Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

1950-07-20 Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India 228 Credits

Biography

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 has also appeared in the Pakistani Film Industry, Lollywood, through the films Khuda Kay Liye and Zinda ...

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Missing Face

Missing Face

2025

as Mr. Williams

Acting

Aryan suffers from a rare neurological disorder, face blindness, that prevents him from recognizing faces, even of those closest to him. Six months af...

Fateh

Fateh

2025

as Raza

4.7
Acting

Ex-Special Ops officer Fateh Singh springs back to action when a girl falls prey to a cybercrime syndicate. Racing against time, can he bring down the...

Tees

Tees

2024

as Gasha

Acting

Spanning across 90 years, follow a middle-class Muslim family across three generations. 2042. Six months after his manuscript titled Tees (30) is rej...

Khidki

Khidki

2024

Acting

An elderly man's tranquil existence is upended when faced with eviction from his cherished apartment, his only solace being the connection to the out...

Man Woman Man Woman

Man Woman Man Woman

2023

Director

Directing

A film where old school romance meets modern dating.

COAT

COAT

2023

as Narrator

Acting

This story is about a small village boy Madho, simple yet a big dreamer. He and his father are pig farmers, which holds the least respect in their vil...

The Broken Table

The Broken Table

2023

5.5
Acting

The 24-minute film juxtaposes a day in the lives of Giridhar or Giri, a 60-something Alzheimer’s patient (played by Shah), and Deepti, an aspiring psy...

A Knock on the Door

A Knock on the Door

2023

as Dean

2.0
Acting

As they prepare to celebrate their wedding anniversary, politically committed professors Hari and Ramona receive a group of unwanted visitors claiming...

Kuttey

Kuttey

2023

as Narayan Khobre

6.0
Acting

A van carrying crores of cash. One rainy night in the outskirts of Mumbai. Unaware of each other, three stray gangs cross paths on the hunt. Unfortuna...

Maarrich

Maarrich

2022

10.0
Acting

2 brutal murders, 6 suspects and one fearless cop - Rajiv Dixit, a sharp-witted Mumbai police officer , is on a mission to track down the unidentified...

Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal

Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal

2022

Acting

A very spellbinding story about the reel and real life of great old thespian Kanhaiyalal and his bygone era when Indian Cinema was at a nascent stage....

2100 Ft

2100 Ft

2022

as Gulshan

10.0
Acting

Killing oneself is not easy is what Pavitr realizes when he faces the stark drop of 2100 FT in front of him. With his broken heart he musters all his ...

A Holy Conspiracy

A Holy Conspiracy

2022

Acting

A Science teacher in a Christian missionary school is suspended and imprisoned as he refuses to teach the Bible’s Genesis before Darwinian Evolution. ...

The Daughter

The Daughter

2022

Acting

Amidst a curfew in an Indian town, Indu struggles with her father's last wish, creating a poignant and challenging predicament. Will Indu's journey th...

Gehraiyaan

Gehraiyaan

2022

as Vinod Khanna

5.4
Acting

Alisha Khanna, 30, ambitious, now finds herself at crossroads in life. Her six year long relationship has grown monotonous, her career seems to be goi...

The Miniaturist of Junagadh

The Miniaturist of Junagadh

2021

as Husyn Naqqash

Acting

1947. The ravages of Partition have compelled an old artist, Husyn Naqqash, to sell his ancestral home in Western India and move with his family to Ka...

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi

Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi

2021

as Ramprasad Bhargav

6.3
Acting

Ramprasad's entire family gathers under one roof for 13 days after his death, to perform and observe the Hindu traditions and rituals called the tehrv...

Hameed The Unsung Humanist

2020

Acting

The life journey of the social reformer, humanist, and Marathi writer, Hameed Dalwai

Mee Raqsam

Mee Raqsam

2020

as Hashim Seth

5.7
Acting

Mee Raqsam (transl. I Dance), revolves around a young girl's aspiration to become a dancer, but coming from a small village like Mijwan, everyone ques...

Half Full

Half Full

2020

Acting

Vikrant Massey plays the role of Abhay Khanna who is depressed with his life. He feels that he has reached the age of 30 and not achieved anything yet...

SunGanges

SunGanges

2019

as Himself

6.0
Acting

A panoptic film on water, energy and climate, SunGanges (SuryaGanga) is a wild and intense ride three filmmakers take across the vast Indian landscape...

The Tashkent Files

The Tashkent Files

2019

as PKR Natrajan

7.5
Acting

The Tashkent Files is a thriller that revolves around the mysterious death of India's 2nd Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri and attempts to unco...

Rogan Josh

Rogan Josh

2018

3.2
Acting

A family prepares for their patriach's birthday

Dhh

Dhh

2018

as Magician

8.5
Acting

Convinced only a miracle can save them from failing school exams, a trio of friends seek help from a magician. To their surprise, he gamely complies.

Hope Aur Hum

Hope Aur Hum

2018

as Nagesh Srivastava

6.2
Acting

A father obsessed with an old school copying machine wreaks havoc on the family, causing a change in their relationships. Explores the life of each fa...

Nude

Nude

2018

5.8
Acting

Yamuna along with her son Laxman locates in Mumbai leaving behind her abusive husband. She takes shelter in the house of her aunt Chandra whom she cal...

Skin of Marble

Skin of Marble

2018

as Bhupinder Singh

Acting

Inspired by Manto's soulful writing, Skin of marble is a poetic take on love and heartache.

