Friday, July 18, 2014

Naseeruddin Shah - Biography, Films and Videos

Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an actor and director, more known as an actor.



Shah was born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.. He graduated in arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1971 and attended National School of Drama in Delhi. He has been successful in mainstream Bollywood cinema as well as in Parallel Cinema. He has appeared in international films, notably playing Captain Nemo in the Hollywood adaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.


Shah has acted in movies such as Nishant, Aakrosh, Sparsh, Mirch Masala, Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Ata Hai, Trikal, Bhavni Bhavai, Junoon, Mandi, Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!, Ardh Satya, Katha, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, etc. In the very early stages of his career he acted in the film Dil Aakhir Dil Hai directed by noted director Ismail Shroff, with Rakhi where she played the character of Naseer's elder girlfriend Kusumji whom he was forced to marry unwillingly.  One of his most important films was Masoom (1983)

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. In 2000 he played the role  Mahatma Gandhi in  Kamal Hassan's critically acclaimed Hey Ram. He won a lot of critical acclaim by playing the role of Mohit, the drunken coach to a deaf and mute boy in Iqbal, which was written by Vipul K Rawal.

Shah acted superbly as Gulfam Hassan – a Ghazal singer cum terrorist mastermind, in the 1999 Aamir Khan starrer Sarfarosh.

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He also worked brilliantly in Neeraj Pandey's 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 opposite Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra in 2004. He then went on to work in The Great New Wonderful (2005). He was most recently seen in The Dirty Picture (2011).


His directorial debut in movies, Yun Hota To Kya Hota, was released in 2006. It stars several established actors such as Konkona Sen Sharma, Paresh Rawal, Irfan Khan, newcomer Ayesha Takia, his son Imaad Shah



Filmography
Actor
Year Film
1975 Nishant
1976 Manthan
1977 Bhumika

1977 Godhuli
1978 Junoon
1979 Sparsh
1979 Sunayana
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1980 Aakrosh Bhaskar Kulkarni Hindi
1980 Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai Albert Pinto Hindi

1980 Hum Paanch Suraj Hindi
1981 Chakra Lukka Hindi
1981 Umrao Jaan Gohar Mirza Hindi
1982 Bazaar Salim Hindi
1982 Situm Subhash Hindi
1983 Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Vinod Chopra Hindi
1983 Katha Rajaram Purshottam Joshi Hindi
1983 Masoom D.K. Malhotra Hindi
1983 Woh Saat Din Dr. Anand Hindi
1984 Paar Naurangia Hindi
1984 Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! Advocate Malkani Hindi
1984 Holi Professor Singh Hindi
1984 Khandhar Hindi
1985 Ghulami SP Sultan Singh Hindi
1985 Trikaal Ruiz Pereira Hindi
1985 Mirch Masala Subedar Hindi
1985 Khamosh Captain Bakshi Hindi
1986 Karma Khairuddin Chishti Hindi
1986 Genesis Hindi
1987 Jalwa Inspector Kapil Hindi
1987 Tamas Hindi
1987 Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin Trivedi Hindi
1987 Ijaazat Mahender Hindi
1988 Hero Hiralal Hero Hiralal Hindi
1988 Maalamaal Raj Hindi
1988 Pestonjee Phirojshah Hindi
1988 The Perfect Murder Inspector Ghote Hindi
1989 Tridev Jay Singh Hindi
1989 Mane (The House) Rajshekar Hindi
1990 Police Public Sr. Inspector Mahar Singh Gadhwal Hindi
1991 Ek Ghar Hindi
1991 Lakshmanrekha Amar Kapoor Hindi
1992 Vishwatma Suryapratap Singh Hindi
1992 Electric Moon Rambuhj Goswami Hindi
1992 Chamatkar
1992 Panaah Devaa Hindi
1992 Hasti Vishal Hindi
1993 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa
1993 Sir Professor Amar Verma Hindi

1994 Mohra Mr. Zindal Hindi
1994 Drohkaal DCP Abbas Lodhi Hindi
1995 Naajayaz Raj Solanki Hindi
1995 Takkar Inspector De Costa Hindi
1996 Chaahat Ajay Narang Hindi
1997 Bombay Boys Mastana Hindi
1998 Chinagate Major Sarfaraz Khan Hindi
1998 Such a Long Journey Jimmy Bilimoria Hindi
1999 Sarfarosh Gulfaam Hasan Hindi
1999 Bhopal Express Bashir Hindi
2000 Hey Ram
2001 Monsoon Wedding
2001 Kasam
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2002 Encounter: The Killing Inspector Bharucha Hindi
2003 Maqbool Inspector Purohit Hindi
2004 Asambhav Sameer "Sam" Hans Hindi
2004 3 Deewarein Ishaan Hindi
2004 Main Hoon Na Brig. Shekhar Sharma Hindi
2005 Paheli Himself Hindi
2005 Iqbal Mohit Hindi
2005 The Great New Wonderful Avi Hindi
2006 Being Cyrus Dinshaw Sethna Hindi
2006 Krrish Dr. Siddhant Arya Hindi
2006 Omkara Bhaisaab Hindi
2006 Banaras Babaji Hindi
2006 Valley of Flowers Yeti French, German, Hindi
2007 Parzania Cyrus Hindi
2007 Amal G.K. Jayaram Hindi

2007 Dus Kahaniyaan Hindi
2008 Mithya Hindi
2008 Shoot on Sight Tariq Ali Hindi
2008 Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Amar Singh Rathore Hindi
2008 A Wednesday . Hindi
2008 Mere Baap Pehle Aap Hindi
2008 Mithya Hindi
2009 Barah Aana Shukla Hindi
2009 Firaaq Khan Sahab Hindi
2009 Today's Special Akbar Hindi
2009 Bolo Raam N.S. Negi Hindi
2010 Peepli Live Salim Kidwai Hindi
2010 Ishqiya Iftikhar Hindi
2010 Raajneeti Bhaskar Sanyal Hindi
2010 Allah Ke Banday Warden Hindi
2011 7 Khoon Maaf Dr. Modhusudhon Tarafdar Hindi
2011 That Girl in Yellow Boots Diwakar Hindi
2011 The Blueberry Hunt Colonel Hindi
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Salman Habib Hindi
2011 The Dirty Picture Suryakanth Hindi
2011 Deool Dacoit Marathi
2011 Chaalis Chauraasi Pankaj Purushottam Suri (Sir) Hindi
2011 Michael Michael Hindi
2012 Maximum Police Officer Hindi
2013 Sona Spa Baba Dayanand Hindi
2013 Jackpot Boss Hindi
2013 Mad Dad Hindi

2013 Mastaan Hindi
2013 Amma 3D Hindi,

2013 John Day John Day Hindi

2013 Sunglass / Taak Jhaank

2014 Dedh Ishqiya Iftekhar (Khalu Jaan) Hindi




Padma Shri India's fourth highest civilian award 1987
Padma Bhushan India's Third highest civilian award 2003

National Film Award
National Film Award for Best Actor Sparsh 1979 Won
National Film Award for Best Actor Paar 1984 Won
National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Iqbal 2006 Won

Filmfare Award

Filmfare Best Actor Award Aakrosh 1981
Filmfare Best Actor Award Chakra 1982
Filmfare Best Actor Award Masoom 1984



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