Date of birth: 1950-07-20
Place of birth: Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
Known for: Acting
Also known as: नसीरुद्दीन शाह, Nasīruddīn Śāh, نصر الدين شاه, নাছিৰুদ্দিন শ্বাহ, নাসিরুদ্দিন শাহ্, Nasrudin Ŝah, نصیرالدین شاه, Նասիրուդդին Շահ, Nasiruddin Shah, ನಸೀರುದ್ದೀನ್ ಷಾ, നസീറുദ്ദീൻ ഷാ, ꯅꯥꯁꯤꯔꯨꯗꯗꯤꯟ ꯁꯥꯍ, ਨਸੀਰੁੱਦੀਨ ਸ਼ਾਹ, Насируддин Шах, Nasirudin Šah, நசிருதீன் ஷா, నసీరుద్దీన్ షా, Насруддин Шоҳ, 納薩魯丁·沙

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.

2001-08-30
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2009-03-13
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2003-01-30
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1983-01-10
D.K. Malhotra lives a comfortable lifestyle with his wife, Indu, and two school-going daughters, Pin

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2008-01-27
A two-bit actor faces challenges after he is asked by Police to impersonate a look-alike gangster.

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When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of

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A Himalayan legend of a love struggling against the inevitability of death, an astonishing tale span

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The 24-minute film juxtaposes a day in the lives of Giridhar or Giri, a 60-something Alzheimer’s pat

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Inspired by Manto's soulful writing, Skin of marble is a poetic take on love and heartache.

2020-04-15
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The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in g

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2003-07-11
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together

1983-08-12
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Kishanlal marries the beautiful Lachchi, but the day after the wedding, he leaves on business for fi

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2006-06-23
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1989-07-07
A honest but disgraced Police Inspector's attempts to clear his name pits him against terrorists and

1991-12-20
CBI Inspector Kumar is assigned to investigate the case of a mysterious murder.

2007-12-15
Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers

2005-12-08
The Sethnas are a Parsi family that reside in the hills of Panchgani. When the bizarre Cyrus comes i

2004-04-30
An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: t

2006-07-28
Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his

2011-07-15
Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip

1994-02-25
A man belongs to a middle-class family and is intent on pursuing his career with a music group, desp

2010-08-13
Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians

2010-11-26
Allah Ke Banday tracks the journey of two boys who commit their first murder at the age of 12. Sent

2010-06-04
It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the acc

1992-07-08
When Sunder loses everything, he seeks refuge in a graveyard, where he befriends a ghost.

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This story is about a small village boy Madho, simple yet a big dreamer. He and his father are pig f

2009-10-14
Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art
1982-01-01
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Yamuna along with her son Laxman locates in Mumbai leaving behind her abusive husband. She takes she

1981-03-16
Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years late

2011-12-02
After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent

2008-09-05
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1985-08-29
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2003-01-08
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2009-12-31
A youth accused of the murder of his mother refuses to speak to the police. Is he really the killer?

1988-11-01
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2011-02-18
Susanna is hungry for love and will go to any extent to find it in its purest form. In her quest for

2012-01-13
Four friends -- Pankaj (Naseeruddin Shah), Bobby (Atul Kulkarni), Shakti Chinappa (Ravi Kissen), Alb
1986-01-01
A 1986 Bollywood film.

2011-11-04
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1981-05-13
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1979-01-01
Rajoo (Naseeruddin Shah) is an honest, naive, villager with a heart of gold. When he comes to the bi

1983-12-23
Gauri, an average girl from a village, falls in love with a wealthy man from the city, Samir. The un

1977-11-11
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1996-06-06
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1983-08-19
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1994-07-01
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1984-04-01
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1987-10-24
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1999-01-01
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1984-08-15
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1980-01-01
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1982-07-09
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1982-12-22
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1984-09-14
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1980-01-30
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1986-03-14
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2012-06-26
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2001-10-12
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1984-06-08
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1995-07-13
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1987-02-18
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1988-02-02
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1992-12-04
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1988-01-01
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1982-12-03
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2011-09-30
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1991-01-01
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1986-11-01
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1992-01-24
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1986-08-08
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1972-01-01
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Killing oneself is not easy is what Pavitr realizes when he faces the stark drop of 2100 FT in front


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1985-09-03
The life of middle-aged businessman Godbole is changed by a mysterious phone call from a Parsi named

2016-05-27
While visiting his comatose wife in the hospital, a serene old professor befriends a vibrant young w

1987-06-30
Kapil's younger brother, Buntu, dies as a result of a drug overdose. Kapil vows to put an end to dru

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2014-08-09
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1997-03-21

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1993-07-09
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1996-03-22
Rani Maa's(Reena Roy) husband is killed by the neighboring kingdom's evil Prime Minister Man Singh (

1984-01-01
An old couple, Mohan Joshi and his wife, sues their landlord for not maintaining their 'collapsing'

2005-10-07
Centered around the 2002 massacres in Gujarat, the film tells the story of a happy family that is to

1981-01-09
In a drought-stricken city in India, the emperor Maharaja Dhiraj Chandrasen, who has two wives, and

1999-09-21
Ill-fated love set against the epic canvas of India's partition into Hindu Indian and Pakistan. Lajm

1991-12-27
A man's friend refuses to let him take the law into his own hands to avenge his father.

