ACTOR
Naseeruddin Shah
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…
Snapshot 2026-10-13
- Born
- Jul 20, 1950
- Birthplace
- Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
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.
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Filmography
Movies
Sapnon Ka SaudagarSpecial Appearance
1968
Aan BaanMourner in funeral
1972
NishantVishwam
1975AP
A Proposal
1976
ManthanBhola
1976
BhumikaSunil Verma
1977
Tabbaliyu Neenade MaganeVenkataramana Shastri
1977HB
Hungama Bombay Ishtyle
1978
JunoonSarfaraz Khan
1978
Shaayad
1979
SunayanaRajoo
1979
AakroshBhaskar Kulkarni
1980
Hum PaanchSuraj
1980K
KhwabGopal Mathur
1980
SparshAnirudh Parmar
1980
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata HaiAlbert Pinto
1981
Bhavni BhavaiKing Chakrasen
1981
ChakraLooka
1981
Death Penalty
1981
Man Versus ManNarrator
1981
Tajurba
1981
Umrao JaanGohar Mirza
1981
AadharshilaAjay
1982
BazaarSalim
1982
BezubaanShivnath
1982
Dil... Akhir Dil HaiVimal Mehta
1982
KathaRajaram Purshotam Joshi
1982NN
Naseeb Ni Balihari
1982
Situm
1982
Swami Dada
1982
Ardh SatyaMike Lobo
1983
HaadsaaGangster
1983
Jaane Bhi Do YaaroVinod Chopra
1983
MandiTungrus
1983
MasoomD.K. Malhotra (DK)
1983
Protidan
1983
Woh 7 DinDr. Anand
1983
Giddh: The Vulture
1984
HoliProfessor Singh
1984
LorieMicky
1984
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!Malkani
1984
PartyAmrit
1984
The CrossingNaurangia
1984
The RuinsSubhash
1984
AghaatRustom Patel
1985A
Anantyatra
1985
GhulamiSP Sultan Singh
1985
Surkhiyaan
1985
TrikalRuiz Pereira
1985
Ek PalVed Hazarika
1986
GenesisThe farmer
1986
KarmaKhairuddin Kisti
1986
KhamoshCaptain Rajeev Bakshi
1986M
MusafirSadanand
1986
ShartVikram/ Devendra
1986
IjaazatMahinder
1987
JalwaInspector Kapil
1987
Mirch MasalaSubedar
1987TI
This Is Not Our Destination
1987
Gone to Waste
1988
Hero HiralalHero Hiralal
1988
LibaasSudhir Bhardwaj
1988
Maalamaal
1988
PestonjeePirojshah Pithawala
1988
RihaeeMansukh
1988
The Perfect MurderInspector Ghote
1988
Andha YugAshwatthama
1989
Khoj
1989
ManeRajanna
1989ManeMakeup Artist
1989
TridevJay Singh
1989
Chor Pe Mor
1990
Police Public
1990
Ek GharV. S. Rajashekhar
1991
LakshmanrekhaAmar Kapoor
1991
Sau Crore
1991
ShikariFakira
1991
ChamatkarAmar Kumar ak Marco
1992
Electric MoonGoswani
1992
PanaahDeva
1992
TahalkaCaptain Ranbir Chauhan
1992
VishwatmaInspector Surya Pratap Singh
1992
BedardiNirbhay Saxena
1993G
GameVidram
1993
HastiVishal
1993
Lootere
1993
Sir
1993
DrohkaalAbbas Lodhi
1994
Kabhi Haan Kabhi NaaFather Briganza
1994
MohraMr. Jindal
1994
Mr. Ahmed
1994
Ponthan MadaSeema Thampuran
1994
Triyacharitra
1994
NaajayazRaj Solanki
1995
TakkarInspector D'Costa
1995
ChaahatAjay Narang
1996
Himmat
1996
RajkumarDurjan Singh / Surjan Singh
1996
AgnichakraPolice Inspector Satpal
1997
DaavaBhishma
1997
Lahoo Ke Do RangBharat Srivastav
1997
Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One
1997
Bombay Boys
1998
China GateMaj. Sarfaraz Khan
1998
Dand Nayak
1998DR
Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge!Tiger
1998
Ribbons for PeaceHimself
1998
Sar Utha Ke JiyoInspector Vijay Khanna
1998
Such a Long JourneyJimmy Bilimoria
1998
Bhopal ExpressBashir
1999
Kabhi Paas Kabhi Fail
1999
SarfaroshGulfam Hassan
1999
Shadows in the Dark
1999
Gaja GaminiLeonardo da Vinci
2000
Hey RamMohandas Karamchand Gandhi
2000
Kasam
2001
Monsoon WeddingLalit Verma
2001
Mujhe Meri Biwi Se BachaaoAnand Mathur
2001
Encounter: The KillingInspector Sam Bharucha
2002
Guru MahaaguruVijay Verma
2002NP
Neel Parbat Ke Paar
2002
3 DeewareinIshaan Mirza
2003
MaqboolInspector Purohit
2003
The League of Extraordinary GentlemenCaptain Nemo
2003
AsambhavSameer 'Sam' Hans
2004
Main Hoon NaBrigadier Shekhar Sharma
2004
Raghu RomeoCo-Producer
2004
Being CyrusDinshaw Sethna
2005
Home DeliveryUncle (uncredited)
2005
IqbalMohit
2005
PaheliMale Puppet (Voice)
2005
The Great New WonderfulAvinash aka "Avi"
