PunjabiNaseeruddin Shah brings a lifetime of separation to Rehmat
In Rehmat, Naseeruddin Shah plays a Punjabi Muslim returning to his birthplace after a lifetime in England.
Naseeruddin Shah biography
Naseeruddin Shah is an Indian actor and director, born on 20 July 1950 in Barabanki.
Naseeruddin Shah's screen career began in 1975 with Nishant, playing Vishwam.
Naseeruddin Shah has appeared in 215 films and 17 television or streaming titles in Hindi and Indian cinema.
The most recent films are Rehmat (2026), Main Vaapas Aaunga (2026), Safia/Safdar (2026).
Honours include Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri in arts and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
Coming up next: Maharagni: Queen of Queens (2027).
Jubliz has 2 stories about Naseeruddin Shah, most recently Naseeruddin Shah brings a lifetime of separation to Rehmat.
- Born
- 20 July 1950 (age 76)
- Birthplace
- Barabanki
- Work
- Stage actor, Film actor, Film director
- Film industries
- Hindi and Indian cinema
- Years active
- 1972 to present
- Awards
- Padma Bhushan
- Padma Shri in arts
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
- National Film Award for Best Actor
- National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Volpi Cup for Best Actor
Naseeruddin Shah filmography
216 films and 17 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Maharagni: Queen of Queens | Filming | ||
| 2026 | Rehmat | Rashid Ali | Punjabi, English | |
| 2026 | Main Vaapas Aaunga | Ishar Singh Grewal | ||
| 2026 | Safia/Safdar | |||
| 2026 | OM Chapter 1 , Udhiram: The Blood Wood | TBA | Tamil | |
| 2026 | Assi | The umbrella man | ||
| 2025 | Gustaakh Ishq | Aziz Baig / Babba | ||
| 2025 | Fateh | Raza | ||
| 2024 | Far From Home | , N/a | Afghan, Hindi and English | Documentary; Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Kuttey | Narayan Khobre | ||
| 2023 | The Broken Table | Giridhar | ||
| 2023 | Man Woman Man Woman | , N/a | Director and writer only | |
| 2023 | 2100 Foot | Gulshan Jorahat | ||
| 2022 | The Holy conspiracy | Bangla | ||
| 2022 | Gehraiyaan | Vinod Khanna | ||
| 2022 | Maarrich | Hindi | ||
| 2022 | The Miniaturist Of Junagadh | Hussain Sahab | ||
| 2022 | The Daughter | |||
| 2022 | Half Full | Stranger | ||
| 2020 | Mee Raqsam | Hashim Seth | ||
| 2019 | The Tashkent Files | PKR Natrajan | ||
| 2019 | The Wallet | Samar | ||
| 2019 | Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi | Babuji | ||
| 2019 | Bin Bulaaye | Saket Diwan | ||
| 2018 | Rogan Josh | Vijay Kapoor |
Show all 216 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Skin Of Marble | Bhupinder Singh | ||
| 2018 | Hope Aur Hum | Nagesh Srivastava | ||
| 2018 | Aiyaary | Baburao Shastri | ||
| 2017 | Begum Jaan | Raja Sahib | ||
| 2017 | Irada | Parabjeet Walia | ||
| 2017 | Dhh | Magician Surya Samrat | Gujarati | |
| 2017 | The Hungry | Tathagat Ahuja | ||
