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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: नसीरुद्दीन शाह) (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.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Other media and art forms 4 As director 5 Personal life 6 Awards 7 Selected filmography 8 Co-Producer 9 Director 10 References 11 External links

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

• 1980: National Film Award for Best Actor, 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, Paar
• 1984: The Volpi Cup (Award for Best Actor) at Venice Film Festival for Paar
• 1987: Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award
• 2000: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
• 2000: IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Award - Artistic Excellence for Performance in a Negative Role for Sarfarosh
• 2003: Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award
• 2004: 7th International Film Festival of Mumbai - Award for contribution to Indian cinema
• 2007: National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Iqbal
• 2008: Zenith Asia Award at the Asian Film Festival, Pune

Selected filmography

• Nishant (1975)- Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi
• Manthan (1976)- Smita Patil
• Bhumika (1977)- Smita Patil...Sunil Verma
• Junoon (1978)-Shabana Azmi ...Sarfaraz Khan
• Sparsh (1979- Shabana Azmi ...Aniruddh PArmar
• Aakrosh (1980)- Smita Patil
• Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (1980)- Shabana Azmi
• Bhavni Bhavai (1980)- Smita Patil
• Chakra (1981)- Smita Patil
• Katha (1981)- Deepti Naval
• Umrao Jaan (1981)- Rekha
• Bazaar (1982)- Smita Patil
• Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983)- Bhakti Barve
• Masoom (1983)- Shabana Azmi
• Woh 7 Din (1983)- Padmini Kohlapure
• Paar (1984)- Shabana Azmi
• Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984)
• Holi (1984)
• Ghulami (1985)- Smita Patil
• Trikaal (1985)
• Mirch Masala (1985)- Smita Patil
• Karma (1986)- Kishori Shahane
• Jalwa (1987)- Archana Puran Singh
• Tamas (1987)
• Ijaazat (1987)-Rekha
• Hero Hiralal (1988)- Sanjana Kapoor
• Maalamaal (1988)
• Pestonjee (1988)-Shabana Azmi
• The Perfect Murder (1988) - Ratna Pathak
• Tridev (1989)- Sonam
• Ek Ghar (1991)
• Vishwatma (1992)- Sonam
• Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993)

sir 1993

• Mohra (1994)- Mr. Zindal
• Naajayaz (1995)- Reema Lagoo
• Chaahat (1996)
• Bombay Boy's(1997)
• Chinagate (1998)
• Such a Long Journey (1998)
• Sarfarosh (1999)
• Hey Ram (2000) Mahatma Gandhi
• Monsoon Wedding (2001)- Lalit Verma
• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) as Captain Nemo
• Encounter: The Killing (2002)- Tara Deshpande
• Maqbool (2003)
• 3 Deewarein (2003)- Sujata Mehta
• Main Hoon Na (2004)- Brig. Shekhar Sharma
• Paheli (2005) Voice of narrator
• The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey (2005)
• Iqbal (2005)
• Being Cyrus (2006)-Dinshaw Sethnaa
• Krrish (2006)
• Omkara (2006)
• Banaras (2006)
• Parzania (2007)-Sarika
• Amal (2007)
• Khuda Ke Liye(2007)
• Dus Kahaniyaan(2007)
• Mithya(2008)
• Shoot on Sight (2008)
• Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008)
• A Wednesday (2008)
• Maharathi (2008) as Jaisingh Adenwalla
• Barah Aana (2009) as Shukla
• Firaaq (2009) as Khan Sahab

Co-Producer

• Raghu Romeo (2003) (released)

Director

• Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006)

