Naseeruddin Shah
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1950-07-20
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Safdar Hashmi
- And Then One Day: A Memoir
- The Crows and the Serpent & The Monkey and the Crocodile (Karadi Tales)
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Film & TV
Acting · Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
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…
Known for
- Main Vaapas Aaunga2026
- Safia/Safdar — Bhai Yazdani2026
- Assi — Basu Sir2026
- Made in India – A Titan Story — JRD Tata2026
- Gustaakh Ishq — Aziz Beg 'Babba'2025
- Fateh — Raza2025
- Missing Face — Mr. Williams2025
- Tees — Gasha2024
- Minimum — Sukhdeep Singh2024
- Khidki2024
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 575
- Total plays
- 1,972
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,371x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,035x
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
· 2019 · cited 7,318x
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
· 2020 · cited 6,723x
- Observation of a new boson at a mass of 125 GeV with the CMS experiment at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,587x
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Key facts
- Pronunciation
- [ nəsiːɾʊd̪ːiːn ʃɑːɦ ]
- Born
- ( 1950-07-20 ) 20 July 1950 (age 75) , Barabanki , Uttar Pradesh , India
- Alma mater
- Film and Television Institute , National School of Drama , Aligarh Muslim University
- Occupations
- Actor director
- Years active
- 1972–present
- Works
- Full list
- Spouse s
- Manara Sikri (deceased), Ratna Pathak Shah ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 )
- Children
- 3, inc. Imaad and Vivaan
- Relatives
- Shah family
- Honours
- Padma Bhushan , Padma Shri
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 20 July 1950
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Shah
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Barabanki
- Spouse
- Ratna Pathak
- Sibling
- Zameerud-din Shah
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Islam
Article
Naseeruddin Shah ( Hindustani pronunciation: [nəsiːɾʊd̪ːiːn ʃɑːɦ]; born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi films. He was notable in Indian parallel cinema and has starred in various international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan awards for his contributions to Indian cinema.
In 1982, he married his second wife, actress Ratna Pathak, daughter of actress Dina Pathak, with whom he has two sons. His sister-in-law is actress Supriya Pathak, who is married to actor Pankaj Kapur.
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