| 2017 | Punarjanma | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2017 | Ok Jaanu | Gopi Shrivastava | ||
| 2016 | Teraa Surroor | Robin "Bird" Dharamraj Santino | ||
| 2016 | The Blueberry Hunt | Colonel | ||
| 2016 | Jeewan Hathi | Urdu | ||
| 2016 | Mango Dreams | Abhay | English | |
| 2016 | Gardaab | Urdu | ||
| 2016 | Bankster | Babbar | ||
| 2015 | Waiting | Prof. Shiv Kumar | ||
| 2015 | Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein | Sanket Pujari | ||
| 2015 | Dharam Sankat Mein | Neel Anand Baba | ||
| 2015 | Welcome Back | Wanted Bhai | ||
| 2015 | Dirty Politics | Manoj Singh | ||
| 2014 | Finding Fanny | Ferdinand "Ferdie" Pinto | English | |
| 2014 | Dedh Ishqiya | Iftekhar (Khalu Jaan) | ||
| 2014 | Khasi Katha | Butcher | Bengali | |
| 2014 | Interior Cafe Night | The Man | ||
| 2014 | Dil Bhi Khaali Jeb Bhi Khaali | |||
| 2013 | Zinda Bhaag | Pehlwan | Punjabi | |
| 2013 | Sunglass | Bengali | ||
| 2013 | Sona Spa | Baba Dayanand | ||
| 2013 | Khasi Katha, A Goat Saga | Butcher | Bengali | |
| 2013 | John Day | John Day | ||
| 2013 | Jackpot | Boss | ||
| 2013 | The Coffin Maker | Anton Gomes | English | |
| 2013 | Taak Jhaank | Bilingual film | ||
| 2013 | Siddharth | Jisa | ||
| 2013 | Mastaan | |||
| 2013 | Krrish 3 | Dr. Siddhant Arya | Cameo | |
| 2012 | Maximum | Arun Inamdar | ||
| 2012 | Celluloid Man | Malayalam | ||
| 2011 | The Blueberry Hunt | Colonel | ||
| 2011 | Chaalis Chauraasi | Pankaj Purushottam Suri (Sir) | ||
| 2011 | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | Salman Habib | ||
| 2011 | 7 Khoon Maaf | Dr. Modhusudhon Tarafdar | ||
| 2011 | The Dirty Picture | Suryakanth | ||
| 2011 | Michael | Michael | ||
| 2011 | Chargesheet | The Boss | ||
| 2011 | That Girl in Yellow Boots | Diwakar | ||
| 2011 | Deool | Dacoit | Marathi | |
| 2010 | Ishqiya | Iftikhar | ||
| 2010 | Raajneeti | Bhaskar Sanyal | ||
| 2010 | Peepli Live | Salim Kidwai | ||
| 2010 | Allah Ke Banday | Warden | ||
| 2010 | Wilson Periera | Voice | ||
| 2009 | Today's Special | Akbar | English | |
| 2009 | Bolo Raam | N.S. Negi | ||
| 2009 | Barah Aana | Shukla | ||
| 2009 | Firaaq | Khan Sahab | ||
| 2008 | Maharathi | Jaisingh Adenwalla | ||
| 2008 | A Wednesday! | A Common Man | ||
| 2008 | Shoot on Sight | Tariq Ali | ||
| 2008 | Mithya | Gawde | ||
| 2008 | Mere Baap Pehle Aap | Nirmal Kapoor | ||
| 2008 | Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na | Amar Singh Rathore | ||
| 2008 | Bombay to Bangkok | Khan | ||
| 2007 | Khuda Kay Liye | English | ||
| 2007 | Dus Kahaniyaan | Muslim Man | Segment: "Rice Plate" | |
| 2007 | Amal | G.K. Jayaram | ||
| 2007 | Parzania | Cyrus | ||
| 2007 | Khuda Ke Liye | Maulana Wali | Urdu | |
| 2006 | Valley of Flowers | Yeti | Bilingual film | |
| 2006 | Krrish | Dr. Siddhant Arya | ||
| 2006 | Omkara | Bhaisaab | ||
| 2006 | Mixed Doubles | Hindi | ||
| 2006 | Banaras | Babaji | ||
| 2006 | Being Cyrus | Dinshaw Sethna | ||