2017-09-01
Tulsi Joshi, a widow and bride to be comes to her own wedding seeking revenge for the brutal murder

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2016-03-11
Tara Wadia (Farah Karimaee), a singer and girlfriend of a gangster Raghu (Himesh Reshammiya) lives w

1995-03-17
Jai and Sandhya are on the case of taking down Raj Solanki, a gangster. However, things take an unex
2002-03-07
Devraj is a young boy living in the foothills of a mountain. His sister Paro falls ill and the only

1988-08-31
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Convinced only a miracle can save them from failing school exams, a trio of friends seek help from a

2006-02-10
Bored with his sex life, a man tries to convince his wife to swap partners.

2018-05-11
A father obsessed with an old school copying machine wreaks havoc on the family, causing a change in

2008-12-04
After his boss, Jai Singh, commits suicide, Subhash, a chauffeur, hatches a plan to win his insuranc

1993-11-12
Mumbai-based Saxena family consists of Professor Nirbhay, his wife Preeti, their school-going daught

1992-06-26
Dong, the ruler of a small mountainous kingdom is keen to wreak havoc (terrorism, these days) on the

1983-02-23
Maya, coming from poor family, is married to the affluent Dr. Anand; but she tries to commit suicide

1993-04-02
Anajali is taken far away from the city by police officer Karan. Her life is in danger as an eye wit

1998-09-13
The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of t

2001-06-18
Anand Mathur comes from a middle-class background, but has always dreamed of living in luxury. His d

1986-02-21
The city is rocked by a series of brutal murders. All the victims are women of lose character or pro

2013-01-01
Based in a small village in Goa, "The Coffin Maker" is about Anton Gomes who comes from a family of

2000-12-01
A mysterious and beautiful woman, in her various incarnations, inspires artists throughout the ages.

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Amma (Smita Patil) is a woman who has been raped and then forced to flee her home with her husband a

1983-02-25
The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers

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Shankar and Chanchal earn their living by doing road shows. Once, Shankar sees Natasha on a circus p

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A family prepares for their patriach's birthday

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Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-India

2019-04-12
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1975-06-06
A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will

1985-08-30
Set in 1961 Goa, this is a story of a rich and influential Goan family and what happens to them over

1992-02-07
Raja faces danger from Vikral Sing, when four goons are assigned the task to bring Raja dead or aliv

1982-12-24
A young woman must try to keep a one-night stand that she had in college a secret from her husband w

2007-12-07
An anthology of ten short films dealing with diverse subjects such as infidelity, companionship, lus

2013-11-01
Krrish and his father must team up to save the world from a psychokinetic evil man named Kaal and hi

2005-12-02
A middle-aged pizza delivery man serves up more than just food to a young advice columnist who's hav

2016-11-04
This riotously funny satire on Pakistan's media industry explores the dark underbelly of a reality s

2013-09-20
Three young men try to escape the reality of their everyday lives and succeed in ways they had least

1996-01-05
Two Indian secret agents, Ajay and Abdul, share a brotherly bond. However, when Abdul is killed in t

2021-01-01
Ramprasad's entire family gathers under one roof for 13 days after his death, to perform and observe

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A panoptic film on water, energy and climate, SunGanges (SuryaGanga) is a wild and intense ride thre

2012-06-28
A story of two of Mumbai Police's top encounter specialists' fight for control and oneupmanship whic

1986-06-02
This is a simple, straightforward tale about the rise and fall of human civilization that focuses so

1982-01-01
In Dr. Gindes Hospital for the mentally insane is a patient named Inder, who is in a catatonic state

1997-02-26
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1984-06-06
A woman, depressed that she is unable to bear children, abducts a child, and wants to keep him for h

1998-09-14
Krishna alias Kris Sahani lives in New York, but decides to travel to his homeland in order to act i

1985-02-21
Shera lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay along with his widower dad, a retired school-teacher, and is

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A doctor comes across his past lover and her ailing husband who is at the last stage of cancer. When

1981-10-09
A tough and honest police officer wages a one-man war against terrorists and a corrupt politician wh
2017-12-08
Mumbai Underworld tells the tale of two 12 year old boys (Vijay and Yakub) who grow up in the slums

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2 brutal murders, 6 suspects and one fearless cop - Rajiv Dixit, a sharp-witted Mumbai police office
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A man's wife goes missing and another woman who claims to be his wife enters his life. Although he c

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A bilingual satirical comedy about the seven-year itch of a married couple, and how their life turns

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A van carrying crores of cash. One rainy night in the outskirts of Mumbai. Unaware of each other, th

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