shergill, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani, Saroj Khan and Irfan Khan...
, was released in 2006. The movie stars several established actors such as
Paresh RawalParesh Rawal is an Indian actor from Bollywood, Mumbai of Gujarati background.Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles....
,
Irfan KhanSahabzade Irrfan Ali Khan also popularly known as Irrfan Khan is an Indian actor in film, television and theatre...
and newcomer
Ayesha TakiaAyesha Takia Azmi born as Ayesha Takia on April 10, 1986 is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood movies.-Career:Ayesha started her career with the "I am a Complan Girl!" advertising campaign and she also appeared in a music video, Falguni Pathak's Meri Chunarii Udd Udd Jaye, when she was...
and his own son Imaad Shah.
Personal life
He is married to Bollywood actress Ratna Pathak Shah. They have a daughter, Heeba, and two sons,
ImaadImaad Shah is the son of actor Naseeruddin Shah and the actress Ratna Pathak Shah..-Carrer:Imaad Shah went to The Doon School, Dehradun. Imaad made an impressive acting debut in 2006 in Yun Hota To Kya Hota and in 2007 in Dil Dosti Etc, under Prakash Jha. He met with an accident and was...
and Vivaan. They have co-starred in the films like Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Mirch Masala and
The Perfect MurderThe Perfect Murder is a 1988 English language Indian film directed by Zafar Hai and produced by Merchant-Ivory. The film is based on the 1964 novel The Perfect Murder by British crime fiction writer HRF Keating and stars Naseeruddin Shah as Inspector Ghote, the leading character in Keating's novels...
Awards
- 1980: National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor. The award was first given in 1954. The most time winners are Kamal Haasan & Mammootty - 3 awards each best actor category....
, Sparsh
- 1980: Filmfare Best Actor Award, Aakrosh
- 1981: Filmfare Best Actor Award, Chakra
- 1983: Filmfare Best Actor Award, Masoom
- 1985: National Film Award for Best Actor
The National Film Award for Best Actor. The award was first given in 1954. The most time winners are Kamal Haasan & Mammootty - 3 awards each best actor category....
, Paar
- 1984: The Volpi Cup (Award for Best Actor) at Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. Founded by Count Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata in 1932 as the "Esposizione Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica", the festival has since taken place every year in late August or early September on the island of the Lido, Venice,...
for Paar
- 1987: Padma Shri
Padma Shri is an award given by the Government of India generally to Indian citizens to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Social Service and public life...
, India's fourth highest civilian award
- 2000: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, an academy for performing arts. It is the highest Indian recognition given to practicing artists. The award consists since 2003 of Rs. 50,000, a citation, an angavastram , and a tamrapatra...
- 2000: IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Award — Artistic Excellence for Performance in a Negative Role for Sarfarosh
- 2003: Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan award is an Indian civilian decoration established 2 January 1954 by the President of India. It stands third in the hierarchy of civilian awards, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri...
, India's third highest civilian award
- 2004: 7th International Film Festival of Mumbai
Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city proper is the most-populous in the world, with approximately 14 million inhabitants. Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms the world's 4th largest urban agglomeration, with around...
- Award for contribution to Indian cinema
- 2007: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
The National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor winners:-References:...
, Iqbal
- 2008: Zenith Asia Award at the Asian Film Festival, Pune
Selected filmography
- Nishant (1975) — Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi
- Manthan
Manthan , was a 1976 Hindi film made by Shyam Benegal, based on a story written jointly by, Verghese Kurien Manthan (Hindi: मन्थन, Urdu: منتھن) (The Churning), was a 1976 Hindi film made by Shyam Benegal, based on a story written jointly by, Verghese Kurien Manthan (Hindi: मन्थन, Urdu: منتھن) (The...
(1976) — Smita Patil
- Bhumika
Bhumika is a 1977 Indian movie directed by Shyam Benegal. The movie stars Smita Patil, Amol Palekar, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah and Amrish Puri....
(1977) — Smita Patil...Sunil Verma
- Junoon
Junoon is a 1978 Hindi film produced by Shashi Kapoor and directed by Shyam Benegal. The film stars Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Tom Alter, Shabana Azmi, Jennifer Kendal, Karan Kapoor, Kunal Kapoor, Sanjana Kapoor, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, Pearl Padamsee and Sushma...
