Mohommed Ali Shah

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Mohommed Ali Shah
File:Mohammed Ali Shah.jpg
Shah in 2015
Native name मुहम्मद अली शाह
Born Mohammed Ali Shah[1]
(1979-09-23) 23 September 1979 (age 44)
Calcutta, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor[2]
Years active 2012–present
Spouse(s) Kakul Fatima Shah
Parent(s) Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah
Relatives Naseeruddin Shah (Uncle)
Awards Mr. Pune Talent in 1999

Commendation card for exceptional devotion to duty while serving in the Army

Best Actor at Delhi International Film Festival[3]

Best Actor at International Film Festival of Prayag, Allahabad as well as a Special mention by Jury and critique's for outstanding performance

Best Actor at Filmsaaz at Aligarh Muslim University.[2]

Best actor at Lawrence School, Lovedale in 1996

Mohommed Ali Shah (born 23 September 1979) also known as Major Mohommed Ali Shah[4][5] is an Indian theater personality, film actor and a social activist.[6][7] Shah is the son of Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (PVSM, SM, VSM) Former Deputy Chief of The Army Staff, former member Armed Forces Tribunal and currently the Vice Chancellor of the Aligarh Muslim University. He is the nephew of actor Naseeruddin Shah.[8]

Early life

Shah’s ancestors were the Nawabs Of Sardhana, a tehsil near Delhi. He did his schooling from Lawrence School, Lovedale.[9] He graduated from Fergusson College, Pune. In 1999 Shah was crowned the title of Mr. Pune Talent. During his student days in Pune Shahworked closely in several short films with the Film and Television Institute of India and the Symbiosis Institute of Mass communication.[citation needed] He started earning his own pocket money at the age of 18 by doing part-time jobs. After his graduation Shah moved to Delhi for a year where he did theater and also worked with “GE Capital International Services” now known as Genpact.[10]

Career

Army

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Mohommed Ali Shah lead the parade

Major Ali Shah joined the Short Service Commission. He trained at The Officers Training Academy at Chennai. As a young Lieutenant Shah was deployed with his regiment in the counter insurgency areas of Jammu & Kashmir at the Line of Control. He was promoted to the rank of Captain and was transferred on an assignment as the ADC to a General Officer Commanding in the North East, where the GOC incidentally was his father.[11] Thereafter, he was promoted to the rank of a Major while posted with The Assam Rifles. Ali’s company won the Director General Assam Rifles banner for being the best in endurance. He had the rare honour to lead the Assam Rifles marching contingent at Rajpath, New Delhi saluting H.E. The president of India on 26th Jan 2008. He was a Television Commentator for Doordarshan for The 4th CISM Military World Games held at Mumbai in 2007.[12][13]

Corporate career

After the Army, Shah went to the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta to study management and was offered one of the top most placements on campus.[14] He was last at a managerial position with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd before making his entry into films. Shah has till date been receiving offers to join as the CEO to various leading corporate giants.[citation needed]

Theatre

All this while Shah remained committed to his first love – Theatre, and was consistent with doing plays. In 2010, he was nominated as the best actor and the best director, during the inaugural of the International Theatre festival in India Short and Sweet. Shah has done professional theatre with thespians such as Naseeruddin Shah and Tom Alter apart from several other groups of the country.[15]

As an Actor

  • Cane Mutiny Court Martial[16]
  • Ghalib[2]
  • Ghalib ke Khutoot
  • Don’t Drink the Water
  • Hello Dolly
  • Ghost Diary
  • Abu Hassan pays his Debts
  • The Man who Came to Dinner
  • The Inspector General[17]

As a Director

Film career

In 2013, Shah[18] moved to Mumbai and made a start in the Indian film industry.[19][20] He has acted in FTII alumnus, Sriram Raghavan’s film – “ Agent Vinod”, Vishal Bhardwaj’s cult film – ‘ Haider” and has recently completed shooting for National School Of Drama alumnus and National award winning director Tigmanshu Dhulia’s latest film – “ Yaara”. Incidentally and interestingly both Vishal Bhardwaj and Tigmanshu Dhulia are National Film Award winners. He has acted in a film based on a noted shaiyar – “ Majaz Lucknawi”. He has played the protagonist in several films which have done well at film festivals. He has featured in an advertisement for Caratlane made by director Sabal Singh Shekhawat.[21] Major Mohommed Ali Shah, did his family proud and went on to prove that he has his own identity and doesn't have to live in the shadows of his illustrious uncle, Mr. Naseer Uddin Shah, who is himself a recipient of various " Best Actor" awards at National and International level, by winning the " Best Actor" award at an International platform, at the 4th Delhi International Fim Festival, for an English film he played the title and lead role in - The Ruffian, which has also been dubbed into Hindi and Malayalam. Shah has been had film offers from the west since.[22][23][24][25]

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released

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Year Film Role Notes
2012 Agent Vinod Police Inspector Released
2014 Haider Army Major Released
2015 The Great Indian Tamasha ATS Chief 'Abbas Ahmed' Screened at 4th Delhi International Film Festival
2015 The Ruffian Ruffian * Awarded Best Actor for the prestigious 4th Delhi International Film Festival in December 2015.
  • Best actor at the prestigious International Film festival of Prayag in 2016.
  • Special mention by jury and critique's for outstanding performance at the International Film Festival of Prayag.
  • Best actor at the Aligarh International Film Festival ( Film Saaz).[2]
2015 Bajrangi Bhaijaan Prison Officer Released
2016 YaaraFilms that have not yet been released - Post-production

Honours and Awards

Film Awards

Year Category Film Result
2015 Best Actor at Delhi International Film Festival The Ruffian Won
2015 Best Actor at International Film Festival of Prayag, Allahabad as well as a Special mention by Jury and critique's for outstanding performance[citation needed] - Won
2015 Best Actor at Filmsaaz at Aligarh Muslim University. - Won

Other Honours

Personal life

Shah completed his Short Service Commission stint from the Army in 2008 and married his childhood friend Kakul Fatima Shah the same year, who is doing her PHD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.[citation needed] His sister Saira Shah Halim is a social activist from Calcutta. Her father in law is Mr. Hashim Abdul Halim. In 2012, Shah took up a cause and fought against a private airline’s conduct to prove a point that customers are well aware of their rights.[27][28][29]

References

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