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Naseeruddin Shah unveils a novel in Mumbai

NewKerala.com - Found Jun. 22, 2009
Collins India, actor Naseeruddin Shah released 'Arzee, the Dwarf', a comical fiction penned by Chandrahas Choudhury in Mumbai. Naseeruddin Shah...

Posted on June 22, 2009, 4:17 am

Naseeruddin Shah unveils a novel in Mumbai

Malaysia Sun - Found Jun. 20, 2009
Collins India, actor Naseeruddin Shah released 'Arzee, the Dwarf', a comical fiction penned by Chandrahas Choudhury in Mumbai. Naseeruddin Shah...
Naseeruddin Shah unveils a novel in Mumbai - Yahoo! India
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Posted on June 20, 2009, 12:10 pm

Naseeruddin Shah unveils a novel in Mumbai

Daily India - Found Jun. 20, 2009
Mumbai, June 20: In an event jointly hosted by Crossword India's Lifestyle Bookstore and Harper Collins India, actor Naseeruddin Shah released ...

Posted on June 20, 2009, 5:50 am

Naseeruddin Shah launches DVD on works of Shakespeare +

Malaysia Sun - Found Apr. 27, 2009
Mumbai, Apr 24 : Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah launched a DVD consisting of works of Shakespeare on the occasion of 445th birth anniversary of

Posted on April 27, 2009, 1:03 pm

English theatre fest in city

Times of India - Found 1 hour ago
Dubey, Bedi, Jariwala, Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak , Anupam Kher and Shabhana Azmi are all familiar performers to the eclectic theatre...

Posted on July 4, 2009, 2:57 am

Konkona Sen and Ranvir Shorey act in The Blue Mug, a play

Mid Day - Found Jul. 1, 2009
Interestingly, Naseeruddin Shah, who Konkona considers her mentor, lent his farmhouse in Panvel for  rehearsals.

Posted on July 1, 2009, 3:45 am

Kat doesn't need short skirts!

Times of India - Found Jun. 30, 2009
For example, in Prakash Jha?s Rajniti I?m the sole girl with power-house performers like Naseeruddin Shah, Ajay Devgan, Manoj Bajpai and...

Posted on June 30, 2009, 1:13 pm

Ana Sagar encroachment: Bench seeks records

Times of India - Found Jun. 29, 2009
The Common Cause Society had invited actor Naseeruddin Shah in January to spread awareness on the deterioration of the lake.

Posted on June 29, 2009, 7:15 am

Murder mystery with a difference worth watching

Sunday Times South Africa - Found Jun. 27, 2009
... interested but the films real attraction is its cast with each of the four male heavyweights, Naseeruddin Shah, Paresh Rawal, Boman Irani and...

Posted on June 27, 2009, 5:42 am

Is Bollywood too late on 9/11 movies?

Mangalorean - Found Jun. 26, 2009
In the same year, veteran Indian actor Naseeruddin Shah touched upon the subject in his directorial debut 'Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota' but his...
Movie review: New York - Times of India
Liza Minnelli on friend Michael Jackson: 'He was a splendid& - Examiner.com
Twilight star Jackson Rathbone starring in Shyamalan?s 'The Last ... - Examiner.com
'New York' begins where 'Khuda Kay Liye' ends: John Abraham - Mangalorean
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Posted on June 26, 2009, 11:23 am

Naseeruddin Shah Biography

Naseeruddin Shah
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Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah
Born 20 March 1950 (1950-03-20) (age 59)
Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Years active 1975 - present
Spouse(s) Ratna Pathak Shah

Naseeruddin Shah (Hindi: เคจเคธเฅ€เคฐเฅเคฆเฅเคฆเฅ€เคจ เคถเคพเคน) (born 20 March 1950) is a National Film Award-winning Indian film actor and director. In 2003, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan for his contributions towards Indian cinema.

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Early life

Naseeruddin Shah was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India. He is a descendant of the 19th-century Afghan warlord Jan Fishan Khan, and related to the writer Idries Shah.1 Naseeruddin Shah did his schooling at St. Anselm's Ajmer and St Joseph's College,Naini Tal. He graduated in arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1971 and attended National School of Drama in Delhi.