Aiyaary

Aiyaary

2018

as Baburao Shastri

5.8
Acting

An Indian Army officer is compelled to chase down his protege when the latter turns rogue and threatens to disrupt the country’s government and army.

Mumbai Underworld

2017

Acting

Mumbai Underworld tells the tale of two 12 year old boys (Vijay and Yakub) who grow up in the slums of India. Wanting to make a name for themselves in...

The Hungry

The Hungry

2017

as Tathagat Ahuja

5.7
Acting

Tulsi Joshi, a widow and bride to be comes to her own wedding seeking revenge for the brutal murder of her first born son.

Begum Jaan

Begum Jaan

2017

as Rajaji

5.8
Acting

On the eve of Independence, the chairman of the Border Commission, Sir Cyril Radcliffe decides to divide India and Pakistan into equitable halves. Wha...

Irada

Irada

2017

as Lt.Col Parabjeet Walia (Retd)

7.0
Acting

A mysterious bomb blast in a business tycoon's factory prompts the state CM to hire an NIA officer. He meets an ex-army man seeking revenge for his de...

Ok Jaanu

Ok Jaanu

2017

as Gopi Srivastava

5.9
Acting

Adi and Tara move to Bombay to pursue their dreams. A chance meeting sparks off a heady, no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apa...

Jeewan Hathi

Jeewan Hathi

2016

10.0
Acting

This riotously funny satire on Pakistan's media industry explores the dark underbelly of a reality show that has the nation enthralled as a channel ow...

Waiting

Waiting

2016

as Shiv Kumar

7.1
Acting

While visiting his comatose wife in the hospital, a serene old professor befriends a vibrant young woman whose husband has also fallen into a coma.

The Blueberry Hunt

The Blueberry Hunt

2016

as Colonel

7.0
Acting

The film centers on a recluse known as "Colonel" and the final five days when Colonel's plantation of a high potency variant of marijuana gets ready f...

Teraa Surroor

Teraa Surroor

2016

as Robin

6.2
Acting

Tara Wadia (Farah Karimaee), a singer and girlfriend of a gangster Raghu (Himesh Reshammiya) lives with her mother (Shernaz Patel). She goes to Dublin...

Life Continues

Life Continues

2015

Acting

The film sheds light on the complicated & emotionally charged decision-making process for families when confronted by having to consider the organ don...

Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein

Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein

2015

7.0
Acting

Our life revolves around perception of truth, in our lives we act only on our ability to judge the truth. Truth though is a fickle thing, paradoxicall...

Welcome Back

Welcome Back

2015

as Wanted Bhai

5.0
Acting

A pair of reformed gangsters try to find a husband for their newly discovered sister, but complications arise due to mistaken identities.

Dharam Sankat Mein

Dharam Sankat Mein

2015

as Neel Anand Baba

6.5
Acting

The film revolves around a Hindu man (Paresh Rawal) who goes through an identity crisis when he discovers he was adopted as a son in a Hindu family bu...

Dirty Politics

Dirty Politics

2015

as Manoj Singh

2.8
Acting

An old politician lusts after a beautiful dancer.

Kolkata Junction

Kolkata Junction

2014

Acting

Seventy-eight years ago three men were involved in the murder of General Simson (Inspector General of Prison). Destiny led them to death. In 2014, Onc...

Finding Fanny

Finding Fanny

2014

as Ferdinand 'Ferdie' Pinto

5.4
Acting

Five friends from Goa get lost during a journey to discover the lot of the childhood sweetheart of an old postman.

INT. CAFÉ – NIGHT

INT. CAFÉ – NIGHT

2014

as Man

7.2
Acting

A short film exploring two stories about love, loss and reunion set inside a café in Kolkata, India.

Dedh Ishqiya

Dedh Ishqiya

2014

as Khalujan

6.6
Acting

A team of con men fall for a Begum and her female confidante. Does their love fructify?

Jackpot

Jackpot

2013

as Boss

3.1
Acting

JACKPOT THE SET UP - Jackpot is a fast-paced thriller con, with sharp comic one-liners and crazy characters, set entirely in Goa against the backdrop...

Sunglass

Sunglass

2013

Acting

A bilingual satirical comedy about the seven-year itch of a married couple, and how their life turns topsy-turvy with the entry of what seems to be an...

Krrish 3

Krrish 3

2013

as Dr. Siddhant Arya (Special Appearance)

5.6
Acting

Krrish and his father must team up to save the world from a psychokinetic evil man named Kaal and his army of mutants.

Zinda Bhaag

Zinda Bhaag

2013

as Puhlwan

6.7
Acting

Three young men try to escape the reality of their everyday lives and succeed in ways they had least expected.

John Day

John Day

2013

as John Day

5.3
Acting

A mysterious death of a young girl unfolds a web of secrets and a conspiracy. The father of the girl, John day, is a simple , honest and god fearing m...

Sona Spa

Sona Spa

2013

as Baba

2.7
Acting

The world is deprived of sleep. In Sona Spa you can buy sleep for yourself. Here, women (Sleep Workers) sleep for you, not with you.

The Coffin Maker

The Coffin Maker

2013

as Anton Gomes

Acting

Based in a small village in Goa, "The Coffin Maker" is about Anton Gomes who comes from a family of accomplished carpenters and takes up coffin making...

Maximum

Maximum

2012

as Arun Inamdar

8.0
Acting

A story of two of Mumbai Police's top encounter specialists' fight for control and oneupmanship which goes through a complex maze of politics, land de...