| 2006 | Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota | Narrator | ||
| 2006 | Shoonya | Old man | ||
| 2005 | The Great New Wonderful | Avi | English | |
| 2005 | Paheli | Male Puppet (voice) | ||
| 2005 | Iqbal | Mohit | ||
| 2004 | Main Hoon Na | Brig. Shekhar Sharma | ||
| 2004 | Asambhav | Sameer "Sam" Hans | ||
| 2003 | Maqbool | Inspector Purohit | ||
| 2003 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Captain Nemo | English | |
| 2002 | 3 Deewarein | Ishaan | ||
| 2002 | Kaante | Hindi | ||
| 2002 | Encounter: The Killing | Inspector Bharucha | ||
| 2001 | Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao | Hindi | ||
| 2001 | Monsoon Wedding | Lalit Verma | ||
| 2001 | Kasam | Mangal Singh | ||
| 2000 | Gaja Gamini | Hindi | ||
| 2000 | Hey Ram | Mahatma Gandhi | Bilingual film | |
| 1999 | Sarfarosh | Gulfaam Hasan | ||
| 1999 | Bhopal Express | Bashir | ||
| 1999 | Kabhi Pass Kabhi Fail | Punjabi Restaurant Owner | ||
| 1998 | Such A Long Journey | Jimmy Bilimoria | English | |
| 1998 | Sar Utha Ke Jiyo | Hindi | ||
| 1998 | Chinagate | Major Sarfaraz Khan | ||
| 1998 | Dandnayak | |||
| 1997 | Bombay Boys | Mastana | ||
| 1997 | Lahu Ke Do Rang | Hindi | ||
| 1997 | Daava | Bhishma | ||
| 1997 | Agni Chakra | Hindi | ||
| 1996 | Chaahat | Ajay Narang | ||
| 1996 | Rajkumar | Hindi | ||
| 1996 | Himmat | Luka | ||
| 1995 | Naajayaz | Raj Solanki | ||
| 1995 | Takkar | Inspector De Costa | ||
| 1994 | Drohkaal | DCP Abbas Lodhi | ||
| 1994 | Ponthan Mada | Sheema Thampuran | Malayalam | |
| 1994 | Mohra | Mr. Kushal Jindal | ||
| 1994 | Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa | Father Breganza | ||
| 1993 | Sir | Professor Amar Verma | ||
| 1993 | Lootere | Sikander | ||
| 1993 | Bedardi | Hindi | ||
| 1992 | Hasti | Vishal | ||
| 1992 | Chamatkar | Amar Kumar (Marco) | ||
| 1992 | Panaah | Devaa | ||
| 1992 | Vishwatma | Suryapratap Singh | ||
| 1992 | Tahalka | Captain Ranvir | ||
| 1991 | Shikari: The Hunter | Hindi | ||
| 1991 | Sau Crore | Somnath | ||
| 1991 | Lakshmanrekha | Amar Kapoor | ||
| 1991 | Ek Ghar | Rajashekhara K. S | ||
| 1990 | Mane | Kannada | ||
| 1990 | Chor Pe Mor | Inspector Chanakya | ||
| 1990 | Police Public | Sr. Inspector Mahar Singh Gadhwal | ||
| 1990 | Mane (The House) | Rajshekar | Kannada | |
| 1989 | Tridev | Jay Singh | ||
| 1989 | Khoj | Inspector Singh | ||
| 1988 | Zulm Ko Jala Doonga | Hindi | ||
| 1988 | The Perfect Murder | Inspector Ghote | English | |
| 1988 | Rihaee | Mansukh | ||
| 1988 | Hero Hiralal | Hero Hiralal | ||
| 1988 | Pestonjee | Phirojshah | ||
| 1988 | Maalamaal | Raj | ||
| 1987 | Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin | Trivedi | ||
| 1987 | Jalwa | Inspector Kapil | ||
| 1987 | Ijaazat | Mahender | ||
| 1986 | Shart | Hindi | ||
| 1986 | Karma | Khairuddin Chishti | ||
| 1986 | Genesis | The Farmer | ||
| 1986 | Ek Pal | Assamese | ||
