Naseeruddin Shah

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.

Known For

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Not in library

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

2003

Main Hoon Na Not in library

Main Hoon Na

2004

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Not in library

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011

A Wednesday! Not in library

A Wednesday!

2008

Krrish Not in library

Krrish

2006

Monsoon Wedding Not in library

Monsoon Wedding

2001

Krrish 3 Not in library

Krrish 3

2013

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na Not in library

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

2008

Today's Special Not in library

Today's Special

2009

Sarfarosh Not in library

Sarfarosh

1999

Acting

2026 Main Vaapas Aaunga In Library
2026 Safia/Safdar as Bhai Yazdani
2026 Assi as Basu Sir
2026 Made in India – A Titan Story as J.R.D. Tata (1 episode)
2025 Gustaakh Ishq as Aziz Beg 'Babba'
2025 Fateh as Raza
2025 Missing Face as Mr. Williams
2024 Tees as Gasha
2024 Minimum as Sukhdeep Singh
2024 Khidki
2024 Showtime as Viktor Khanna (7 episodes) In Library
2024 IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack as Vinay Kaul (6 episodes) In Library
2023 The Broken Table
2023 COAT as Narrator
2023 A Knock on the Door as Dean
2023 Kuttey as Narayan Khobre
2023 Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo as Sahebji (8 episodes)
2023 Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley as Dr. Rai (6 episodes)
2023 Taj: Divided by Blood as Akbar (18 episodes)
2022 A Holy Conspiracy
2022 Gehraiyaan as Vinod Khanna
2022 The Daughter
2022 Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal
2022 2100 Ft as Gulshan
2022 Maarrich
2022 The Master: Shyam Benegal as Narrator
2022 Kaun Banegi Shikharwati as Raja Mrityunjay Singh Shikharwat (10 episodes)
2022 Modern Love Mumbai as Pappi Singh (2 episodes)
2021 Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi as Ramprasad Bhargav
2021 The Miniaturist of Junagadh as Husyn Naqqash
2021 Dhillon's Jackpot as Mr. Dhillon (6 episodes)
2020 Half Full
2020 Mee Raqsam as Hashim Seth
2020 Hameed The Unsung Humanist
2020 Bandish Bandits as Panditji (10 episodes)
2019 The Tashkent Files as PKR Natrajan
2019 SunGanges as Himself
2018 Skin of Marble as Bhupinder Singh
2018 Nude
2018 Aiyaary as Baburao Shastri
2018 Dhh as Magician
2018 Hope Aur Hum as Nagesh Srivastava
2018 Rogan Josh
2018 Zero KMS as Guru (12 episodes)
2017 Pinjra as voice
2017 Begum Jaan as Rajaji
2017 Ok Jaanu as Gopi Srivastava
2017 Irada as Lt.Col Parabjeet Walia (Retd)
2017 The Hungry as Tathagat Ahuja
2017 Mumbai Underworld
2016 Waiting as Shiv Kumar
2016 The Blueberry Hunt as Colonel
2016 Teraa Surroor as Robin
2016 Jeewan Hathi
2015 Life Continues
2015 Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein
2015 Welcome Back as Wanted Bhai
2015 Dirty Politics as Manoj Singh
2015 Dharam Sankat Mein as Neel Anand Baba
2015 Mid Wicket Tales with Naseeruddin Shah as Self (1 episode)
2014 Dedh Ishqiya as Khalujan
2014 Finding Fanny as Ferdinand 'Ferdie' Pinto
2014 Kolkata Junction
2014 INT. CAFÉ – NIGHT as Man
2014 Goatspeak as Butcher
2014 The Anupam Kher Show as Himself (1 episode)
2013 John Day as John Day
2013 Jackpot as Boss
2013 Sona Spa as Baba
2013 The Coffin Maker as Anton Gomes
2013 Krrish 3 as Dr. Siddhant Arya (Special Appearance)
2013 Zinda Bhaag as Puhlwan
2013 Sunglass
2012 Chaalis Chauraasi as Pankaj Purushottam Suri (Sir)
2012 Celluloid Man as Self
2012 Maximum as Arun Inamdar
2011 Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara as Salman Habib
2011 The Dirty Picture as Suryakanth
2011 7 Khoon Maaf as Dr. Modhusudhon Tarafdar
2011 Deool as Dacoit
2011 Michael as Michael
2011 That Girl in Yellow Boots as Diwaker
2011 Chargesheet as Sultan
2010 Ishqiya as Khalujaan
2010 Peepli Live as Salim Kidwai
2010 Allah Ke Banday as Warden
2010 Raajneeti as Bhaskar Sanyal
2010 Red Alert: The War Within as Naga Reddy
2010 Wilson Periera as All Characters (Voice)
2009 Barah Aana as Shukla
2009 Firaaq as Khan Sahab
2009 Today's Special as Akbar
2009 Bolo Raam as Dr. N.S. Negi
2008 Mithya as Gavde
2008 A Wednesday! as The Anonymous Caller
2008 Bombay To Bangkok as Special
2008 Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na as Amar Singh
2008 Maharathi as Jai Singh Adenwalla
2008 Mere Baap Pehle Aap as Sheekha’s dad
2007 Khuda Kay Liye as Maulana Wali
2007 Amal as G.K. Jayaram
2007 Shoot on Sight as Police Commander Tariq Ali
2007 Dus Kahaniyaan
2006 Valley of Flowers as Yeti
2006 Krrish as Dr. Siddhant Arya
2006 Omkara as Bhaisaab
2006 Banaras as Babaji