Celluloid Man

Celluloid Man

2012

as Self

7.0
Acting

Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built...

Chaalis Chauraasi

Chaalis Chauraasi

2012

as Pankaj Purushottam Suri (Sir)

6.0
Acting

Four friends -- Pankaj (Naseeruddin Shah), Bobby (Atul Kulkarni), Shakti Chinappa (Ravi Kissen), Albert Pinto (Kay Kay Menon) -- want to rob a lonely ...

The Dirty Picture

The Dirty Picture

2011

as Suryakanth

6.3
Acting

After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent sex symbol.

Deool

Deool

2011

as Dacoit

8.4
Acting

Keshya, a simple villager believes that god has arrived in his village but everyone disbelieves him. Later when the politics plays its part things tak...

Chargesheet

Chargesheet

2011

as Sultan

Acting

The story revolves around the murder case of an actress.

Michael

Michael

2011

as Michael

5.5
Acting

After accidentally shooting a 12-year-old boy, a dedicated cop is removed from his position. Forced to take work at a local cinema and beginning to lo...

That Girl in Yellow Boots

That Girl in Yellow Boots

2011

as Diwaker

5.7
Acting

An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara

2011

as Salman Habib

7.6
Acting

Three friends who were inseparable in childhood decide to go on a three-week-long bachelor road trip to Spain, in order to re-establish their bond and...

7 Khoon Maaf

7 Khoon Maaf

2011

as Dr. Modhusudhon Tarafdar

6.2
Acting

Susanna is hungry for love and will go to any extent to find it in its purest form. In her quest for the perfect man, she gets married a number of tim...

Allah Ke Banday

Allah Ke Banday

2010

as Warden

7.0
Acting

Allah Ke Banday tracks the journey of two boys who commit their first murder at the age of 12. Sent to Juvenile Prison, they return to take over the v...

Peepli Live

Peepli Live

2010

as Salim Kidwai

7.4
Acting

Natha decides to commit suicide to get the farmers' compensation. However, the media and politicians learn about his intentions and descend on their v...

Red Alert: The War Within

Red Alert: The War Within

2010

as Naga Reddy

4.4
Acting

While delivering food in a forest area in Andhra Pradesh, impoverished Narasimha is held against his will by a band of Naxalites led by Velu, and forc...

Raajneeti

Raajneeti

2010

as Bhaskar Sanyal

6.4
Acting

It is the story of a fiercely fought election campaign, where money power and corruption are the accepted norms, and where treachery and manipulation ...

Wilson Periera

2010

as All Characters (Voice)

7.0
Acting

Wilson Periera, takes you to a small village in Kerala (South India) and further into an old house near the village cemetery. The story revolves aroun...

Ishqiya

Ishqiya

2010

as Khalujaan

6.4
Acting

While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.

Bolo Raam

Bolo Raam

2009

as Dr. N.S. Negi

Acting

A youth accused of the murder of his mother refuses to speak to the police. Is he really the killer?

Today's Special

Today's Special

2009

as Akbar

6.2
Acting

Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.

Firaaq

Firaaq

2009

as Khan Sahab

6.1
Acting

Firaaq is an Urdu word that means both separation and quest. The film is a work of fiction, based on a thousand stories. The story is set over a 24-ho...

Barah Aana

Barah Aana

2009

as Shukla

5.3
Acting

Barah Aana is a comedy of real life set in today's Mumbai. The story revolves around three unlikely friends: a driver (Naseeruddin Shah), a watchman (...

Maharathi

Maharathi

2008

as Jai Singh Adenwalla

6.7
Acting

After his boss, Jai Singh, commits suicide, Subhash, a chauffeur, hatches a plan to win his insurance money. He teams up with Jai's wife, Mallika, to ...

A Wednesday!

A Wednesday!

2008

as The Anonymous Caller

7.0
Acting

Prakash Rathod, a retired police commissioner recounts the most memorable case of his career wherein he was informed about a bomb scare in Mumbai by a...

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na

2008

as Amar Singh

6.8
Acting

Two best friends being convinced that they are not in love search for each other's love.

Mithya

Mithya

2008

as Gavde

6.5
Acting

A two-bit actor faces challenges after he is asked by Police to impersonate a look-alike gangster.

Bombay To Bangkok

Bombay To Bangkok

2008

as Special

5.0
Acting

Bombay to Bangkok is a Bollywood film starring Shreyas Talpade and Lena Christensen in the lead roles. It is written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor a...

Shoot on Sight

Shoot on Sight

2007

as Police Commander Tariq Ali

6.1
Acting

Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London...

Dus Kahaniyaan

Dus Kahaniyaan

2007

4.3
Acting

An anthology of ten short films dealing with diverse subjects such as infidelity, companionship, lust and a spectrum of human emotions.

Amal

Amal

2007

as G.K. Jayaram

7.7
Acting

Autorickshaw driver Amal is content with the small, but vital, role he serves - driving customers around New Delhi as quickly and safely as possible. ...

Khuda Kay Liye

Khuda Kay Liye

2007

as Maulana Wali

6.6
Acting

The film is about the difficult situation in which the Pakistanis in particular and the Muslims in general are caught up since 9/11. There is a war go...

Shoonya

2006

as Old Man

Acting
Omkara

Omkara

2006

as Bhaisaab

6.8
Acting

Half-caste bandit Omkara Shukla abducts his lady love, Dolly Mishra, from her family. Thanks to his cleverness, he gets away with the kidnapping. A co...

