
Acting
Jul 19, 1950
Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Naseeruddin Shah
Acting
Biography
Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian film and stage actor and director, and a prominent figure in Indian parallel cinema. Shah has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and an award at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India has honoured him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his contributions to Indian cinema. Shah has also appeared in the Pakistani Film Industry, Lollywood, through the films Khuda Kay Liye and Zinda Bhaag.
Feature Films (234)

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.
Monsoon Wedding

Three impoverished roommates have the chance to change their fates when one of them stumbles upon a seemingly low-risk way to earn some extra cash.
Barah Aana

The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles of the weird sisters, and "Duncan" is Abbaji, the head of a crime family.
Maqbool

A loving husband and father's joyful family life is rocked to its core upon the discovery that he has a young son borne from a past extramarital affair.
Masoom

This is all about chasing your dreams, no matter what the obstacles. The story involves a young deaf and dumb boy who is crazy about cricket.
Iqbal

A two-bit actor faces challenges after he is asked by Police to impersonate a look-alike gangster.
Mithya

Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. It traces the emotional journey of ordinary people- some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who choose to watch silently.
Firaaq

When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of guns and drugs which plagues his country.
Sarfarosh

Spanning across 90 years, follow a middle-class Muslim family across three generations. 2042. Six months after his manuscript titled Tees (30) is rejected for publication by the Literature and Arts Commission, Anhad Draboo, a young freelance prostitute, meets Niharika, a “reader” from the Commission – who has been searching for Anhad ever since she read his manuscript. 2018. Zia Draboo, a corporate lawyer living in Mumbai and all set to buy the flat she has been renting with her partner Meera, finds out she cannot buy it because of the Housing Society’s resistance to her name. 1989-90. Ayesha, a housebound State Radio newsreader in Srinagar, Kashmir, reaches out to her childhood friend Usha to solicit help from her husband – a government official. She needs it for her own husband, Ghulam Muhammad, who faces bankruptcy and ruin amongst rising unrest in the city.
Tees

A Himalayan legend of a love struggling against the inevitability of death, an astonishing tale spanning from the early 19th century mountain existence, to hectic, bustling modern day Tokyo.
Valley of Flowers

Vikrant Massey plays the role of Abhay Khanna who is depressed with his life. He feels that he has reached the age of 30 and not achieved anything yet. He is also certain that nothing good is going to come out of his life so he plans to kill himself. However, 20 minutes before he is ready to commit suicide, he is visited by another Abhay Khanna whose Mercedes breaks down in the rain and tries to find help from the nearest house. The rich Abhay finds out that the young Abhay is on the verge of committing suicide and thus begins their conversation.
Half Full

Inspired by Manto's soulful writing, Skin of marble is a poetic take on love and heartache.
Skin of Marble
Television & Series (16)

Dhillon a 50-year-old, first generation immigrant from India lives in Southall, London with his elderly father Papaji, wife Mrs Dhillon who wears the pants in the house, and 3 grown up children Kamaljit (Kam), Devdeep (Dave) and Baljit (Bal). His eldest son Karandeep (Kaz) lives separately with his English wife, Anita. Life for Dhillon is a daily struggle, until one fine day he hits the "Jackpot" and wins the millions that he had always dreamt of.
Dhillon's Jackpot

Savitri, the matriarch of a massive cartel in the lawless Borderlands, opens up a battle for succession to find her heir in a murky world of drugs and violence.
Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo

A former king, who has a dysfunctional family, devises an outlandish plan to unite his estranged daughters. Meanwhile, an income tax investigation looms over the palace's hidden treasure.
Kaun Banegi Shikharwati

Explore 6 unique yet universal stories of human connection and love in its varied forms – romantic, platonic, parental, sexual, familial, marital, self-love.
Modern Love Mumbai

An epic saga of legacy and ambition, get a glimpse behind the multi million-dollar industry of Bollywood, nepotism and power struggles at the top.







