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Naseeruddin Shah (born July 20, 1950) is one of
the icons of New Indian Cinema along with Smita
Patil, Shabana Azmi and Om Puri.
Shah was born in Delhi and educated at the
National School of Drama in Delhi.

Like many of the other actors of his genre,
Naseeruddin Shah was first noticed by Shyam
Benegal. He acted in Benegal's Nishant (1975),
Manthan and Bhumika (1976). One of his most
intense performances was given in Saeed Mirza's
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (What makes
Albert Pinto angry?, 1980). In the movie, he plays
a garage mechanic from Goa who dreams of the
expensive cars that he repairs but that are far
beyond his reach. The film is set in a Catholic
setting, primarily because Mirza did not have the
courage to tackle Muslim issues. Naseeruddin Shah
has also acted for other New Indian Cinema
directors including Mrinal Sen (Khandan, 1983) and
Sai Paranjpye (Sparsh, 1979).

Besides these serious roles, he has a penchant for
comedy. His roles in Ketan Mehta's films and also
in films like Mandi, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, and
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1983), have endeared him to
the Indian public. He has also not shied away from
accepting roles in mainstream Hindi movies where
he has played a variety of characters, though his
slight frame has ensured that he is most often
cast in a comic role. However, directors also
utilize his great acting talent when a character
role has to be played. 

Naseeruddin Shah has also played and directed
English and Hindi plays. With his wife Ratna
Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah continues to act
regularly in plays, often at Shashi Kapoor's
Prithvi Theatre.

==Awards==
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003.

Shah was recently seen in Teen Diwarein and Mira
Nair's Monsoon Wedding. He also played Captain
Nemo in the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen. He worked in a Bollywood adaption of
William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's Macbeth, titled
Maqbool.

==Filmography==
* Main Hoon Na (2004)
* The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
* Monsoon Wedding (2002)
* Such A Long Journey (2000)
* Hey! Ram (2000)
* The Perfect Murder (1990)
* Mirch Masala (1989)
* Genesis (1988)
* Bombay Boys
* Mr. Ahmed
* Mane
* Electric Moon
* Katha
* Pestonjee
* Bhopal Express
* Junoon
* Mandi
* Ardh Satya
* Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron
* Mohan Joshi Haazir Ho
* Holi
* Nishant
* Manthan
* Bhumika
* Chakra
* Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai
* Aakrosh
* Bhavni Bhavai
* Trikal
* Aghaat
* Yeh woh manzil to nahin
* Gaja Gamini
* Maqbool
* The Great New Wonderful
* Ijazaat
* Jaane Bhi Do Yaroon

==Sources==
*Vasudev, Aruna. The New Indian Cinema. New Delhi:
Macmillan, 1986 
*Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul.
Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. London: British
Film Institute; New Delhi: Oxford University
Press, 1994
*Kishore, Valicha. The Moving Image. Hyderabad:
Orient Longman, 1988