Yun Hota To Kya Hota

Yun Hota To Kya Hota

2006

Director

6.2
Directing

Four individuals from different parts of India board a US-bound flight. However, they are stuck in an unfortunate situation as the flight is hijacked ...

Valley of Flowers

Valley of Flowers

2006

as Yeti

6.7
Acting

A Himalayan legend of a love struggling against the inevitability of death, an astonishing tale spanning from the early 19th century mountain existenc...

Krrish

Krrish

2006

as Dr. Siddhant Arya

6.4
Acting

In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his l...

Banaras

Banaras

2006

as Babaji

6.3
Acting

Banaras: A Mystic Love Story is the name of an Indian Bollywood film directed by Pankaj Parashar released in 2006. The film takes place in the Hindu h...

Mixed Doubles

Mixed Doubles

2006

as Malti's Father

7.0
Acting

Bored with his sex life, a man tries to convince his wife to swap partners.

Being Cyrus

Being Cyrus

2005

as Dinshaw Sethna

5.8
Acting

The Sethnas are a Parsi family that reside in the hills of Panchgani. When the bizarre Cyrus comes into their lives, it is soon revealed that things a...

Home Delivery

Home Delivery

2005

as Uncle (uncredited)

3.5
Acting

A middle-aged pizza delivery man serves up more than just food to a young advice columnist who's having second thoughts about his engagement.

Parzania

Parzania

2005

as Cyrus

5.3
Acting

Centered around the 2002 massacres in Gujarat, the film tells the story of a happy family that is torn apart by the loss of their son Parzan.

Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh

Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh

2005

5.5
Acting

Lucknow based Mithilesh Shukla, is a regular, nondescript sort of a guy, who has washed his hands off marriage, until his nagging mom and her concerne...

Iqbal

Iqbal

2005

as Mohit

6.9
Acting

This is all about chasing your dreams, no matter what the obstacles. The story involves a young deaf and dumb boy who is crazy about cricket.

Paheli

Paheli

2005

as Male Puppet (Voice)

6.1
Acting

Kishanlal marries the beautiful Lachchi, but the day after the wedding, he leaves on business for five years. When Kishanlal reappears only a few days...

The Great New Wonderful

The Great New Wonderful

2005

as Avinash aka "Avi"

4.8
Acting

The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.

Asambhav

Asambhav

2004

as Sameer 'Sam' Hans

4.7
Acting

When the President of India is kidnapped by Kashmiri terrorists in Locarno, Switzerland, an Indian secret agent is sent to find him and set him free. ...

Raghu Romeo

Raghu Romeo

2004

Co-Producer

5.0
Producing

An employee at a strip club kidnaps his favorite actress to protect her from mob hit men.

Main Hoon Na

Main Hoon Na

2004

as Brigadier Shekhar Sharma

6.6
Acting

An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: to protect his general's daughter from a radical mi...

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

2003

as Captain Nemo

6.0
Acting

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

Maqbool

Maqbool

2003

as Inspector Purohit

7.0
Acting

The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles...

3 Deewarein

3 Deewarein

2003

as Ishaan Mirza

7.4
Acting

Three men are on death row. Jaggu (Jackie Shroff), a lawyer and a poet, is serving a sentence for murdering his wife because she was cheating on him w...

Guru Mahaaguru

Guru Mahaaguru

2002

as Vijay Verma

Acting

After literally being torn apart as children, brothers Ajay (Mukul Dev) and Gautam (Ashutosh Rana) are leading separate adult lives but are both in se...

Encounter: The Killing

Encounter: The Killing

2002

as Inspector Sam Bharucha

Acting

Inspector Sam Bharucha (Naseeruddin Shah) is an honest and diligent Police Inspector. He frequently comes across youth gangs, calling themselves "bhai...

Neel Parbat Ke Paar

2002

10.0
Acting

Devraj is a young boy living in the foothills of a mountain. His sister Paro falls ill and the only thing that can save her is a herb that grows beyon...

Kasam

Kasam

2001

Acting

A tale of revenge and family honor

Monsoon Wedding

Monsoon Wedding

2001

as Lalit Verma

6.8
Acting

As the romantic monsoon rains loom, the extended Verma family reunites from around the globe for a last-minute arranged marriage in New Delhi. This fi...

Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao

Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao

2001

as Anand Mathur

5.0
Acting

Anand Mathur comes from a middle-class background, but has always dreamed of living in luxury. His dreams take form when he meets with the only daught...

Gaja Gamini

Gaja Gamini

2000

as Leonardo da Vinci

6.7
Acting

A mysterious and beautiful woman, in her various incarnations, inspires artists throughout the ages.

Hey Ram

Hey Ram

2000

as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

7.1
Acting

Saketh Ram's wife is raped and killed during direct action day riots in Calcutta. He is convinced that Mahatma Gandhi is responsible for all the probl...

Shadows in the Dark

Shadows in the Dark

1999

10.0
Acting

Ill-fated love set against the epic canvas of India's partition into Hindu Indian and Pakistan. Lajma, a beautiful school teacher with greying hair, l...

Sarfarosh

Sarfarosh

1999

as Gulfam Hassan

6.9
Acting

When terrorists kill a cop's brother and disable his father, he fights back against the smuggling of guns and drugs which plagues his country.

