Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah 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 was born into a Muslim family in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India, as one of the three sons of Aley Mohammed Shah by his wife Farrukh Sultan. He is a descendant of a 19thcentury Afghan warlord JanFishan Khan who participated in the First AngloAfghan War and helped the British in the subsequent Indian Rebellion of 1857.

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