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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Complete Filmography

Missing Face
2025
as Mr. Williams
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
2025
as Raza
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
2024
as Gasha
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
2024
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
2023
Director
A film where old school romance meets modern dating.

COAT
2023
as Narrator
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
2023
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
2023
as Dean
As they prepare to celebrate their wedding anniversary, politically committed professors Hari and Ramona receive a group of unwanted visitors claiming...

Kuttey
2023
as Narayan Khobre
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
2022
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
2022
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
2022
as Gulshan
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
2022
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
2022
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
2022
as Vinod Khanna
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
2021
as Husyn Naqqash
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
2021
as Ramprasad Bhargav
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
The life journey of the social reformer, humanist, and Marathi writer, Hameed Dalwai

Mee Raqsam
2020
as Hashim Seth
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
2020
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
2019
as Himself
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
2019
as PKR Natrajan
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
2018
A family prepares for their patriach's birthday

Dhh
2018
as Magician
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
2018
as Nagesh Srivastava
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
2018
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
2018
as Bhupinder Singh
Inspired by Manto's soulful writing, Skin of marble is a poetic take on love and heartache.

Aiyaary
2018
as Baburao Shastri
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
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
2017
as Tathagat Ahuja
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
2017
as Rajaji
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
2017
as Lt.Col Parabjeet Walia (Retd)
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
2017
as Gopi Srivastava
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
2016
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
2016
as Shiv Kumar
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
2016
as Colonel
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
2016
as Robin
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
2015
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
2015
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
2015
as Wanted Bhai
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
2015
as Neel Anand Baba
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
2015
as Manoj Singh
An old politician lusts after a beautiful dancer.

Kolkata Junction
2014
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
2014
as Ferdinand 'Ferdie' Pinto
Five friends from Goa get lost during a journey to discover the lot of the childhood sweetheart of an old postman.

INT. CAFÉ – NIGHT
2014
as Man
A short film exploring two stories about love, loss and reunion set inside a café in Kolkata, India.

Dedh Ishqiya
2014
as Khalujan
A team of con men fall for a Begum and her female confidante. Does their love fructify?

Jackpot
2013
as Boss
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
2013
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
2013
as Dr. Siddhant Arya (Special Appearance)
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
2013
as Puhlwan
Three young men try to escape the reality of their everyday lives and succeed in ways they had least expected.

John Day
2013
as John Day
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
2013
as Baba
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
2013
as Anton Gomes
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
2012
as Arun Inamdar
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
2012
as Self
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
2012
as Pankaj Purushottam Suri (Sir)
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
2011
as Suryakanth
After running away from home in search of movie stardom, a village girl rises to become a prominent sex symbol.

Deool
2011
as Dacoit
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
2011
as Sultan
The story revolves around the murder case of an actress.

Michael
2011
as Michael
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
2011
as Diwaker
An Anglo-Indian woman works in a seedy Mumbai massage parlor while trying to find her long-lost father.

Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2011
as Salman Habib
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
2011
as Dr. Modhusudhon Tarafdar
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
2010
as Warden
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
2010
as Salim Kidwai
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
2010
as Naga Reddy
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
2010
as Bhaskar Sanyal
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)
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
2010
as Khalujaan
While on the run from goons, a man and his nephew fall for a kidnapper's seductive widow.

Bolo Raam
2009
as Dr. N.S. Negi
A youth accused of the murder of his mother refuses to speak to the police. Is he really the killer?

Today's Special
2009
as Akbar
Young Manhattan chef Samir rediscovers his heritage and passion for life through the enchanting art of cooking Indian food.

Firaaq
2009
as Khan Sahab
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
2009
as Shukla
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
2008
as Jai Singh Adenwalla
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!
2008
as The Anonymous Caller
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
2008
as Amar Singh
Two best friends being convinced that they are not in love search for each other's love.

Mithya
2008
as Gavde
A two-bit actor faces challenges after he is asked by Police to impersonate a look-alike gangster.

Bombay To Bangkok
2008
as Special
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
2007
as Police Commander Tariq Ali
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
2007
An anthology of ten short films dealing with diverse subjects such as infidelity, companionship, lust and a spectrum of human emotions.

Amal
2007
as G.K. Jayaram
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
2007
as Maulana Wali
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

Omkara
2006
as Bhaisaab
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
2006
Director
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
2006
as Yeti
A Himalayan legend of a love struggling against the inevitability of death, an astonishing tale spanning from the early 19th century mountain existenc...

Krrish
2006
as Dr. Siddhant Arya
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
2006
as Babaji
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
2006
as Malti's Father
Bored with his sex life, a man tries to convince his wife to swap partners.

Being Cyrus
2005
as Dinshaw Sethna
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
2005
as Uncle (uncredited)
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
2005
as Cyrus
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
2005
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
2005
as Mohit
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
2005
as Male Puppet (Voice)
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
2005
as Avinash aka "Avi"
The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.

Asambhav
2004
as Sameer 'Sam' Hans
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
2004
Co-Producer
An employee at a strip club kidnaps his favorite actress to protect her from mob hit men.

Main Hoon Na
2004
as Brigadier Shekhar Sharma
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
2003
as Captain Nemo
To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

Maqbool
2003
as Inspector Purohit
The Scottish tragedy 'Macbeth' set in the contemporary underworld of India's commercial capital; two corrupt, fortune telling policemen take the roles...