Bhopal Express

Bhopal Express

1999

as Bashir

6.2
Acting

A newly-wed couple's lives are changed during the Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984.

China Gate

China Gate

1998

as Maj. Sarfaraz Khan

6.8
Acting

After witnessing the brutal slaying of her Forest Officer father, Sunder Rajan, at the hands of dreaded dacoit Jageera, Sandhya goes to Colonel Krishn...

Sar Utha Ke Jiyo

Sar Utha Ke Jiyo

1998

as Inspector Vijay Khanna

Acting
Bombay Boys

Bombay Boys

1998

5.7
Acting

Krishna alias Kris Sahani lives in New York, but decides to travel to his homeland in order to act in a movie. While Ricardo Fernandes leaves Australi...

Such a Long Journey

Such a Long Journey

1998

as Major Jimmy Bilimoria

5.8
Acting

The story, set in 1971 at the time of the war between India and Pakistan, is based on the novel of the same name by Rohinton Mistry, an Indian now liv...

Ribbons for Peace

Ribbons for Peace

1998

as Himself

Acting

"Made in the aftermath of Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests, Ribbons gives new meaning to an old film song by Kishore Kumar – a kind of “Imagine” com...

Daava

Daava

1997

as Bhishma

4.5
Acting

Arjun is police officer and he has two stepbrothers, Bhishma and Suraj. Dhaman takes full advantage of this situation, and watches as the brothers go ...

Lahoo Ke Do Rang

Lahoo Ke Do Rang

1997

4.7
Acting
Agnichakra

Agnichakra

1997

as Police Inspector Satpal

Acting

Amar lives a middle-class life with his Police Inspector brother, Suryaveer, and sister-in-law, Beena. Suryaveer is assigned to handle the task of app...

Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One

Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One

1997

Acting

An urban contemporary film about adultery, murder and betrayal in the film noir style. A simple story to which the director imparts a feeling of unres...

Chaahat

Chaahat

1996

as Ajay Narang

6.5
Acting

Roop and his father come to the city for medical treatment where Reshma falls in love with Roop. However, Roop loves Pooja but when Reshma threatens t...

Rajkumar

Rajkumar

1996

as Durjan Singh / Surjan Singh

5.7
Acting

Rani Maa's(Reena Roy) husband is killed by the neighboring kingdom's evil Prime Minister Man Singh (Naseeruddin Shah). The Prime Minister absolves him...

Himmat

Himmat

1996

2.0
Acting

Two Indian secret agents, Ajay and Abdul, share a brotherly bond. However, when Abdul is killed in the line of duty, the mission is handed over to Aja...

Takkar

Takkar

1995

as Inspector D'Costa

4.2
Acting

A convict studies law in prison and becomes a lawyer to seek revenge against the corrupt police officer who framed him on the very day of his marriage...

Naajayaz

Naajayaz

1995

as Raj Solanki

5.7
Acting

Jai and Sandhya are on the case of taking down Raj Solanki, a gangster. However, things take an unexpected turn when Jai finds out that Raj is his fat...

Drohkaal

Drohkaal

1994

as Abbas Lodhi

7.0
Acting

Drohkaal (Times of Betrayal) deals with India's fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police offi...

Mohra

Mohra

1994

as Mr. Jindal

6.2
Acting

Journalist Roma Singh is the daughter of a jailer. While taking a tour of the jail, she is molested by some of the inmates, and an inmate, Vishal Agni...

Ponthan Mada

Ponthan Mada

1994

as Seema Thampuran

7.7
Acting

Set in 1940s,Ponthan Mada movie is about the irrational bonding of the low-caste Ponthan Mada with his colonial landlord Sheema Thampuran, who was ex...

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

1994

as Father Briganza

6.6
Acting

A man belongs to a middle-class family and is intent on pursuing his career with a music group, despite his dad's disapproval. He is also in love with...

Mr. Ahmed

Mr. Ahmed

1994

Acting

Cultural boundries dissolve, and the family of a man struggle to reinvent itself within a new cultural context. Mr. Ahmed is the story of such a confl...

Triyacharitra

Triyacharitra

1994

6.3
Acting

A daughter of poor parents was engaged to a man when she was 13. The man is away working in Calcutta. In the meanwhile, she befriends a truck-driver w...

Bedardi

Bedardi

1993

as Nirbhay Saxena

4.0
Acting

Mumbai-based Saxena family consists of Professor Nirbhay, his wife Preeti, their school-going daughter Ritu and Nirbhay's college-going brother and si...

Sir

Sir

1993

5.4
Acting

Sir is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Naseeruddin Shah, Pooja Bhatt, Atul Agnihotri and Paresh Rawal.

Hasti

Hasti

1993

as Vishal

1.0
Acting

Film starring Jackie Shroff, Naseeruddin Shah and Nagma

Lootere

Lootere

1993

4.5
Acting

Anajali is taken far away from the city by police officer Karan. Her life is in danger as an eye witness in a murder case.

Game

1993

as Vidram

Acting

Vikram and Ajay, two brothers, live with their parents. Their dad trains Vikram to always remain ahead in a chess championship. This education makes V...

Electric Moon

1992

as Goswani

Acting

Set in an expensive tourist lodge in the forests of central India run by former royalty, Raja Ran Bikram Singh, 'Bubbles', the film is a satirical par...

Chamatkar

Chamatkar

1992

as Amar Kumar ak Marco

6.4
Acting

When Sunder loses everything, he seeks refuge in a graveyard, where he befriends a ghost.

