Monday 26 March 2012


Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah
Born20 July 1950 (age 61)
BarabankiUttar PradeshIndia
OccupationActor
Years active1975–present
SpouseManara Sikri (deceased)
Ratna Pathak Shah (1982-present)
ChildrenHeeba Shah
Imaad Shah
Vivaan Shah

Early life

Shah was born on 20 July 1950 in BarabankiUttar PradeshIndia where his father was a Navy Officer. Shah's family hails from Sardhana in District Meerut (Uttar Pradesh).He is a descendant of the 19th-century Afghan warlord Jan Fishan Khan, and related to the Afghan writer Idries Shah, the Pakistani actor, Syed Kamal Shah , Director General of IB, Pakistan, Shah Mahboob Alam and the cricketer Owais Shah.[1] Naseeruddin Shah did his schooling at St. Anselm's Ajmer and St Joseph's College, Nainital. He graduated in arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1971 and attendedNational School of Drama in Delhi.
He has been successful in mainstream Bollywood cinema as well as in Parallel Cinema. He has also appeared in international films, notably playing Captain Nemo in the Hollywood comic bookadaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He has also worked in the Lollywood Film Khuda Kay Liye.
His elder brother is Lt. General Zameerud-din Shah PVSM, SM, VSM.

Career

Shah has acted in movies such as NishantAakroshSparshMirch MasalaAlbert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata HaiTrikalBhavni BhavaiJunoonMandiMohan Joshi Hazir Ho!Ardh Satya,KathaJaane Bhi Do Yaaro, etc.[2] In the very early stages of his career he acted in a film Dil Aakhir Dil Hai directed by noted director Ismail Shroff, with Rakhi where she played the character of Naseer's elder girl friend kusumji whom he was forced to marry unwillingly because he is quite younger to her(in the film). One of his most important films Masoom (1983) was shot at St Joseph's College, Nainital.
He became active in mainstream Bollywood cinema 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. Starring roles for 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 has 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 realized 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. He won a lot of critical acclaim by acting as Mohit, the drunken coach to a deaf and mute boy in Iqbal which was written by Vipul K Rawalkeeping specially him in mind. He also worked in the critically acclaimed A Wednesday (2008).
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 and Rajiv Rai's Asambhav in 2004. He then went on to work in The Great New Wonderful. He was most recently seen in Ishqiya. Shah's upcoming films include The Hunt where he plays a recluse growing marijuana in his forest retreat.
He made his Pakistani film debut in Khuda Ke Liye by Shoaib Mansoor where he played a short 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 Waiting for Godot, which was staged at Prithvi Theatre on 29 July 1979.[3]
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.[citation needed]
In 1989, he had also acted as the Maratha King Shivaji in another eponymous television series Bharat Ek Khoj based on Jawaharlal Nehru's book The Discovery of India.[citation needed]
In 1999, he acted as a special agent in a TV Series Tarkash, coming in Zee TV. He played the role of a retired agent haunted by nightmares who is re-inducted as he apparently knows something about a dreaded terrorist somehow connected with his past.[citation needed]
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. In 2000, he again portrayed the Mahatma, this time on film, in Hey Ram.[citation needed]
He played the villain with dual identity of a Ghazal singer and Pakistani spy who supports terrorism in India in Sarfarosh (1999).[citation needed]
He played the role of Mohit, a drunken coach, in the critically acclaimed film Iqbal (film). The role was specially written keeping him in mind by Vipul K Rawal, the writer of Iqbal (film). The film was recently voted as one of Ten Hindi Films that is considered ideal training and motivational material.
He was the first of several celebrity actors, who played the role of narrator in the popular audiobook series for kids Karadi Tales,.[citation needed] He was also the narrator in the film Paheli - the Indian entry to the 2006 Academy Awards.[citation needed]
He has been awarded the life membership of International Film And Television Club of Asian Academy Of Film & Television.[citation needed]

As director

Naseeruddin Shah has been giving performances with his theatre troupe at places such as New Delhi, MumbaiBangalore and Lahore. He has directed plays written by Lavender Kumar, 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 Konkona Sen SharmaParesh RawalIrfan Khan, newcomer Ayesha Takia, his son Imaad Shah and his old friend Ravi Baswani.

Personal life

He first got married to Parvin Murad, Surekha Sikri’s step sister. He has a daughter named Heeba Shah from his first marriage. He married Bollywood actress Ratna Pathak Shah in 1982 after the demise of his first wife.[citation needed] He has two sons from his second marriage Imaad and Vivaan. He has co-starred with Ratna in films like Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane NaMirch Masala and The Perfect Murder.

