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Naseeruddin Shah
BornJuly 20, 1950 (1950-07-20) (age 57)
Flag of India India
Years active1975 - present
Spouse(s)Ratna Pathak Shah

Naseeruddin Shah aka Nasiruddin Shah (Hindi: नसीरुद्दीन शाह) (b. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is 20 July 1950) is an Indian film actor. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced annually (877 feature films and 1177 short films were released in the year 2003 He has seen success in both mainstream Bollywood cinema as well as in Parallel Cinema. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India Parallel Cinema also known as Art films or New Wave Cinema is a specific genre of Indian cinema which is known for its serious content realism and He also appeared in many international films most notably playing Captain Nemo in the Hollywood comic book adaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Captain Nemo is a Fictional character featured in Jules Verne 's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870 and The Mysterious A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 film loosely based on the Comic book Limited series of the same name.

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Early life

Shah showed interest in an acting career from his childhood. He is a passout from St Joseph's College, Nainital. He graduated with BA from the Aligarh Muslim University, National School of Drama in 1973 and enrolled in the Film and Television Institute of India the same year. Aligarh Muslim University is a Residential Academic Institution which was established in 1875 National School of Drama ( NSD) India's premier theatre training institute situated at New Delhi, India, is an autonomous organization under Ministry Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Film and Television Institute of India ( FTII) is an autonomous Institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt

Early career

He made his acting debut in Shyam Benegal's 1975 film, Nishant. Shyam Benegal ( శ్యాం బెనెగల్‌) (born 14 December, 1934in Andhra pradesh) is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He established himself as a good actor and won the Indian government's National Film Award for Best Actor in 1979 for an effective portrayal of a blind man in the film Sparsh. The National Film Awards is the most prestigious film award ceremony in India, and the country's oldest award ceremony alongside the Filmfare Awards. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Blindness is the condition of lacking Visual perception due to Physiological or Neurological factors This was also the time when several young directors were making movies that were different from those produced till then. This movement was termed the New wave, with actors such as Shah, Shabana Azmi, Smita Patil and Om Puri appearing together in offbeat Parallel Cinema art films like Bhumika (1977), Bhavni Bhavai (1980), Ardh Satya (1982) and Mirch Masala (1986)

He also won three Filmfare awards during this period. Shabana Azmi ( Hindi: शबाना आज़मी born 18 September 1950 in New Delhi, India) is one of the leading actresses Smita Patil (स्मिता पाटील ( October 17, 1955 &ndash 13 December, 1986) was a leading Indian actress from Om Puri (born October 18, 1950) is an Indian Actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as Art films Parallel Cinema also known as Art films or New Wave Cinema is a specific genre of Indian cinema which is known for its serious content realism and An Art film (also called an “art cinema” “art movie” or in the U Bhumika ( Hindi: भुमिका Urdu: بھُمِکا The Role is a 1977 Indian movie directed by Shyam Benegal. Bhavni Bhavai ( A Folk Tale in English is a 1980 Gujarati film directed by Ketan Mehta Ardh Satya (Half Truth is a critically acclaimed 1982 film directed by Govind Nihalani, his second offering after another angst ridden movie Aakrosh (1980 Mirch Masala ( Spices in English is a 1985 Hindi film directed by Ketan Mehta. The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. His performance in the 1982 film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, a comedy, displayed his versatility but at the same time, also made it difficult to categorise him. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the 1983 film For the 2007 film with a similar title see Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (2007 film Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro In the interim, he was considered for the title role in Richard Attenborough's Gandhi, but finally the role went to Ben Kingsley. Richard Samuel Attenborough Baron Attenborough Gandhi ( 1982) is a Biographical film about Mohandas ("Mahatma" Gandhi, who was a leader of the Nonviolent resistance movement Sir Ben Kingsley, CBE (born 31 December, 1943) is an English Actor. Shah was very disappointed that he could not bag the role.