Tahalka

Tahalka

1992

as Captain Ranbir Chauhan

6.6
Acting

Dong, the ruler of a small mountainous kingdom is keen to wreak havoc (terrorism, these days) on the general populace in various peaceful countries (m...

Panaah

Panaah

1992

as Deva

6.0
Acting

Raja faces danger from Vikral Sing, when four goons are assigned the task to bring Raja dead or alive to Vikral Singh. But seeing his innocence they f...

Vishwatma

Vishwatma

1992

as Inspector Surya Pratap Singh

5.9
Acting

Two brave and smart young men: namely Police inspector Prabhat Singh (Sunny Deol) and a reformed criminal Akash Bhardwaj (Chunkey Pandey) is sent to t...

Lakshmanrekha

Lakshmanrekha

1991

as Amar Kapoor

10.0
Acting

A man's friend refuses to let him take the law into his own hands to avenge his father.

Sau Crore

Sau Crore

1991

1.0
Acting

CBI Inspector Kumar is assigned to investigate the case of a mysterious murder.

Shikari

Shikari

1991

as Fakira

5.6
Acting

Shankar and Chanchal earn their living by doing road shows. Once, Shankar sees Natasha on a circus poster and dreams of working with her. He gets an o...

Ek Ghar

Ek Ghar

1991

as V. S. Rajashekhar

Acting

Rajanna and Geeta arrive in the city with the hope of building a cozy little home. When they find their dream house, their happiness knows no bounds. ...

Chor Pe Mor

Chor Pe Mor

1990

9.5
Acting

When a robber robs a bank of 40k, he hides his trail and buries his money in an abandoned well. when someone else finds it, he goes crazy trying to fi...

Police Public

Police Public

1990

6.0
Acting

Film about the investigation of the death of a young woman.

Mane

Mane

1989

as Rajanna

Acting

The couple moves into a poorly built, noisy house in a compound housing a motor-mechanic's shop, causing no sleep.

Mane

Mane

1989

Makeup Artist

The couple moves into a poorly built, noisy house in a compound housing a motor-mechanic's shop, causing no sleep.

Khoj

Khoj

1989

5.7
Acting

A man's wife goes missing and another woman who claims to be his wife enters his life. Although he continues to deny being her husband, she produces m...

Tridev

Tridev

1989

as Jay Singh

6.3
Acting

A honest but disgraced Police Inspector's attempts to clear his name pits him against terrorists and the brother of his sweetheart. Starring: Naseeru...

Maalamaal

Maalamaal

1988

5.7
Acting

Raj (Naseeruddin Shah) is a slum dweller, who one day comes to know that he has inherited the business and property from his grand-father worth 3.3 bi...

Hero Hiralal

Hero Hiralal

1988

as Hero Hiralal

4.0
Acting

A Bollywood obsessed auto-rickshaw meets and falls in love with an actress. When the film crew packs up and leaves, he too sets off to Bombay to be cl...

Rihaee

Rihaee

1988

10.0
Acting

A village is inhabited mainly by women whose husbands are in the cities earning a living. Taking advantage of the situation, a man who returns to his ...

The Perfect Murder

The Perfect Murder

1988

as Inspector Ghote

5.9
Acting

Police Inspector Ghote lives a middle-class life in Bombay along with his wife, Pratima. He has been employed with the Bombay Police for many years. H...

Pestonjee

Pestonjee

1988

as Pirojshah Pithawala

5.2
Acting

Phiroj and Pesi are close friends and both fall in love with Jeroo but Phiroj decides to walk away and lets Pesi marry her. Years later, he returns an...

Mirza Ghalib

Mirza Ghalib

1988

as Mirza Ghalib

9.0
Acting

This is the about the most admired poet in the History of Urdu and Persian writings, Mirza Ghalib

Libaas

Libaas

1988

as Sudhir Bhardwaj

Acting

The film is about married couples of urban India having extramarital relations and adultery. Based on Gulzar's own story "Seema", the film portrays th...

Gone to Waste

Gone to Waste

1988

Acting

Jamal and Pratap are close friends until one is sentenced to five years in jail and the other becomes involved in gang activity.

Ijaazat

Ijaazat

1987

as Mahinder

6.5
Acting

An estranged couple accidentally meet in a railway station's waiting room and revisit their past.

Jalwa

Jalwa

1987

as Inspector Kapil

5.5
Acting

Kapil's younger brother, Buntu, dies as a result of a drug overdose. Kapil vows to put an end to drugs and drug-dealers, by joining the police. He soo...

Mirch Masala

Mirch Masala

1987

as Subedar

7.8
Acting

Early-1940s, rural British India. When a woman decides to fight against the village's despotic subedar and is supported by the guard of the local spic...

This Is Not Our Destination

1987

Acting

1987 Hindi drama film written and directed by Sudhir Mishra, in a directorial debut. It starred Manohar Singh, Habib Tanvir, B. M. Shah, Pankaj Kapur,...

Ek Pal

Ek Pal

1986

as Ved Hazarika

Acting

Based on a short story by Maitreyi Devi, Kalpana Lajmi’s directorial debut tells a story of extramarital affair in the tea gardens of Assam. Famous As...

Karma

Karma

1986

as Khairuddin Kisti

7.2
Acting

When senior police inspector Vishwa Pratap Singh arrests Dr. Michael Dang, the leader of the international terrorist group PSO, the group blast the ja...