2005
BanarasBabaji
2006
KrrishDr. Siddhant Arya
2006
Mixed DoublesMalti's Father
2006
OmkaraBhaisaab
2006S
ShoonyaOld Man
2006
Valley of FlowersYeti
2006
Yun Hota To Kya HotaDirector
2006
AmalG.K. Jayaram
2007
Dus Kahaniyaan
2007
Khuda Kay LiyeMaulana Wali
2007
ParzaniaCyrus
2007
Shoot on SightPolice Commander Tariq Ali
2007
A Wednesday!The Anonymous Caller
2008
Bombay to BangkokSpecial
2008
Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane NaAmar Singh
2008
MaharathiJai Singh Adenwalla
2008
Mere Baap Pehle AapSheekha’s dad
2008
MithyaGavde
2008
Barah AanaShukla
2009
Bolo RaamDr. N.S. Negi
2009
FiraaqKhan Sahab
2009
Today's SpecialAkbar
2009
Allah Ke BandayWarden
2010
IshqiyaKhalujaan
2010
Peepli LiveSalim Kidwai
2010
RaajneetiBhaskar Sanyal
2010
Red Alert: The War WithinNaga Reddy
2010WP
Wilson PerieraAll Characters (Voice)
2010
7 Khoon MaafDr. Modhusudhon Tarafdar
2011
ChargesheetSultan
2011
DeoolDacoit
2011
MichaelMichael
2011
That Girl in Yellow BootsDiwaker
2011
The Dirty PictureSuryakanth
2011
Zindagi Na Milegi DobaraSalman Habib
2011
Celluloid ManSelf
2012
Chaalis ChauraasiPankaj Purushottam Suri (Sir)
2012
MaximumArun Inamdar
2012
JackpotBoss
2013
John DayJohn Day
2013
Krrish 3Dr. Siddhant Arya (Special Appearance)
2013
Sona SpaBaba
2013
Sunglass
2013
The Coffin MakerAnton Gomes
2013
Zinda BhaagPuhlwan
2013
Dedh IshqiyaKhalujan
2014
Finding FannyFerdinand 'Ferdie' Pinto
2014
GoatspeakButcher
2014
INT. CAFÉ – NIGHTMan
2014
Kolkata Junction
2014
Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein
2015
Dharam Sankat MeinNeel Anand Baba
2015
Dirty PoliticsManoj Singh
2015
Life Continues
2015
ShaandaarNarrator
2015
Welcome BackWanted Bhai
2015
Jeewan Hathi
2016
Teraa SurroorRobin
2016
The Blueberry HuntColonel
2016
WaitingShiv Kumar
2016
Begum JaanRajaji
2017
IradaLt.Col Parabjeet Walia (Retd)
2017MU
Mumbai Underworld
2017
Ok JaanuGopi Srivastava
2017
Pinjravoice
2017
The HungryTathagat Ahuja
2017
AiyaaryBaburao Shastri
2018
DhhMagician
2018
Hope Aur HumNagesh Srivastava
2018
Nude
2018
Rogan Josh
2018
Skin of MarbleBhupinder Singh
2018
SunGangesHimself
2019
The Tashkent FilesPKR Natrajan
2019
Half Full
2020HT
Hameed The Unsung Humanist
2020
Mee RaqsamHashim Seth
2020
Ramprasad Ki TehrviRamprasad Bhargav
2021
The Miniaturist of JunagadhHusyn Naqqash
2021
2100 FtGulshan
2022
A Holy ConspiracyAnton De Souza
2022
GehraiyaanVinod Khanna
2022
Maarrich
2022
Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal
2022
The Daughter
2022TM
The Master: Shyam BenegalNarrator
2022
A Knock on the DoorDean
2023
COATNarrator
2023
KutteyNarayan Khobre
2023
Man Woman Man WomanDirector
2023
The Broken Table
2023
Khidki
2024M
MinimumSukhdeep Singh
2024
TeesGasha
2024
Far from HomeExecutive Producer
2025
FatehRaza
2025
Gustaakh IshqAziz Beg 'Babba'
2025
Missing FaceMr. Williams
2025
AssiBasu Sir
2026
Main Vaapas AaungaIshar Singh Grewal
2026
OM Chapter 1: Udhiram - The Blood Wood
2026
Rehmat
2026
Safia/SafdarBhai Yazdani
2026B
BackstageSelf
Maharagni
Marudhanayagam
MT
Masoom: The Next Generation
Television
Mirza GhalibMirza Ghalib · 18 eps
1988
The Discovery of IndiaShivaji · 3 eps
1988JI
Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiHimself · 4 eps
2002
The Anupam Kher ShowHimself · 1 eps
2014
Mid Wicket Tales with Naseeruddin ShahSelf · 26 eps
2015
Zero KMSGuru · 12 eps
2018
Bandish BanditsPanditji · 10 eps
2020
Dhillon's JackpotMr. Dhillon · 6 eps
2021
Mumbai DiariesVocals
2021
Kaun Banegi ShikharwatiRaja Mrityunjay Singh Shikharwat · 10 eps
2022
Modern Love MumbaiPappi Singh · 2 eps
2022
Charlie Chopra & the Mystery of Solang ValleyMr. Roy · 4 eps
2023
Saas, Bahu Aur FlamingoSahebji · 8 eps
2023
Taj: Divided by BloodAkbar · 18 eps
2023
IC 814: The Kandahar HijackVinay Kaul · 6 eps
2024
ShowtimeViktor Khanna · 7 eps
2024
Made in India: A Titan StoryJRD Tata · 6 eps
2026Photos
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