Breaking away from his image of a parallel cinema actor, Shah, in the following years, experimented with commercially successful films like Karma (1986), Tridev (1989), Chamatkar (1992), and Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993). Essaying the role of a laborer, Naseeruddin Shah won his second National Film Award for Best Actor.
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Based on the rural exploitation by landlords in Bihar, India, the movie along with Naseeruddin Shah starred Shabana Azmi and Om Puri in the lead roles. He soon came to be recognized as the face of non-commercial cinema in India and this image was further cemented with films like Chakra (1981), Umrao Jaan (1981), Bazaar (1982), Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Masoom (1983), and Ardh Satya (1983).Īnother feather in his cap was added with Goutam Ghose’s drama film Paar. Directed by Sai Paranjpye, the movie received several accolades, including a National Film Award for Best Actor for him. The year, 1980 proved to be a landmark one for Shah, as he starred alongside Shabana Azmi in the feature film Sparsh. The movie went on to receive two National Film Awards and widespread critical acclaim, giving Naseeruddin Shah an image of a ‘serious’ actor. Shah reunited with Shyam Benegal in his next directorial venture Bhumika, where he again starred with his Nishant co-stars, Smita Patil and Amrish Puri.
Co-starring an ensemble of arthouse actors like Smita Patil, Amrish Puri, Girish Karnad, and Shabana Azmi, the movie is considered to be a milestone in Indian parallel cinema. Naseeruddin Shah made his feature film debut, in 1975, with the legendary director Shyam Benegal’s drama film Nishant. Heeba is now a popular and well-respected face amongst the theater circuit. Her mother, Manara died in Iran in the 1990s. She then shifted to Mumbai and started living with his family. Heeba Shah, who shifted to Iran with her mother, when she was a kid, contacted her father after growing up. They have two sons from their nuptial- Imaad and Vivaan, who are also actors in the Hindi film industry. Both Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak, after a long live-in relationship, finally married in 1982. Amidst the proceedings of the divorce, he fell in love with the stage and film actress Ratna Pathak, daughter of Dina Pathak and sister of Supriya Pathak, who is married to the celebrated actor Pankaj Kapoor. The divorce, however, happened 12 years after that, because in the nikahnama (marriage contract), Shah had promised her lump sum alimony, which he couldn’t afford at the time of separation. Cracks between the couple started seeping in and the frequent fights led to their separation, when Heeba was merely one-year-old. Both tied the knot and their daughter Heeba Shah was born roughly one year after the marriage. There he made friends like Tom Alter, and Om Puri, with whom, his passion for acting saw new heights, broadening his perspective and nurturing the artist in him.Īt an early age of 20, Naseeruddin Shah fell in love with Manara Sikri, who was 36 years old at that time and a divorcee. Post honing his craft in this mecca for stage actors, Naseeruddin Shah joined FTII (Film and Television Institute of India), Pune, back then known as Pune Film Institute. In 1971, he graduated in Arts from the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University, after which he joined the National School of Drama in Delhi. He would sneak out of the house, away from the prying eyes of his father, to watch films with his friends. As a kid, Naseer, as he is fondly called, was never interested in studies. Anselm's Ajmer and St Joseph's College, Nainital. The seasoned actor’s autobiography is a tour de force, which takes one through all major passages of his life.īorn to Aley Mohammed Shah and his wife Farrukh Sultan in Uttar Pradesh, India, Naseeruddin Shah did his schooling from St. In 2014, Naseeruddin Shah chronicled his life in the book titled-And then one day: A Memoir. For his immense contribution to Indian cinema, this multiple National Film Award winning actor was felicitated with the coveted Padma Shri and the Padma Bhushan, in 19, respectively.
The actor, in 2006, turned director with the drama film Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota. He began his acting career with Shyam Benegal’s drama film Nishant and went on to star in path-breaking films like Umrao Jaan (1981), Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983), Ardh Satya (198), Sarfarosh (1999), Monsoon Wedding (2001), Being Cyrus (2006), and A Wednesday (2008). Known to have revolutionized Indian parallel cinema, Naseeruddin Shah is a veteran film and theater actor and director.