Genesis

Genesis

1986

as The farmer

5.7
Acting

This is a simple, straightforward tale about the rise and fall of human civilization that focuses solely on four characters: a farmer (Naseeruddin Sha...

Khamosh

Khamosh

1986

as Captain Rajeev Bakshi

6.9
Acting

A young actress is found to have committed suicide at the filming location. Things take a different turn when further investigation reveals it to be a...

Shart

Shart

1986

as Vikram/ Devendra

Acting

The city is rocked by a series of brutal murders. All the victims are women of lose character or prostitutes, and all have been brutally slain. Inspec...

Musafir

1986

as Sadanand

Acting

A 1986 Bollywood film.

Anantyatra

1985

Acting

The life of middle-aged businessman Godbole is changed by a mysterious phone call from a Parsi named Jaduwalla. Godbole's mundane existence undergoes ...

Past, Present, and Future

Past, Present, and Future

1985

as Ruiz Pereira

8.8
Acting

Set in 1961 Goa, this is a story of a rich and influential Goan family and what happens to them over a period of time. The movie is narrated in past-t...

Aghaat

Aghaat

1985

as Rustom Patel

7.9
Acting

Madhav Verma is an honest and straight-forward union representative at Shivalik Engineering Works. His position and effectiveness is challenged when ...

Ghulami

Ghulami

1985

as SP Sultan Singh

7.3
Acting

Near India and Pakistan's border-town of Fatehpur, lives Ranjit Singh Choudhary who has been labeled as a rebel by his schoolmaster and his dad, Makha...

Surkhiyaan

Surkhiyaan

1985

Acting

Shera lives a poor lifestyle in Bombay along with his widower dad, a retired school-teacher, and is love with his neighbor, Sapna, who he hopes to mar...

The Crossing

The Crossing

1984

as Naurangia

6.2
Acting

When a Dalit wins the elections for mayor in his small village in northeastern India, deadly rioting forces an impoverished couple to escape to Calcut...

Holi

Holi

1984

as Professor Singh

5.8
Acting

In a typical college in a typical Indian city, the hostel boys Madan Sharma (Aamir Khan) and his friend are a rowdy lot. The teaching staff suffer fro...

The Ruins

The Ruins

1984

as Subhash

6.3
Acting

Subhash is a photographer from the city, who has come to take pictures of some old temples and ruins in a village. Ruins fascinate him. While in the v...

Lorie

Lorie

1984

6.0
Acting

A woman, depressed that she in unable to bear children, abducts a child, and wants to keep him for her own. The child belongs to a large family consis...

Party

Party

1984

as Amrit

7.1
Acting

Celebrities arrive at an extravagant party in Bombay to honour Divakar for his contributions to arts and cinema. However, gossip, uninvited guests and...

Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!

Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!

1984

as Malkani

Acting

An old couple, Mohan Joshi and his wife, sues their landlord for not maintaining their 'collapsing' apartment building. For this, they hire two cunnin...

Giddh: The Vulture

Giddh: The Vulture

1984

4.5
Acting

In a remote village at Karnataka-Maharashtra border in India, the poor residents follow Devdasi tradition according to which young girls are given up ...

Protidan

Protidan

1983

Acting

Gauri, an average girl from a village, falls in love with a wealthy man from the city, Samir. The unusual couple go through a series of turmoil after ...

Ardh Satya

Ardh Satya

1983

as Mike Lobo

7.0
Acting

A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro

1983

as Vinod Chopra

7.0
Acting

Two zanies open a photography studio. They score a partnership with a gossip magazine that suddenly thrusts them into a world of corruption, murder, a...

Market Place

Market Place

1983

as Tungrus

7.1
Acting

The denizens of a brothel deal with internal drama, as well as pressure from greedy land developers and an anti-sex work politician to leave town.

Woh 7 Din

Woh 7 Din

1983

as Dr. Anand

7.0
Acting

Maya, coming from poor family, is married to the affluent Dr. Anand; but she tries to commit suicide on the nuptial night. She tells Anand that she wa...

Masoom

Masoom

1983

as D.K. Malhotra (DK)

6.4
Acting

D.K. Malhotra lives a comfortable lifestyle with his wife, Indu, and two school-going daughters, Pinky and Minni. He works in the office of an Archite...

Haadsaa

Haadsaa

1983

as Gangster

9.8
Acting

Asha lives in poverty with her alcoholic father in Bombay, before being sold to an impotent husband. A series of events leads her to love.

Bezubaan

Bezubaan

1982

as Shivnath

Acting

A young woman must try to keep a one-night stand that she had in college a secret from her husband who happens to be one of his best friends, and thow...

Katha

Katha

1982

as Rajaram Purshotam Joshi

5.2
Acting

A modern retelling of the classic folktale about the hare and the tortoise. Hard-working yet timid Rajaram has a secret crush on his neighbor. Before ...

Swami Dada

Swami Dada

1982

6.0
Acting

Hari Mohan is a saintly person who organizes Hindu prayers and discourses in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. He is called "Swami Dada" by everyone. H...

Aadharshila

Aadharshila

1982

as Ajay

Acting

Aadharshila portrays the struggles of young people - especially graduates of the Film and Television Institute of India - to find a foothold in the In...

Dil... Akhir Dil Hai

Dil... Akhir Dil Hai

1982

as Vimal Mehta

Acting

Kusam Desai moves from Pune to Bombay with her new husband and family friend Vimal, who does not live up to her expectations. After discovering Vimal...