Awards

AwardFilmYearStatus
  • Civilian Awards
Padma ShriIndia's fourth highest civilian award1987Won
Padma BhushanIndia's Third highest civilian award2003Won
National Film Award for Best ActorSparsh1979Won
National Film Award for Best ActorPaar1984Won
National Film Award for Best Supporting ActorIqbal2006Won
Filmfare Best Actor AwardAakrosh1981Won
Filmfare Best Actor AwardChakra1982Won
Filmfare Best Actor AwardMasoom1984Won
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardSir1993Nominated
Filmfare Best Villain AwardMohra1995Nominated
Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardNaajayaz1996Nominated
Filmfare Best Villain AwardChaahat1998Nominated
Filmfare Best Villain AwardSarfarosh2000Nominated
Filmfare Best Villain AwardKrrish2007Nominated
Filmfare Best Actor AwardA Wednesday2008Nominated
The Volpi Cup (Award for Best Actor)Paar1984Won

Other Awards

  • 2000: WonSangeet Natak Akademi Award
  • 2000: Won: IIFA (International Indian Film Academy) Award — Artistic Excellence for Performance in a Negative Role for Sarfarosh

Filmography

Actor

YearFilmRoleNotes
1975NishantVishwam
1976ManthanBhola
1977BhumikaSunil Verma
1977Tabbaliyu Neenaade MaganeShastri
1978JunoonSarfaraz Khan
1979SparshAniruddh Parmar
1980AakroshBhaskar Kulkarni
1980Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata HaiAlbert Pinto
1980Bhavni Bhavai
1980Hum PaanchNasiruddin Shah
1981ChakraLukka
1981Umrao JaanGohar Mirza
1982BazaarSalim
1983Jaane Bhi Do YaaronVinod Chopra
1983KathaRajaram Purshotam Joshi
1983MasoomDK
1983Woh Saat DinDr. Anand
1984PaarNaurangia
1984Mohan Joshi Hazir HoLawyer Malkani
1984HoliProfessor Singh
1985GhulamiSP Sultan Singh
1985TrikaalRuiz Pereira
1985Mirch Masalasubedar
1986KarmaKhairuddin Chishti
1987JalwaKapil
1987Tamas
1987IjaazatMahender
1988Hero HiralalHero Hiralal
1988MaalamaalRaj
1988PestonjeePhirojshah
1988The Perfect MurderInspector Ghote
1989TridevJay Singh
1989Mane (The House)Rajshekar
1991Ek Ghar
1992VishwatmaSuryapratap Singh
1992Electric MoonRambuhj Goswami
1992ChamatkarAmar Kumar
1992Panaah
1993Kabhi Haan Kabhi NaaFather Breganza
1993SirProfessor Amar Verma
1994Ponthan MadaSheema Thampuran(Malayalam film)
1994MohraMr. Zindal
1994DrohkaalDCP Abbas Lodhi
1995Naajayaz
1996ChaahatRaj Solanki
1997Bombay BoysMastana
1998ChinagateMajor Sarfaraz Khan
1998Such a Long JourneyJimmy Bilimoria
1999SarfaroshGulfaam Hasan
1999Bhopal ExpressBashir
2000Hey RamMahatma Gandhi
2001Monsoon WeddingLalit Verma
2002The League of Extraordinary GentlemenCaptain NemoReleasing in (2003)(US film)
2003Encounter: The KillingInspector BharuchaReleased in 2003
2003MaqboolInspector Purohit
20043 DeewareinIshaan
2004Main Hoon NaBrig. Shekhar Sharma
2005PaheliHim SlefVoice of narrator
2005IqbalMohitcricket coach
2005The Great New WonderfulAvi
2006Being CyrusDinshaw Sethna
2006KrrishDr. Siddhant Arya
2006OmkaraBhaisaab
2006BanarasBabaji
2007ParzaniaCyrus
2007AmalG.K. Jayaram
2007Khuda Ke LiyeMaulana Wali(A Pakistani film)
2007Dus Kahaniyaan,,
2008Mithya.
2008Shoot on SightTariq Ali
2008Jaane Tu Ya Jaane NaAmar Singh RathoreJai's father
2008A Wednesday.Anonymous antagonist
2008MaharathiJaisingh Adenwalla
2009Barah AanaShukla
2009FiraaqKhan Sahab
2009Today's SpecialAkbar
2009Bolo RaamN.S. Negi
2010Peepli_LiveSalim KidwaiAgricultural Minister
2010IshqiyaIftikharKhalu Jaan/Khalu/Iftikhar
2010RaajneetiBhaskar SanyalPeople Leader
2010Allah Ke BandayWarden
20117 Khoon MaafDr. Modhusudhon Tarafdar
2011That Girl in Yellow Boots.
2011The Hunt - Feature Film - IndiaColonelPost-Production
2011Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraSalman Habib
2011The Dirty PictureSuryakanth
2011DeoolDacoitMarathi Film
2011Chaalis ChauraasiPankaj Purushottam Suri (Sir)Hindi Film
2012MaximumAnnouncedUnder production
2012Mad DadAnnouncedAnnounced

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