Naseeruddin Shah
Born July 20, 1950 (age 75)Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Critical Reception
5.0 / 10Avg critic score · 31 films
23%Fresh (score ≥ 60)
Dedh IshqiyaHighest rated · 7.2 / 10
Dirty PoliticsLowest rated · 2.9 / 10
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 Indian cinema. Shah has also appeared in the Pakistani Film Industry, Lollywood, through the films Khuda Kay Liye and Zinda Bhaag.
Known For
Career Arc
Acting (86)
- 2026Main Vaapas AaungaIshar Singh Grewal6.8
- 2025FatehRaza3.0
- 2022GehraiyaanVinod Khanna
- 2019The Tashkent FilesPKR Natrajan[5][6]3.8
- 2018AiyaaryActor4.7
- 2017Ok JaanuActor5.13.4
- 2017Begum JaanActor5.0
- 2017The HungryTathagat Ahuja
- 2016Teraa SurroorActor3.7
- 2016WaitingShiv Kumar6.46.8
- 2016The Blueberry HuntColonel5.1
- 2016Mango DreamsAbhay
- 2015Welcome BackActor4.72.0
- 2015Dharam Sankat MeinNeel Anand Baba4.8
- 2015Dirty PoliticsActor2.9
- 2015Charlie Ke Chakkar MeinSanket Pujari4.7
- 2014Finding FannyFerdie6.76.0
- 2014Dedh IshqiyaKhalujaan7.27.1
- 2014The Coffin MakerAnton Gomes
- 2014Kolkata JunctionActor
- 2013Krrish 3Dr. Siddhant Arya5.66.6
- 2013John DayJohnday4.3
- 2013JackpotActor3.7
- 2013Sona SpaBaba Dayanand4.3
- 2013SunglassActor
- 2012MaximumArun Inaamdar4.3
- 2012Chaalis ChauraasiPankaj Purushottam Suri (Sir)4.4
- 2012Celluloid ManActor5.5
- 2011Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraActor6.16.7
- 2011That Girl in Yellow BootsDiwakar5.9
- 20117 Khoon MaafDr Modhusudhon Tarafdar5.3
- 2011The Dirty PictureSurya Kant6.76.7
- 2011ChargesheetSultan4.6
- 2011Pappu Can't Dance SaalaActor3.0
- 2010RaajneetiBhaskar Sanyal5.6
- 2010IshqiyaKhalujan6.57.1
- 2010Peepli LiveSaleem Kidwai
- 2009Barah AanaShukla
- 2008Mere Baap Pehle AapNirmal Kapoor
- 2008Bombay to BangkokDon
- 2008Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane NaJai Singh Rathore's father6.8
- 2008MithyaActor
- 2008MaharathiJaisingh Adenwaala
- 2008A Wednesday!"The Common Man"8.0
- 2008FiraaqKhan Saheb
- 2007AmalG.K. Jayaram
- 2007Dus KahaniyaanActor
- 2006OmkaraActor
- 2006KrrishDr. Siddhant Arya, a megalomaniac scientist
- 2006Malamaal WeeklyActor
- 2005PaheliMale Puppet (voice)5.8
- 2005Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh(Voice Over Abdul basir)
- 2005IqbalMohit
- 2005Being CyrusActor
- 2005ParzaniaCyrus
- 2004Main Hoon NaBrigadier Shekhar Sharma7.7
- 2003MaqboolActor
- 20033 DeewareinActor
- 2001Monsoon WeddingLalit Verma
- 2000Gaja GaminiLeonardo da Vinci
- 1999SarfaroshGulfam Hassan
- 1996Himmat. Luka
- 1994MohraJindal
- 1994Kabhi Haan Kabhi NaaFather Braganza
- 1992ChamatkarAmar Kumar, alias Marco
- 1987Mirch Masalasubedar
- 1987IjaazatMahender
- 1986Yeh Woh Manzil To NahinTrivedi
- 1986Ek PalVed Hazarika
- 1985HoliProfessor Singh
- 1985KhamoshActor
- 1985GhulamiSultan Singh
- 1984Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!Advocate Malkani
- 1983Ardh SatyaMike Lobo
- 1983Jaane Bhi Do YaaroVinod Chopra
- 1983MasoomD.KMalhotra (DK)
- 1983KathaRajaram Purshottam Joshi
- 1982BazaarSalim
- 1981ChakraActor
- 1981Umrao JaanGohar Mirza
- 1980Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata HaiAlbert Pinto
- 1980SparshAnirudh Parmar
- 1980AakroshBhaskar Kulkarni, Lawyer
- 1978JunoonActor
- 1977Bhumika: The RoleSunil Verma
- 1976ManthanBhola
Articles featuring Naseeruddin Shah
Appetite for Destruction: 'The Hungry' adapts Shakespeare's darkest and bloodiest'The Hungry' is not for the faint of heart. Boldly adapting one of Shakespeare's lesser-known and darkest works - 'Titus Andronicus', the film directed by BorniI had to lose my inhibitions - Aahana Kumra on her role in 'Lipstick Under My Burkha'Aahana Kumra at IFFLA 2017. Photo: Javeed Shaik As she beams her winning smile in an elegant orchid silk saree, it's easy to see why Aahana Kumra is a festival Daring to Hope - Director Anu Menon on 'Waiting'There are two things you don't know until you hit upon a moment of real crisis --who your true friends are and the depths of your own courage. Such is the momen