Bazaar

Bazaar

1982

as Salim

7.2
Acting

Najma is in platonic love with Salim Akhtar but cannot marry him until he is financially stable. An elderly Shakir promises to help Akhtar set up his ...

Naseeb Ni Balihari

1982

Acting

Naseeb Ni Balihari is a Gujarati movie released in 1982

Sitam

Sitam

1982

Acting

In Dr. Gindes Hospital for the mentally insane is a patient named Inder, who is in a catatonic state, which occurred after a traumatic childhood incid...

Tajurba

Tajurba

1981

6.0
Acting

A tough and honest police officer wages a one-man war against terrorists and a corrupt politician who have planned to assassinate the chief minister o...

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai

Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai

1981

as Albert Pinto

5.4
Acting

'Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyun Ata Hai' revolves around the Pintos and the people connected to them. There's Albert who's pretty much angry at everybody....

Chakra

Chakra

1981

as Looka

5.6
Acting

Amma (Smita Patil) is a woman who has been raped and then forced to flee her home with her husband and child after her husband kills the rapist. Her l...

Umrao Jaan

Umrao Jaan

1981

as Gohar Mirza

6.1
Acting

Amiran is sold to a brothel by a corrupt cop after her father testifies against him. Many years later, she grows up to be an accomplished poetess and ...

Bhavni Bhavai

Bhavni Bhavai

1981

as King Chakrasen

4.8
Acting

In a drought-stricken city in India, the emperor Maharaja Dhiraj Chandrasen, who has two wives, and no children, orders all kinds of rituals to appeas...

Death Penalty

Death Penalty

1981

Acting

Based on Vinod Chopra's diploma film at FTII, Murder at Monkey Hill (1976), adapted into a full-length feature with Naseeruddin Shah and Radha Saluja,...

Man Versus Man

1981

as Narrator

Acting

Man-pulled rickshaw, which have served Kolkata for over eight decades face virtual extinction as a result of legislation introduced by the State Gover...

Hum Paanch

Hum Paanch

1980

as Suraj

6.9
Acting

Tyrannical and wealthy Veer Pratap Singh, rules over a small town - ruthlessly. Whoever opposes him is crushed. He is attracted to women, and has a le...

Sparsh

Sparsh

1980

as Anirudh Parmar

7.3
Acting

An independent visually impaired man who runs a school for blind children deals with troubles and triumphs of his profession and finds love when a wit...

Aakrosh

Aakrosh

1980

as Bhaskar Kulkarni

7.2
Acting

In the 1980s, a lawyer defends a tribal man who is under arrest for killing his own wife. As he proceeds with the case, he learns about the harsh life...

Khwab

Khwab

1980

as Gopal Mathur

Acting

Pratap Kumar Srivastav travels from Shyam Nagar to Bombay, and gets hired by his father's friend, Ram Prasad. He rents a room in a Chawl in Borivali's...

Sunayana

Sunayana

1979

as Rajoo

5.0
Acting

Rajoo (Naseeruddin Shah) is an honest, naive, villager with a heart of gold. When he comes to the big city, he comes across a beautiful young girl, Su...

Shaayad

Shaayad

1979

Acting

A doctor comes across his past lover and her ailing husband who is at the last stage of cancer. When the man dies, the doctor is accused of murdering ...

Junoon

Junoon

1978

as Sarfaraz Khan

5.3
Acting

Set during the 1857 War of Independence, an obsessed Indian Nawab desires to wed a young Anglo-Indian woman, but the girl's obstinate mother stands be...

Hungama Bombay Ishtyle

1978

9.7
Acting

Mani, daughter of a rich businessman, becomes friends with street children and goes around town having fun with them. Family of Mani is trying to loca...

The Role

The Role

1977

as Sunil Verma

6.4
Acting

A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to de...

Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane

Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane

1977

Acting

The movie explores the cultural problems experienced by an American woman, newly married to an Indian, adjusting to Indian norms and customs. It depic...

The Churning

The Churning

1976

as Bhola

6.9
Acting

A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative society dairy for the betterment of the rural people....

Nishant

Nishant

1975

as Vishwam

7.0
Acting

A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated b...

Aan Baan

Aan Baan

1972

as Mourner in funeral

Acting

Raja Bahadur rules his region, although fully aware that his days as King are numbered. Nevertheless, he indulges in women, alcohol, and high-living -...

Sapnon Ka Saudagar

Sapnon Ka Saudagar

1968

as Special Appearance

Acting

Film starring Raj Kapoor, Hema Malini and Jayant

Marudhanayagam

Marudhanayagam

N/A

Acting

Minimum

N/A

as Sukhdeep Singh

Acting

Follows Fauzia, whose mother-in-law Ruxana keeps her captive. She will discover that everything she had been told about her husband Ali was a lie and ...

Gustaakh Ishq

N/A

Acting

Upcoming film

Maharagni

N/A

Acting
The Cage

The Cage

N/A

as voice

10.0
Acting

a short film that's about brave women who overcome heartbreaking trials.

Masoom: The New Generation

N/A

Acting

Sequel to Masoom.

Imtiaz Ali Next

N/A

Acting

Next film of Imtiaz Ali

Masoom 2

N/A

Acting

Sequel to Masoom

The Master: Shyam Benegal

N/A

as Narrator

Acting

A personal portrait of director Shyam Benegal, made by his collaborator, Khalid Mohammed