2006 Mixed Doubles as Malti's Father
2006 Shoonya as Old Man
2005 Iqbal as Mohit
2005 The Great New Wonderful as Avinash aka "Avi"
2005 Paheli as Male Puppet (Voice)
2005 Being Cyrus as Dinshaw Sethna
2005 Parzania as Cyrus
2005 Home Delivery as Uncle (uncredited)
2005 Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh
2004 Main Hoon Na as Brigadier Shekhar Sharma
2004 Asambhav as Sameer 'Sam' Hans
2003 Maqbool as Inspector Purohit
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen as Captain Nemo
2003 3 Deewarein as Ishaan Mirza
2002 Neel Parbat Ke Paar
2002 Guru Mahaaguru as Vijay Verma
2002 Encounter: The Killing as Inspector Sam Bharucha
2002 Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai as Himself (4 episodes)
2001 Monsoon Wedding as Lalit Verma
2001 Kasam
2001 Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao as Anand Mathur
2000 Hey Ram as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
2000 Gaja Gamini as Leonardo da Vinci
1999 Sarfarosh as Gulfam Hassan
1999 Bhopal Express as Bashir
1999 Shadows in the Dark
1999 Kabhi Paas Kabhi Fail
1998 China Gate as Maj. Sarfaraz Khan
1998 Ribbons for Peace as Himself
1998 Sar Utha Ke Jiyo as Inspector Vijay Khanna
1998 Such a Long Journey as Jimmy Bilimoria
1998 Bombay Boys
1998 Dand Nayak
1998 Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge! as Tiger
1997 Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One
1997 Lahoo Ke Do Rang
1997 Daava as Bhishma
1997 Agnichakra as Police Inspector Satpal
1996 Chaahat as Ajay Narang
1996 Rajkumar as Durjan Singh / Surjan Singh
1996 Himmat
1995 Takkar as Inspector D'Costa
1995 Naajayaz as Raj Solanki
1994 Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa as Father Briganza
1994 Mohra as Mr. Jindal
1994 Mr. Ahmed
1994 Drohkaal as Abbas Lodhi
1994 Ponthan Mada as Seema Thampuran
1994 Triyacharitra
1993 Game as Vidram
1993 Hasti as Vishal
1993 Sir
1993 Bedardi as Nirbhay Saxena
1993 Lootere
1992 Chamatkar as Amar Kumar ak Marco
1992 Electric Moon as Goswani
1992 Vishwatma as Inspector Surya Pratap Singh
1992 Tahalka as Captain Ranbir Chauhan
1992 Panaah as Deva
1991 Sau Crore
1991 Ek Ghar as V. S. Rajashekhar
1991 Lakshmanrekha as Amar Kapoor
1991 Shikari as Fakira
1990 Police Public
1990 Chor Pe Mor
1989 Tridev as Jay Singh
1989 Mane as Rajanna
1989 Khoj
1988 Maalamaal
1988 Pestonjee as Pirojshah Pithawala
1988 Hero Hiralal as Hero Hiralal
1988 Libaas as Sudhir Bhardwaj
1988 The Perfect Murder as Inspector Ghote
1988 Gone to Waste
1988 Rihaee
1988 The Discovery of India as Shivaji (3 episodes)
1988 Mirza Ghalib as Mirza Ghalib (18 episodes)
1987 Ijaazat as Mahinder
1987 Mirch Masala as Subedar
1987 Jalwa as Inspector Kapil
1987 This Is Not Our Destination
1986 Musafir as Sadanand
1986 Khamosh as Captain Rajeev Bakshi
1986 Ek Pal as Ved Hazarika
1986 Karma as Khairuddin Kisti
1986 Shart as Vikram/ Devendra
1986 Genesis as The farmer
1985 Aghaat as Rustom Patel
1985 Ghulami as SP Sultan Singh
1985 Anantyatra
1985 Past, Present, and Future as Ruiz Pereira
1985 Surkhiyaan
1984 Party as Amrit
1984 Holi as Professor Singh
1984 The Crossing as Naurangia
1984 The Ruins as Subhash
1984 Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! as Malkani
1984 Lorie as Micky
1984 Giddh: The Vulture
1983 Masoom as D.K. Malhotra (DK)
1983 Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro as Vinod Chopra
1983 Protidan
1983 Ardh Satya as Mike Lobo
1983 Haadsaa as Gangster
1983 Woh 7 Din as Dr. Anand
1983 Mandi as Tungrus
1982 Naseeb Ni Balihari
1982 Aadharshila as Ajay
1982 Katha as Rajaram Purshotam Joshi
1982 Bazaar as Salim
1982 Swami Dada
1982 Bezubaan as Shivnath
1982 Situm
1982 Dil... Akhir Dil Hai as Vimal Mehta
1981 Umrao Jaan as Gohar Mirza
1981 Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai as Albert Pinto
1981 Bhavni Bhavai as King Chakrasen
1981 Chakra as Looka
1981 Tajurba
1981 Death Penalty
1981 Man Versus Man as Narrator
1980 Aakrosh as Bhaskar Kulkarni
1980 Sparsh as Anirudh Parmar
1980 Khwab as Gopal Mathur
1980 Hum Paanch as Suraj
1979 Sunayana as Rajoo
1979 Shaayad
1978 Hungama Bombay Ishtyle
1978 Junoon as Sarfaraz Khan
1977 The Role as Sunil Verma
1977 Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane
1976 Manthan as Bhola
1976 A Proposal
1975 Nishant as Vishwam
1972 Aan Baan as Mourner in funeral
1968 Sapnon Ka Saudagar as Special Appearance
Marudhanayagam
Maharagni
Masoom 2
Amri
Rehmat

Directing

2023 Man Woman Man Woman Director
2006 Yun Hota To Kya Hota Director

Production

2025 Far from Home Executive Producer
2004 Raghu Romeo Co-Producer

Sound

2021 Mumbai Diaries Vocals

Costume & Make-Up

1989 Mane Makeup Artist