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Indian actor and director

Person · Open Library

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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
India
Active from
1950

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
575
Total plays
1,972

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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

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Naseeruddin Shah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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