(1978) — Shabana Azmi ...Sarfaraz Khan
- Sparsh
Sparsh is the Sanskrit word for touch. It can refer to:*Kan-swars or sparsh-swars as an ornamentic of ragas in Indian Classical Music*Sparsh - Touch a life, a non profit charity organization*Sparsh , a 1980 Indian film...
(1979) — Shabana Azmi ...Aniruddh Parmar
- Aakrosh
Aakrosh is a 1980 Hindi arthouse movie directed by auteur Govind Nihalani, and written by renowned Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar....
(1980) — Smita Patil
- Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (1980) — Shabana Azmi
- Bhavni Bhavai
Bhavni Bhavai is a 1980 Gujarati film directed by Ketan Mehta. Ketan Mehta's debut film is a successful adaptation of folk idioms into cinema. The film is dedicated to Bertolt Brecht, Goscinny and to the inventor of the Bhavai, Asait Thakore, who was a Brahmin outcast and lived among the lower...
(1980) — Smita Patil
- Chakra (1981) — Smita Patil
- Katha (1981) — Deepti Naval
- Umrao Jaan
Umrao Jaan is a Bollywood film released in 1981. It is based on the Urdu novel Umrao Jaan Ada , written by Mirza Hadi Ruswa based on the famous Lucknow courtesan...
(1981) — Rekha
- Bazaar
Bazaar is a 1982 Indian film directed by Sagar Sarhadi and starring Naseeruddin Shah, Farooq Shaikh, Smita Patil and Supriya Pathak.The film highlights the tragedy of young girls being sold by needy parents to affluent Indians in the Gulf...
(1982) — Smita Patil
- Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983) — Bhakti Barve
Bhakti Barve or Bhakti Barve Inamdar was a noted Indian film, theatre and television actress in Marathi, Hindi, and Gujarati. She is most known for her role in Kundan Shah's comedy classic Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro , where she acted alongside Naseeruddin Shah, Satish Shah and Ravi Basvani...
- Masoom
Masoom is a 1983 Indian film and Shekhar Kapur's first directorial venture. The critically acclaimed film starred Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Tanuja, Supriya Pathak and Saeed Jaffrey, as well as child actors Jugal Hansraj and Urmila Matondkar. The screenplay and dialogues were written by...
(1983) — Shabana Azmi
- Woh 7 Din (1983) — Padmini Kohlapure
- Paar (1984) — Shabana Azmi
- Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! is a 1984 Hindi art film, made by Saeed Akhtar Mirza, based on his own story, during the Parallel Cinema period of Indian cinema...
(1984)
- Holi
Holi is a 1984 Indian film directed by Ketan Mehta, whose socially conscious work has been compared to American director, Spike Lee. The film is based on eponymous play by Marathi writer, Mahesh Elkunchwar...
(1984)
- Ghulami
Ghulami is a 1985 Indian movie directed by J.P. Dutta. The film has an ensemble cast comprising Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Mazhar Khan, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Raza Murad, Smita Patil, Reena Roy, Anita Raj, Naseeruddin Shah and Om Shivpuri. Amitabh Bachchan provides the narration.The film's...
(1985) — Smita Patil
- Trikaal
Trikal is an Indian movie written and directed by Shyam Benegal, set in Goa during the early 1960's Period. The film starred yester years actress, Leela Naidu, in a comeback role after many decades....
(1985)
- Mirch Masala
-Story:The film opens with an arrogant
subedar and his soldiers rampaging through a village. The subedar has an eye for women and soon spots Sonbai on the riverbank. Sonbai is an intelligent, beautiful and strong woman. Her confidence intrigues the
subedar.The film moves deeper into...
(1985) — Smita Patil
- Karma
Karma is a 1986 Bollywood film directed by Subhash Ghai. The film reunites Subhash Ghai and Dilip Kumar after the success of their last film together Vidhaata . The film also marked the first time Dilip Kumar was paired with veteran actress Nutan....
(1986) — Kishori Shahane
- Jalwa (1987) — Archana Puran Singh
- Tamas
Tamas may refer to:* Tamas , the philosophical concept of darkness and death, the lowest of the three gunas.* Tamas , a highly acclaimed 1987 TV series/movie about Partition of India directed by Govind Nihalani....
(1987)
- Ijaazat
Ijaazat is an acclaimed 1987 Indian Hindi film directed by Gulzar. Starring Rekha and Naseeruddin Shah in leading roles, the film followed the story of a divorced couple who accidentally meet in a railway station waiting room and discover some truths about their lives without each other...
