Naseeruddin Shah

Acting

Naseeruddin Shah

Born 1950-07-20 · Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India

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.

Acting credits

Main Vaapas Aaunga poster
7.0

Haunted by a childhood romance and recollections of love lost during the 1947 Partition of India, 95-year-old Ishar Singh Grewal shares his story with his grandson Nirvair, the past unfolding through memories of migration, longing, and a romance that endures across generations.

Main Vaapas Aaunga

2026

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen poster
6.0

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

2003

Main Hoon Na poster
6.6

An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: to protect his general's daughter from a radical militant, and to find his estranged half-brother.

Main Hoon Na

2004

Krrish poster
6.5

In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.

Krrish

2006

Assi poster
6.5

When Parima, a school teacher in Delhi, is gang-raped on her way home late at night after an office party, Raavi, a prosecution lawyer, fights tooth and nail to help her get justice. But when eighty sexual assault cases are reported in India every single day, regardless of age group, ethnicity, time, or place, and only four go to trial, what does justice really mean?

Assi

2026

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara poster
7.6

Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and explore thrilling adventures, before one of them gets married. What will they learn of themselves and each other during the adventure?

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011

Hey Ram poster
7.0

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the problems happening in the country. He sets out to kill him.

Hey Ram

2000

Monsoon Wedding poster
6.8

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

Monsoon Wedding

2001

Peepli Live poster
7.3

Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their village to capture the rare event.

Peepli Live

2010

Shoot on Sight poster
6.2

Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London. Tariq's task gets complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by the commando shooters of Scotland Yard. On the other hand, Tariq - a British citizen is himself a suspect in the eyes of his boss, despite his long service in the Scotland Yard

Shoot on Sight

2007

Krrish 3 poster
5.6

Krrish and his father must team up to save the world from a psychokinetic evil man named Kaal and his army of mutants.

Krrish 3

2013

Bhavni Bhavai poster
4.9

In a drought-stricken city in India, the emperor Maharaja Dhiraj Chandrasen, who has two wives, and no children, orders all kinds of rituals to appease the Rain Gods

Bhavni Bhavai

1981

Safia/Safdar poster
2.0

When Salman falls ill, his saloon is at stake as the local moneylender wants it. The only person standing in the way is Salman's daughter, Safia. Will she be able to keep the salon running as Safdar?

Safia/Safdar

2026

Mixed Doubles poster
7.3

Bored with his sex life, a man tries to convince his wife to swap partners.

Mixed Doubles

2006

OM Chapter 1: Udhiram - The Blood Wood poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

OM Chapter 1: Udhiram - The Blood Wood

2026

Tridev poster
6.3

A honest but disgraced Police Inspector's attempts to clear his name pits him against terrorists and the brother of his sweetheart. Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Sunny Deol, Jackie Shroff, Madhuri Dixit, Sangeeta Bijlani, Sonam, Anupam Kher and Amrish Puri.

Tridev

1989

COAT poster
NR

This story is about a small village boy Madho, simple yet a big dreamer. He and his father are pig farmers, which holds the least respect in their village. In this era of fast-growing technological advancements in India, he also wants to look great and achieve a high level of success. But "how" is the question he tries his best to answer.

COAT

2023

Gustaakh Ishq poster
7.0

On a pursuit to save his father's printing press in the heart of Purani Delhi, a man becomes a disciple of a revered poet and falls in love with his daughter. Torn between his love and honoring his mentor, he must make a choice that could change his life forever.

Gustaakh Ishq

2025

The Dirty Picture poster
6.1

After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent sex symbol.

The Dirty Picture

2011

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa poster
6.7

A man belongs to a middle-class family and is intent on pursuing his career with a music group, despite his dad's disapproval. He is also in love with the lead singer, but she sees him mainly as a friend.

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

1994

Jeewan Hathi poster
10.0

This riotously funny satire on Pakistan's media industry explores the dark underbelly of a reality show that has the nation enthralled as a channel owner who will do anything for higher ratings.

Jeewan Hathi

2016

Man Versus Man poster
NR

Man-pulled rickshaw, which have served Kolkata for over eight decades face virtual extinction as a result of legislation introduced by the State Government in 1981. This would rob over 100,000 people of a living. The film analyzes the critical situation, and on the basis of concrete facts and figures, questions whether such a step would be fruitful at all. The image of a man pulling a man is a depressing and a negative one - but not more negative than that of the image of a man going without food.

Man Versus Man

1981

Fateh poster
6.0

Ex-Special Ops officer Fateh Singh springs back to action when a girl falls prey to a cybercrime syndicate. Racing against time, can he bring down the mafia?

Fateh

2025

Chamatkar poster
6.5

When Sunder loses everything, he seeks refuge in a graveyard, where he befriends a ghost.

Chamatkar

1992

Behind the camera