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Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

27 movies on Netflix

Biography

Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian actor whose career has spanned parallel cinema, mainstream Hindi films, theater and international productions. Born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, he trained at the National School of Drama in Delhi before starting film work in the mid-1970s, when he appeared in Nishant, Aakrosh, Sparsh and Mirch Masala. He moved into mainstream Bollywood with Hum Paanch in 1980, and Masoom and the comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron followed in 1983. He played Mahatma Gandhi in Hey Ram (2000) and Captain Nemo in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). Other credits include Monsoon Wedding (2001), The Great New Wonderful (2005), A Wednesday (2008), Today's Special (2009) and The Dirty Picture (2011). He formed the theater group Motley Productions in 1977 and directed the film Yun Hota To Kya Hota (2006). His honors include three National Film Awards, three Filmfare Awards and the Volpi Cup at the Venice Film Festival.

76years old

Turns 77 on July 20in 251 days

  • Born Barabanki
  • Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films
27
Career span
37 years1986 to 2023

Genres

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  1. Beyond film

    In 1977, Naseeruddin Shah co-founded the theater group Motley Productions with Tom Alter and Benjamin Gilani, and their first production was Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, staged at Prithvi Theatre on 29 July 1979.

Naseeruddin Shah movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Captain Nemo

    IMDb rating 5.8193K votes

  2. A Wednesday!2008 Action, Crime, Dramaas The Common Man

    IMDb rating 8.187K votes

  3. Monsoon Wedding2001as Lalit Verma

    IMDb rating 7.327K votes

  4. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara2011as Salman Habib

    IMDb rating 8.298K votes

  5. Gehraiyaan2022as Vinod(Alisha's Father)

    IMDb rating 5.645K votes

  6. Krrish2006as Dr. Siddhant Arya

    IMDb rating 6.529K votes

  7. Chamatkar1992as Amar Kumar alias Marco

    IMDb rating 6.57.9K votes

  8. Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa1994as Father Breganza

    IMDb rating 7.621K votes

Most often with

Rakesh Roshan directed two of these films. Shah Rukh Khan appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Shah Rukh Khan, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Shah Rukh KhanAnupam Kher, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Anupam KherPriyanka Chopra, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Priyanka ChopraOm Puri, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Om PuriParesh Rawal, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Paresh RawalRajpal Yadav, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Rajpal YadavRakesh RoshanDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Rakesh Roshan

Films together

  • Shah Rukh Khan5 films together, 1992 to 2005
    Shah Rukh Khan's page
    • Paheli2005IMDb rating 6.4Shah as Male PuppetvoiceKhan as Kishanlal / Ghost
    • Main Hoon Na2004IMDb rating 7.1Shah as Brig. Shekhar SharmaKhan as Maj. Ram Prasad Sharma
    • Hey Ram2000IMDb rating 8.0Shah as Mohandas Karamchand GandhiKhan as Amjad Ali Khan
    • Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa1994IMDb rating 7.6Shah as Father BreganzaKhan as Sunil
    • Chamatkar1992IMDb rating 6.5Shah as Amar Kumar alias MarcoKhan as Sunder Srivastava
  • Anupam Kher3 films together, 1986 to 2008
    Anupam Kher's page
    • A Wednesday!2008IMDb rating 8.1Shah as The Common ManKher as Prakash Rathod
    • Paheli2005IMDb rating 6.4Shah as Male PuppetvoiceKher as Bhanwarlal
    • Karma1986IMDb rating 7.2Shah as Khairuddin KistiKher as Dr. Michael Dang
  • Priyanka Chopra3 films together, 2006 to 2013
    Priyanka Chopra's page
    • Krrish 32013IMDb rating 5.4Shah as Dr. Siddanth Arya (special Appearance)Chopra as Priya Mehra
    • 7 Khoon Maaf2011IMDb rating 6.3Shah as Dr. Modhusudhon Tarafdar (6th Husband)Chopra as Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes(Priyanka Chopra)
    • Krrish2006IMDb rating 6.5Shah as Dr. Siddhant AryaChopra as Priya
  • Om Puri3 films together, 1986 to 2015
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    • Welcome Back2015IMDb rating 4.3Shah as Wanted BhaiPuri as Narratorvoice
    • Hey Ram2000IMDb rating 8.0Shah as Mohandas Karamchand GandhiPuri as Goel
    • Mirch Masala1986IMDb rating 7.8Shah as SubedarPuri as Chowkidar Abu Miya
  • Paresh Rawal3 films together, 1986 to 2015
    Paresh Rawal's page
    • Dharam Sankat Mein2015IMDb rating 6.3Shah as Neelanand BabaRawal as Dharampal
    • Welcome Back2015IMDb rating 4.3Shah as Wanted BhaiRawal as Dr. Ghunghroo
    • Mirch Masala1986IMDb rating 7.8Shah as SubedarRawal as Villager
  • Rajpal Yadav3 films together, 2005 to 2015
    Rajpal Yadav's page
    • Welcome Back2015IMDb rating 4.3Shah as Wanted BhaiYadav as The Tailor
    • Krrish 32013IMDb rating 5.4Shah as Dr. Siddanth Arya (special Appearance)Yadav as Kripal Sharma
    • Paheli2005IMDb rating 6.4Shah as Male PuppetvoiceYadav as Bhoja
  • Rakesh RoshanDirector, 2 films, 2006 to 2013
    • Krrish 32013IMDb rating 5.4Shah as Dr. Siddanth Arya (special Appearance)
    • Krrish2006IMDb rating 6.5Shah as Dr. Siddhant Arya
  • Also three films together3 more actors
    • Sharat SaxenaKrrish (2006), The Great New Wonderful (2005) and Vishwatma (1992)
    • Hrithik RoshanKrrish 3 (2013), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Krrish (2006)
    • Ratna PathakJaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008), Paheli (2005) and Mirch Masala (1986)

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Naseeruddin Shah's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$534 million

15 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 27 films: 15 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 2US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003as Captain Nemo$179 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen2003as Captain Nemo
    $179M33.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara2011as Salman Habib
    $160M30.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Krrish 32013as Dr. Siddanth Arya (special Appearance)
    $84M15.7% of the total
  4. 4
    Monsoon Wedding2001as Lalit Verma
    $31M5.8% of the total
  5. 5
    The Dirty Picture2011as Surya Kant
    $17M3.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Krrish2006as Dr. Siddhant Arya
    $16M3.0% of the total
  7. 7
    Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na2008as Amar Singh
    $11M2.1% of the total
  8. 8
    Paheli2005as Male Puppet (voice)
    $11M2.1% of the total
Peepli Live (2010), $6.9 millionMain Hoon Na (2004), $5.9 millionHey Ram (2000), $4.9 millionA Wednesday! (2008), $3.5 million7 Khoon Maaf (2011), $2.9 millionToday's Special (2009), $400,654Ok Jaanu (2017), $345,872

$24.9 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total

Awards

Six awards and honors from 1980 to 2006, one of them major.

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Naseeruddin Shah's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Venice Film Festival
1984Volpi Cup for Best ActorPaarWon
Other honors
2006National Film Award for Best Supporting ActorIqbalWon
2003Padma BhushanWon
1990Sangeet Natak Akademi AwardWon
1987Padma Shri in artsWon
1980National Film Award for Best ActorSparshWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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