Naseeruddin Shah - Profile of a 3-time National Award winner who has always stayed away from the glamour of Indian film industry, picture, profile, info and favourites

Name

Naseeruddin Shah

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Other name

Nasiruddin Shah

Commonly known as

Art Actor

Date of Birth

20 July 1950

Zodiac Sign

Cancer

Place of Birth

Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India

Nationality

Indian

Religion

Muslim

Mother Tongue

Urdu

Eye color

Black

Height

5' 10"

Family

Brother - Lt.General Zahiruddin Shah (Deputy Chief of Indian Army Staff)
Wife – Ratna Pathak Shah (Actress)
Ex-wife – Manara Sikri (Died)
Sons – Imaad Shah (Actor, Musician), Vivaan Shah (Actor)
Daughter – Heeba Shah (Actress)

His Relatives

Idries Shah (Afghan writer)
Syed Kamal Shah (Pakistani actor)
Shah Mahboob Alam (Director General of IB, Pakistan)
Owais Shah (Cricketer)

Education

School: St. Anselm's Ajmer, Rajasthan, India

College:
* St Joseph's College, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India.
* Aligarh Muslim University, Uttar Pradesh, India.
* National School of Drama, Delhi, India.

Languages known

English, Hindi, Urdu

Profession

Actor, Director, Co-Producer, Playback Singer, Narrator

Debut

Actor :
Hindi – Nishaant (1975)
Kannada – Tabbaliyu Neenaade Magane (1977)
Malayalam - Ponthan Mada (1994)
Pakistani – Khuda Ke Liye (2007)
English – The Perfect Murder (1988)
Tamil – Hey Ram (2000)

Co-Producer : Raghu Romeo (2003)
Director : Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006)
Play: Waiting for Godot (1979)
Playback Singer: Tridev (1989)

Claim to fame

As Khairuddin Kisti in "Karma" (1986)

Noticeable role

As Captain Nemo in 'The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen' (Hollywood comic book adaptation)

Regarded as

Icon of New Indian Cinema

Most remembered films

* Karma
* Jalwa

Directed plays written by

Lavender Kumar, Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto

Narration works

* Karadi Tales (Popular audiobook series for kids).
* Paheli (2006).

Television Series

* Libaas (1988)
* Mirza Ghalib (1988)
* Bharat Ek Khoj (1989)
* Mahatma Vs. Gandhi (1998)
* Tarkash (1999)

Theatre

Motley Productions (Formed along with Tom Alter and Benjamin Gilani)

Favorite Actor

Shah Rukh Khan

Hobbies

Listening to music

Award

National Film Awards:
* Best Actor (Sparsh, 1979)
* Best Actor (Paar, 1984)
* Best Supporting Actor (Iqbal, 2006)

Filmfare Awards:
* Best Actor (Aakrosh, 1981)
* Best Actor (Chakra, 1982)
* Best Actor (Masoom, 1984)

Others:
* The Volpi Cup Award for Best Actor, Venice Film Festival (Paar, 1984)
* Padma Shri (1987)
* Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2000)
* IIFA Award - Artistic Excellence for Performance in a Negative Role (Sarfarosh, 2000)
* Padma Bhushan (2003)
* 7th International Film Festival of Mumbai Award for contribution to Indian cinema (2004)
* Tribute Honor IFFLA (Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, 2006)
* Life Membership award from International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television

Facts

* He showed interest in an acting career from his childhood.
* He was first noticed by Shyam Benegal.
* He retained his Muslim name and did not adapt a Hindu screen name owing to a promise he made to his father.
* He played opposite his wife in the film 'The Perfect Murder'.
* The role of a drunken coach in the film 'Iqbal', was specially written keeping him in mind by Vipul K Rawal.
* His film, 'Iqbal' was voted as one of Ten Hindi Films that is considered for ideal training and motivational material.
* His wife (Ratna Pathak Shah) and daughter have also graduated from the National School of Drama.
* He has given performances with his theatre troupe at places like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Lahore.
* He has directed and acted in a number of theatre plays in both Hindi and English.

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