In mainstream cinema

He became active in mainstream movies, popularly known as Bollywood with the 1980 film Hum Paanch. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India Hum Paanch ( English We Five) is a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Bapu and produced by Boney Kapoor. His next major success in mainstream films was the 1986 multi-starrer film Karma where he acted alongside veteran Dilip Kumar. 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 Yusuf Khan (यूसुफ़ ख़ान Urdu: یوسف خان; jusʊf xan (born December 11, 1922) popularly known as Dilip Kumar Sole hero films such as Ijaazat (1987), Jalwa (1988) and Hero Hiralal (1988) followed. Ijaazat is an acclaimed 1987 Indian Hindi film directed by Gulzar. 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 In 1988 he played opposite his wife Ratna Pathak as Inspector Ghote, the fictional detective of HRF Keating's novels in the Merchant-Ivory English language film The Perfect Murder. Ratna Pathak Shah is an Indian actress of Bollywood films She is the daughter of Bollywood actress Dina Pathak and sister of actress Supriya Pathak. Inspector Ganesh Ghote is a fictional police officer who appears as the main character in H Henry Reymond Fitzwalter Keating (b 31 October 1926 is an English Crime fiction writer most notable for his series of novels featuring Inspector Ghote Merchant Ivory Productions (1961-) is a film company founded by director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant. The Perfect Murder is a Crime novel by H R F Keating. The novel is the first appearance of Keating's serial detective Inspector Ghote

He acted in several multi-starrer Bollywood films as well such as Ghulami (1985), Tridev (1989) and Vishwatma (1992). Ghulami is an 1985 Indian Hindi movie directed by JP Dutta. The film had an ensemble cast comprising of Dharmendra, Mithun Chakraborty, Mazhar Khan Tridev is a 1989 star-studded Indian blockbuster directed by Rajiv Rai. Vishwatma is a 1992 Bollywood Action film directed by Rajiv Rai. In 1994, he acted as the villain in Mohra, his 100th film as an actor. Mohra ( English: Pawn is a 1994 Bollywood movie starring Sunil Shetty, Akshay Kumar, Raveena Tandon, Paresh Rawal 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. Kamal Haasan (born November 7, 1954 in Paramakudi, India is an Indian Film actor and director, considered among Hey Ram ( Tamil: ஹே ராம் Devanagari: हे राम Translation: "Oh Ram!" or "Oh God!" is a controversial

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. Monsoon Wedding is a 2001 Film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sabrina Dhawan, which depicts various romantic entanglements A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a 2003 film loosely based on the Comic book Limited series of the same name. Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Captain Nemo is a Fictional character featured in Jules Verne 's novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870 and The Mysterious 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. William Shakespeare ( baptised Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between } Maqbool ( Hindi: मक़बूल Urdu: مقبُول a 2004 Bollywood film directed by Vishal Bharadwaj and starring in 2004. He then went on to work in The Great New Wonderful. The Great New Wonderful is a 2006 film written by Sam Catlin and directed by Danny Leiner. He was most recently seen in Omkara which is an Indian adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello. William Shakespeare ( baptised

He recently 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. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Khuda Kay Liye ( Urdu: خدا کے لیے Hindi: ख़ुदा के लिए Translation: For the sake of God; also known Shoaib Mansoor ( Urdu: شعیب منصور) PP, SI, is an acclaimed Pakistani producer, director, Writer

Other media and art forms

In 1977, he along with Tom Alter and Benjamin Gilani formed a theatre group called Motley Productions. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Tom Alter (born 1950) is an Indian Actor of American origin As a thespian and television actor he is most prominently known for his work in Benjamin Gilani is a noted Indian Actor. He is especially noted for portraying Jawaharlal Nehru in the 1993 film Sardar. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Their first play was Samuel Beckett's novel Waiting for Godot, which was staged at Prithvi Theatre on July 29, 1979. A play, or stageplay, is a form of Literature written by a Playwright, almost always consisting of Dialogue between Fictional characters Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 was an Irish Writer, Dramatist and poet Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for someone named Godot who never arrives

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. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Dabeer-ul-Mulk Najm-ud-daulah Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan ( Urdu / Persian: مرزا اسد اللہ بیگ خان) Pen-name DD National or DD 1 is Doordarshan 's flagship channel and the most widely available Terrestrial television channel in India.