(1987) — Rekha
- Hero Hiralal
Hero Hiralal is a 1988 directed by Ketan Mehta. It is a movie about an auto rickshaw driver who falls in love with a film actress.The movie had some good performances by the lead actors and by Saeed Jaffrey and Satish Shah in their supporting roles....
(1988) — Sanjana Kapoor
- Maalamaal (1988)
- Pestonjee (1988) —Shabana Azmi
- The Perfect Murder (1988) — Ratna Pathak
- Tridev
Tridev is a 1989 star-studded Indian blockbuster directed by Rajiv Rai. The movie is an action packed saga of three men , and standing up against a crime lord called Bhujang , who has plans to spread menace in the country...
(1989) — Sonam
- Ek Ghar
Ek Ghar is a 1991 Hindi film directed by Girish Kasaravalli with Deepti Naval, Naseeruddin Shah and Rohini Hattangadi....
(1991)
- Vishwatma
Vishwatma is a 1992 Bollywood action film directed by Rajiv Rai.-Synopsis:This movie tells the story of two revenge seeking men who go to Kenya in search of the underworld leader. In Kenya they meet a heartbroken cop Nasserudin Shah whose wife was murdered and he has been searching for her killer...
(1992) — Sonam
- Chamatkar
Chamatkar is a Hindi movie which was directed by Rajiv Mehra and released in India in 1992....
(1992)
- Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa is a 1993 Indian Bollywoodfilm directed by Kundan Shah. Shahrukh Khan plays the role named Sunil. The film also stars Suchitra Krishnamurthy, Naseeruddin Shah and Deepak Tijori...
(1993)
- Sir (1993)
- Mohra
Mohra is a 1994 Bollywood movie starring Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Raveena Tandon,Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah.The film was one of the major hits of 1994 in India...
(1994)- Mr. Zindal
- Naajayaz
-Plot:Inspector Jay Bakshi is assigned to the case of taking down gangleader Raj Solanki, until some exciting evidence results in his removal from the case. Raj Solanki is his biological father.It was also a blockbuster in 1995 and Ajay devgan was nominated for best actor at Filmfare for his role...
(1995) — Reema Lagoo
- Chaahat
Chaahat is a 1996 Bollywood film by director Mahesh Bhatt. The cast of this film is Shahrukh Khan, Pooja Bhatt, Naseeruddin Shah, Ramya Krishna and Anupam Kher.-Synopsis:...
(1996)
- Bombay Boy's (1997)
- Chinagate
China Gate is a 1998 Hindi Bollywood film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi. The film is a "humble tribute to the late Akira Kurosawa", crediting Seven Samurai as its inspiration...
(1998)
- Such a Long Journey (1998)
- Sarfarosh
Sarfarosh was a critically and commercially successful Bollywood action film, released in 1999. It was directed by John Matthew Matthan and starred Aamir Khan and Naseeruddin Shah. The film dealt with an Indian police officer's fight to stop cross-border terrorism...
(1999)
- Hey Ram
Hey Ram is a controversial Indian film released both in Tamil and Hindi in 2000 and written, directed, produced by and starring Kamal Haasan...
(2000) Mahatma GandhiMohandas Karamchand Gandhi was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement...
- Monsoon Wedding
Monsoon Wedding is a film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sabrina Dhawan, which depicts romantic entanglements during a traditional Punjabi wedding in Delhi....
(2001) — Lalit Verma
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 superhero film. It is a film adaptation of the acclaimed comic book limited series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen by Alan Moore who is also famous for Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell...
(2003) as Captain NemoCaptain Nemo is a fictional character featured in Jules Verne's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and The Mysterious Island . Nemo, one of the most famous Anti-heroes in fiction, is a mysterious figure. He is a scientific genius who roams the depths of the sea in his submarine, the...
- Encounter: The Killing (2002) — Tara Deshpande
- Maqbool
Maqbool , a 2004 Indian film directed by Vishal Bharadwaj and starring Pankaj Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Tabu and Masumeh Makhija is an adaptation of the play Macbeth by Shakespeare....
(2003)
- 3 Deewarein
3 Deewarein is a 2003 Hindi film directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, who also stars in the film alongside Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla, Naseeruddin Shah and Gulshan Grover.- Plot :...