3 Deewarein
2003
as Ishaan Mirza
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
2002
as Vijay Verma
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
2002
as Inspector Sam Bharucha
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
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
2001
A tale of revenge and family honor

Monsoon Wedding
2001
as Lalit Verma
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
2001
as Anand Mathur
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
2000
as Leonardo da Vinci
A mysterious and beautiful woman, in her various incarnations, inspires artists throughout the ages.

Hey Ram
2000
as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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
1999
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
1999
as Gulfam Hassan
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
1999
as Bashir
A newly-wed couple's lives are changed during the Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984.

China Gate
1998
as Maj. Sarfaraz Khan
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
1998
as Inspector Vijay Khanna

Bombay Boys
1998
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
1998
as Major Jimmy Bilimoria
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
1998
as Himself
"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
1997
as Bhishma
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
1997

Agnichakra
1997
as Police Inspector Satpal
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
1997
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
1996
as Ajay Narang
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
1996
as Durjan Singh / Surjan Singh
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
1996
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
1995
as Inspector D'Costa
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
1995
as Raj Solanki
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
1994
as Abbas Lodhi
Drohkaal (Times of Betrayal) deals with India's fight against terrorism. The film examines the mental and psychological trauma that honest police offi...

Mohra
1994
as Mr. Jindal
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
1994
as Seema Thampuran
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
1994
as Father Briganza
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
1994
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
1994
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
1993
as Nirbhay Saxena
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
1993
Sir is a 1993 Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Bhatt starring Naseeruddin Shah, Pooja Bhatt, Atul Agnihotri and Paresh Rawal.

Hasti
1993
as Vishal
Film starring Jackie Shroff, Naseeruddin Shah and Nagma

Lootere
1993
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
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
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
1992
as Amar Kumar ak Marco
When Sunder loses everything, he seeks refuge in a graveyard, where he befriends a ghost.

Tahalka
1992
as Captain Ranbir Chauhan
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
1992
as Deva
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
1992
as Inspector Surya Pratap Singh
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
1991
as Amar Kapoor
A man's friend refuses to let him take the law into his own hands to avenge his father.

Sau Crore
1991
CBI Inspector Kumar is assigned to investigate the case of a mysterious murder.

Shikari
1991
as Fakira
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
1991
as V. S. Rajashekhar
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
1990
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
1990
Film about the investigation of the death of a young woman.

Mane
1989
as Rajanna
The couple moves into a poorly built, noisy house in a compound housing a motor-mechanic's shop, causing no sleep.

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
1989
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
1989
as Jay Singh
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
1988
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
1988
as Hero Hiralal
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
1988
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
1988
as Inspector Ghote
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
1988
as Pirojshah Pithawala
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
1988
as Mirza Ghalib
This is the about the most admired poet in the History of Urdu and Persian writings, Mirza Ghalib

Libaas
1988
as Sudhir Bhardwaj
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
1988
Jamal and Pratap are close friends until one is sentenced to five years in jail and the other becomes involved in gang activity.

Ijaazat
1987
as Mahinder
An estranged couple accidentally meet in a railway station's waiting room and revisit their past.

Jalwa
1987
as Inspector Kapil
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
1987
as Subedar
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
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
1986
as Ved Hazarika
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
1986
as Khairuddin Kisti
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
1986
as The farmer
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
1986
as Captain Rajeev Bakshi
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
1986
as Vikram/ Devendra
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
A 1986 Bollywood film.
Anantyatra
1985
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
1985
as Ruiz Pereira
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
1985
as Rustom Patel
Madhav Verma is an honest and straight-forward union representative at Shivalik Engineering Works. His position and effectiveness is challenged when ...

Ghulami
1985
as SP Sultan Singh
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
1985
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
1984
as Naurangia
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
1984
as Professor Singh
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
1984
as Subhash
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
1984
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
1984
as Amrit
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!
1984
as Malkani
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
1984
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
1983
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
1983
as Mike Lobo
A newly appointed police rookie deals with corruption, romance, and brutality.

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
1983
as Vinod Chopra
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
1983
as Tungrus
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
1983
as Dr. Anand
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
1983
as D.K. Malhotra (DK)
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
1983
as Gangster
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
1982
as Shivnath
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
1982
as Rajaram Purshotam Joshi
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
1982
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
1982
as Ajay
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
1982
as Vimal Mehta
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
1982
as Salim
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
Naseeb Ni Balihari is a Gujarati movie released in 1982

Sitam
1982
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
1981
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
1981
as Albert Pinto
'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
1981
as Looka
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
1981
as Gohar Mirza
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
1981
as King Chakrasen
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
1981
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
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
1980
as Suraj
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
1980
as Anirudh Parmar
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
1980
as Bhaskar Kulkarni
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
1980
as Gopal Mathur
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
1979
as Rajoo
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
1979
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
1978
as Sarfaraz Khan
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
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
1977
as Sunil Verma
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
1977
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
1976
as Bhola
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
1975
as Vishwam
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
1972
as Mourner in funeral
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
1968
as Special Appearance
Film starring Raj Kapoor, Hema Malini and Jayant

Marudhanayagam
N/A
Minimum
N/A
as Sukhdeep Singh
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
Upcoming film
Maharagni
N/A

The Cage
N/A
as voice
a short film that's about brave women who overcome heartbreaking trials.
Masoom: The New Generation
N/A
Sequel to Masoom.
Imtiaz Ali Next
N/A
Next film of Imtiaz Ali
Masoom 2
N/A
Sequel to Masoom
The Master: Shyam Benegal
N/A
as Narrator
A personal portrait of director Shyam Benegal, made by his collaborator, Khalid Mohammed