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 Marāthās ( Marathi: mr मराठा also Mahrattas) form an Indo Aryan group of Hindu Warriors hailing mostly from the present-day Shivaji Bhosle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle ( Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले (Born February A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Bharat Ek Khoj (भारत एक खोज بھارت ایک کھوج Discovery of India is a 53 episode Television series based that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू ʤəʋäɦəɾläl nɛɦɾu (14 November 1889 27 May 1964 was a major political leader of the Congress Party The Discovery of India ( Hindi: भारत एक खोज was written by India 's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during Shyam Benegal ( శ్యాం బెనెగల్‌) (born 14 December, 1934in Andhra pradesh) is a prolific Indian director and screenwriter The role of Aurangzeb was performed by Om Puri. Aurangzeb ( (full title Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I Padshah Ghazi) ( November 4, Om Puri (born October 18, 1950) is an Indian Actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian Cinema films as well as Art films It was speculated that he was paid a sum of Rupees Four Lakhs per episode. A lakh (also written lac, and lackh in an Indian english language news source India PR Wire 8 Oct '08 is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to For the Stratovarius album see Episode (album. An episode is a part of a Dramatic work such as a serial television The story of Shivaji was spread over two episodes. Shivaji Bhosle, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhosle ( Marathi: छत्रपती शिवाजीराजे भोसले (Born February

In 1998, he played the role of Mahatma Gandhi in the play Mahatma Vs. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January Gandhi, (which looked at the Mahatma's relation with Harilal Gandhi, his first son). With this, he achieved his objective of portraying Mahatma Gandhi. Incidentally, in 2000, he again portrayed the Mahatma, this time on film, in Hey Ram. Hey Ram ( Tamil: ஹே ராம் Devanagari: हे राम Translation: "Oh Ram!" or "Oh God!" is a controversial

His Performance in Sarfarosh (1999) was widely acclaimed. Sarfarosh ( Hindi: सरफ़रोश Urdu: سرفروش Translation: "Martyr" was a critically and commercially successful He played the villain with dual identity of a Ghazal singer and Pakistani spy who supports terrorism in India.

He was the first of several celebrity actors, who played the role of narrator in the popular audiobook series for kids Karadi Tales,. A narrator (or the extremely rarely used female equivalent narratress) is within any story (literary work movie play verbal account etc He was also the narrator in the film Paheli - the Indian entry to the 2006 Oscars. Paheli ( Devanagari: पहेली Nastaliq: پہیلی English: Riddle) is a Bollywood movie released in India

As director

Naseeruddin Shah has been giving performances with his theatre troupe at places such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Lahore. Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial Bangalore ( officially Bengaluru ( Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. He has directed plays written by Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto. Ismat Chughtai ( Hindi: इस्मत चुगताई 1 (15 August Saadat Hasan Manto ( Urdu: ‏‏سعادت حسن منٹو) ( May 11, 1912 – January 18, 1955) was a South Asian

His directorial debut in movie, Yun Hota To Kya Hota, was released in 2006. Yun Hota To Kya Hota ( Hindi: यूँ होता तो क्या होता Urdu: یوں ہوتا تو کیا ہوتا English The movie stars several established actors such as Paresh Rawal, Irfan Khan and newcomer Ayesha Takia. Paresh Rawal ( Gujarati: પરેશ રાવળ Pareś Rāvaḷ) (b Irrfan Khan (Hindi इरफ़ान ख़ान Urdu عرفان خان born 1962 is an Indian actor in Film, Television and Theatre. Ayesha Takia (आयेषा टाकिय़ा born April 10, 1986 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India is an Indian film actress

Awards

Selected filmography

Co-Producer

Director

References

External links

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