| 1986 | Musafir | |||
| 1985 | Trikal | Hindi | ||
| 1985 | Mirch Masala | Subedar | ||
| 1985 | Khamosh | Captain Bakshi | ||
| 1985 | Ghulami | SP Sultan Singh | ||
| 1985 | Aghaat | Hindi | ||
| 1985 | Trikaal | Ruiz Pereira | ||
| 1985 | Apna Jahan | Anil Sahani | ||
| 1984 | Paar | Naurangia | ||
| 1984 | My Dear Kuttichathan | Malayalam | ||
| 1984 | Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! | Advocate Malkani | ||
| 1984 | Khandhar | Subhash | ||
| 1984 | Holi | Professor Singh | ||
| 1984 | Party | Amrit | Cameo | |
| 1984 | Maan Maryada | Thakur Ganga Singh | ||
| 1983 | Woh Saat Din | Dr. Anand | ||
| 1983 | Protidan | Prabhat Roy | Bengali | |
| 1983 | Masoom | D.K. Malhotra | ||
| 1983 | Mandi | Tungrus | ||
| 1983 | Katha | Rajaram Purshottam Joshi | ||
| 1983 | Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro | Vinod Chopra | ||
| 1983 | Haadsa | Hindi | ||
| 1983 | Ardh Satya | Mike Lobo | ||
| 1982 | Swami Dada | Hindi | ||
| 1982 | Situm | Hindi | ||
| 1982 | Bazaar | Salim | ||
| 1982 | Aadharshila | Hindi | ||
| 1982 | Sitam | Subhash | ||
| 1982 | Naseeb Ni Balihari | Gujarati | ||
| 1982 | Dil...Akhir Dil Hai | Vimal Mehta | ||
| 1981 | Chakra | Lukka | ||
| 1981 | Umrao Jaan | Gohar Mirza | ||
| 1981 | Sazaye Maut | Uday Jagirdar / Omkar Puri | ||
| 1981 | Tajurba | |||
| 1980 | Hum Paanch | Suraj | ||
| 1980 | Khwab | Gopal 'Gopi' Mathur | ||
| 1980 | Bhavni Bhavai | King Chakrasen | Gujarati | |
| 1980 | Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai | Albert Pinto | ||
| 1980 | Aakrosh | Bhaskar Kulkarni | ||
| 1980 | Beqasoor | Sunil Verma | ||
| 1979 | Sparsh | Aniruddh Parmar | ||
| 1979 | Sunayana | Raju | ||
| 1978 | Junoon | Sarfaraz Khan | ||
| 1978 | Hungama Bombay Ishtyle | Raju | ||
| 1977 | Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane | Shastri | Kannada | |
| 1977 | Bhumika | Sunil Verma | ||
| 1977 | Godhuli | Priest | ||
| 1976 | Manthan | Bhola | ||
| 1975 | Nishant | Vishwam |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Made In India: A Titan Story | J. R. D. Tata | ||
| 2024 | Showtime | Viktor Khanna | ||
| 2024 | IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack | Cabinet Secretary IAS Vinay Kaul | ||
| 2023 | Taj: Divided by Blood | Akbar | ||
| 2023 | Saas, Bahu Aur Flamingo | Sahebji | ||
| 2023 | Charlie Chopra & The Mystery Of Solang Valley | Dr. Rai | ||
| 2022 | Modern Love Mumbai | Pappi Singh | Episode: "Mumbai Dragon" | |
| 2022 | Kaun Banegi Shikharwati | Raja Mrityunjay Singh Shikharwat | ||
| 2020 | Bandish Bandits | Radhe Mohan Rathod | ||
| 2015 | Mid Wicket Tales | Host | ||
| 2007 | Karamchand | Mr. Roy | Guest | |
| 1999 | Tarkash | Praveen | ||
| 1998 | Turning Point | Host | ||
| 1992 | Electric Moon | Rambuhj Goswami | Television film | |
| 1988 | Mirza Ghalib | Ghalib | ||
| 1988 | Bharat Ek Khoj | Shivaji I | ||
| 1988 | Param Vir Chakra | Abdul Hamid |