He has seen success in both mainstream Bollywood cinema as well as in Parallel Cinema. He also appeared in many international films most notably playing Captain Nemo in the Hollywood comic book adaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

His elder brother Zahiruddin Shah retired from the Indian Army in early 2008 as Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning and Systems) and formerly commanded Dimapur based 3 Corps. 23

Career

Naseeruddin Shah became active in mainstream movies, Bollywood with the 1980 film Hum Paanch. His next major success in mainstream films was the 1986 multi-starrer film Karma where he acted alongside veteran Dilip Kumar. Sole hero films such as Ijaazat (1987), Jalwa (1988) and Hero Hiralal (1988) followed. In 1988 he played opposite his wife Ratna Pathak as Inspector Ghote, the fictional detective of H. R. F. Keating's novels in the Merchant-Ivory English language film The Perfect Murder.

He acted in several multi-starrer Bollywood films as well such as Ghulami (1985), Tridev (1989) and Vishwatma (1992). In 1994, he acted as the villain in Mohra, 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 Ram which focused on the assassination of Gandhi from the assailant's point of view.

Later, he starred in international projects such as Monsoon Wedding in 2001 and a Hollywood comic book adaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in 2003 (co-starring Sean Connery) 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 Macbeth, titled Maqbool. in 2004. He then went on to work in The Great New Wonderful. He was most recently seen in A Wednesday.

He also made his Pakistani film debut in the critically-acclaimed and controversial film Khuda Ke Liye by Shoaib Mansoor where he played a short, yet powerful cameo.

Other media and art forms

In 1977, he along with Tom Alter and Benjamin Gilani formed a theatre group called Motley Productions. Their first play was Samuel Beckett's novel Waiting for Godot, which was staged at Prithvi Theatre on July 29, 1979.

In 1988, he acted in the eponymous television series based on the life and times of Mirza Ghalib, directed by Gulzar and telecast on DD National.

In 1989, he acted as the Maratha King Shivaji in another eponymous television series Bharat Ek Khoj based on Jawaharlal Nehru's book The Discovery of India directed by noted film director Shyam Benegal. The role of Aurangzeb was performed by Om Puri. It was speculated that he was paid a sum of Rupees Four Lakhs per episode. The story of Shivaji was spread over two episodes.

In 1998, he played the role of Mahatma Gandhi 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 Attenborough's Gandhi. Incidentally, in 2000, he again portrayed the Mahatma, this time on film, in Hey Ram.

His performance in Sarfarosh (1999) was widely acclaimed. He played the villain with dual identity of a Ghazal 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 narrator in the popular audiobook series for kids Karadi Tales,. He was also the narrator in the film Paheli - the Indian entry to the 2006 Academy Awards.

He has been awarded the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television.

As director

Naseeruddin Shah has been giving performances with his theatre troupe at places such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Lahore. He has directed plays written by Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto.

His directorial debut in movie, Yun Hota To Kya Hota, was released in 2006. The movie stars several established actors such as Paresh Rawal, Irfan Khan and newcomer Ayesha Takia 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, Imaad and Vivaan.

Awards

Selected filmography

sir 1993

Co-Producer

Director

References

  1. ^ Narayanan, Renuka. "The way of the goofy". Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/20010219/ied19024.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-31. 
  2. ^ http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/indian-army-promises-transparency-in-defence-deals_10026004.html
  3. ^ http://www.eastarmy.nic.in/views-counter-views/ied-victims.html
Awards and achievements
National Film Awards
Preceded by
Arun Mukherjee
for Parashuram
Best Actor
for Sparsh

1980
Succeeded by
Balan K. Nair
for Oppol
Preceded by
Om Puri
for Ardh Satya
Best Actor
for Paar

1985
Succeeded by
Shashi Kapoor
for New Delhi Times
Preceded by
Haradhan Mukherjee
for Krantikaal
Best Supporting Actor
for Iqbal

2006
Succeeded by
Dilip Prabhavalkar
for Lage Raho Munna Bhai

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