(2003) — Sujata Mehta
- Main Hoon Na
Main Hoon Na is a Hindi Bollywood film written and directed by Farah Khan and produced by Gauri Khan and Shahrukh Khan; it was released on April 30, 2004 and went on to become a box-office success .It starred Shah Rukh Khan ,Sushmita Sen in main roles as well as Zayed Khan & Amrita Rao who played...
(2004) — Brig. Shekhar Sharma
- Paheli
Paheli is a Bollywood movie, released in India on June 24 2005, directed by Amol Palekar and produced by Gauri Khan, Sanjiv Chawla and Shahrukh Khan, who also plays the male lead...
(2005) Voice of narrator
- The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)
- Iqbal
Iqbal is a 2005 Hindi Bollywood film written by Vipul K Rawal and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor and was released under Subhash Ghai's new banner, "Mukta Searchlight Films"....
(2005)
- Being Cyrus
Being Cyrus is an English language Indian film directed by Homi Adajania and released in 2006. It is a psychological drama revolving around a dysfunctional family...
(2006) — Dinshaw Sethnaa
- Krrish
Krrish is a 2006 Indian superhero science fiction film. The film was directed, produced, and written by Rakesh Roshan, while the screenplay was written by Robin Bhatt, Sachin Bhowmick, Honey Irani, Akarsh Khurana, and Sanjay Masoom. The film is a sequel to Koi.....
(2006)
- Omkara (2006)
- Banaras
Banaras - A Mystic Love Story is the name of an Indian Bollywood film directed by Pankaj Parashar released in 2006. The film takes place in the Hindu Holy city of Varanasi and is centered around the relationship of a young woman with her parents and her lover. The storyline also has a strong...
(2006)
- Parzania
Parzania is a 2007 Indian drama film co-written and directed by Rahul Dholakia; David N. Donihue is the other co-writer. The film featured Naseeruddin Shah and Sarika in the lead roles, while Corin Nemec and Raj Zutshi played supporting roles...
(2007) — Sarika
- Amal
Amal may refer to:* Åmål, a small town in Sweden* Amal Movement, a Lebanese political party and militia organisation* Amal McCaskill , American basketball player* Amal Hijazi Amal may refer to:* Åmål, a small town in Sweden* Amal Movement, a Lebanese political party and militia organisation* Amal...
(2007)
- Khuda Ke Liye
Khuda Kay Liye is a Pakistani Urdu language movie written, directed and produced by Shoaib Mansoor. It stars Shaan, Iman Ali, Fawad Khan and Hameed Sheikh as its main characters...
(2007)
- Dus Kahaniyaan
Dus Kahaniyaan is a 2007 anthology Indian film comprising ten short films telling ten different stories which are directed by a host of six directors.- Main cast :...
(2007)
- Mithya
Mithya is a Bollywood film that was released on February 8, 2008. Directed by Rajat Kapoor and produced by Arindam Chaudhuri, the film stars Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Naseeruddin Shah and Vinay Pathak in pivotal roles...
(2008)
- Shoot on Sight
Shoot On Sight is a 2007 film directed by Jag Mundhra and produced by Aron Govil. The film is ready for release and is being marketed and distributed globally by Aron Govil Productions Inc.-Plot:...
(2008)
- Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na is a 2008 Hindi-language film written and directed by Abbas Tyrewala. The film stars Imran Khan and Genelia D'Souza in pivotal roles...
(2008)
- A Wednesday (2008)
- Maharathi
Maharathi is a Hindi movie produced by Dhilin Mehta. The film was directed by Shivam Nair and stars Boman Irani, Neha Dhupia, Ashwin Nayak, Om Puri, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah and Tara Sharma. The films music is by Shibani Kashyap-Cast:...
(2008) as Jaisingh Adenwalla
- Barah Aana
Barah Aana is an Indian comedy-drama film written and directed by Raja Menon. The title refers to 12 Barah in Hindustani aanas , which was a unit of Indian currency before decimalisation. Barah Aana stars Naseeruddin Shah, Tannishtha Chatterjee , Vijay Raaz and Arjun Mathur...
(2009) as Shukla
- Firaaq
Firaaq is a 2008 Hindi film set one month after the 2002 violence in Gujarat, India, and looks at the aftermath in terms of the effects on the lives of everyday people. It claims to be based on "a thousand true stories". Firaaq means both separation and quest in Urdu...
(2009) as Khan Sahab
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