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

External links

• Naseeruddin Shah at the Internet Movie Database
• Full Filmography
• A review of the play Mahatma Vs. Gandhi
• Article mentioning that Naseeruddin Shah lost out on the title role for the film Gandhi
• Article about Shah's direction of plays
• Narrator of Karadi tales
• An interview about state of Bollywood movies
• An article about Naseerudddin Shah's directorial debut in Cinema
• Award at the International Film Festival of Mumbai

v • d • e National Film Award for Best Actor 1968-1980 Uttam Kumar (1968) · Ashok Kumar (1969) · Utpal Dutt (1970) · Sanjeev Kumar (1971) · M. G. Ramachandran (1972) · Sanjeev Kumar (1973) · P. J. Antony (1974) · Sadhu Mehr (1975) · M. V. Vasudeva Rao (1976) · Mithun Chakraborty (1977) · Bharath Gopi (1978) · Arun Mukherjee (1979) · Naseeruddin Shah (1980) 1981-2000 Balan K. Nair (1981) · Om Puri (1982) · Kamal Haasan (1983) · Om Puri (1984) · Naseeruddin Shah (1985) · Shashi Kapoor (1986) · Chaaru Haasan (1987) · Kamal Haasan (1988) · Premji (1989) · Mammootty (1990) · Amitabh Bachchan (1991) · Mohanlal (1992) · Mithun Chakraborty (1993) · Mammootty (1994) · Nana Patekar (1995) · Rajit Kapur (1996) · Kamal Haasan (1997) · Suresh Gopi and Balachandra Menon (1998) · Mammootty and Ajay Devgan (1999) · Mohanlal (2000) 2001-present Anil Kapoor (2001) · Murali (2002) · Ajay Devgan (2003) · Vikram (2004) · Saif Ali Khan (2005) · Amitabh Bachchan (2006) · Soumitra Chatterjee (2007)

v • d • e Filmfare Best Actor Award 1954-1960 Dilip Kumar (1954) · Bharat Bhushan (1955) · Dilip Kumar (1956) · Dilip Kumar (1957) · Dilip Kumar (1958) · Dev Anand (1959) · Raj Kapoor (1960) 1961-1980 Dilip Kumar (1961) · Raj Kapoor (1962) · Ashok Kumar (1963) · Sunil Dutt (1964) · Dilip Kumar (1965) · Sunil Dutt (1966) · Dev Anand (1967) · Dilip Kumar (1968) · Shammi Kapoor (1969) Ashok Kumar (1970) · Rajesh Khanna (1971) · Rajesh Khanna (1972) · Manoj Kumar (1973) · Rishi Kapoor (1974) · Rajesh Khanna (1975) · Sanjeev Kumar (1976) · Sanjeev Kumar (1977) · Amitabh Bachchan (1978) · Amitabh Bachchan (1979) · Amol Palekar (1980) 1981-2000 Naseeruddin Shah (1981) · Naseeruddin Shah (1982) · Dilip Kumar (1983) · Naseeruddin Shah (1984) · Anupam Kher (1985) · Kamal Haasan (1986) · no award (1987) · no award (1988) · Anil Kapoor (1989) Jackie Shroff (1990) · Sunny Deol (1991) · Amitabh Bachchan (1992) · Anil Kapoor (1993) · Shahrukh Khan (1994) · Nana Patekar (1995) · Shahrukh Khan (1996) · Aamir Khan (1997) · Shahrukh Khan (1998) · Shahrukh Khan (1999) · Sanjay Dutt (2000) 2001-present Hrithik Roshan (2001) · Aamir Khan (2002) · Shahrukh Khan (2003) · Hrithik Roshan (2004) · Shahrukh Khan (2005) · Amitabh Bachchan (2006) · Hrithik Roshan (2007) · Shahrukh Khan (2008) · Hrithik Roshan (2009)

v • d • e Shah family 1st generation Muhammed Shah (Jan Fishan Khan) 3rd generation Amjad Ali Shah 4th generation Sirdar Ikbal Ali Shah · Saira Elizabeth Luiza Shah · Bibi Mehmooda Begum 5th generation Amina Shah · Omar Ali-Shah · Idries Shah · Aqil Hussain Barlas · Naseeruddin Shah · Syed Kamal · Mir Ahmed Shah 6th generation Arif Ali-Shah · Amina Ali-Shah · Saira Shah · Tahir Shah · Safia Shah · Owais Shah · Adil Hussain Barlas  · Meraj Ahmed Shah  · Faraaz Ahmed Shah