Nasiruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah
Shah in 2011
Born	Naseeruddin Shah (1950-08-16) 16 August 1950 (age 66) 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	3, including Imaad, Vivaan
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 films such as Khuda Kay Liye and Zinda Bhaag. He is the brother of Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (PVSM, SM, VSM) Former Deputy Chief of The Army Staff, former member Armed Forces Tribunal and currently the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University, who is also speculated to be the next Vice President Of India.

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.