Naseeruddin Shah
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Shah in 2011
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Naseeruddin Shah 16 August 1950 Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor, Environmentalist |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Spouse(s) | Parveen Murad, also known as Manara Sikri (deceased) Ratna Pathak (m. 1982) |
| Children |
Heeba Shah Imaad Shah Vivaan Shah |
| Relatives |
Zameerud-din Shah (Brother) Dina Pathak (Mother-in-law) Supriya Pathak (Sister-in-law) Mohommed Ali Shah (Nephew) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, National Film Award |
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Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1949 or 16 August 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.
Shah was born into a Muslim family in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India, as one of the three sons of Aley Mohammed Shah and his wife Farrukh Sultan. He is a descendant of a 19th-century Sayyid Afghan warlord Jan-Fishan Khan (Sayyid Muhammad Shah), who participated in the First Anglo-Afghan War and helped the British in the subsequent Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Shah did his schooling at St. Anselm's Ajmer and St Joseph's College, Nainital. He graduated in arts from Aligarh Muslim University in 1971 and attended National School of Drama in Delhi. He has been successful in mainstream Bollywood cinema as well as in Parallel Cinema. He has appeared in international films, notably playing Captain Nemo in the Hollywood adaptation The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
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