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Imaad Shah
The Director of the film "LITTLE ZIZOU", Ms. Sooni Tarapurwala and the Actor, Mr. Imaam Shah at the presentation, during the 39th International Film Festival (IFFI-2008), in Panaji, Goa on November 27, 2008.jpg
Imaad at IFFI 2008
Born
Imaaduddin Shah

(1986-09-20) 20 September 1986 (age 37)
Alma mater The Doon School, Dehradun
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
Years active2006–present
Partners Saba Azad (2013–2020)
Parents
Relatives

Imaaduddin Shah (also credited as Imaad Shah; born 20 September 1986) is an Indian actor and musician. He is the son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah.

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Early life

Imaad was born to actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak on 20 September 1986 in Mumbai. [1] He has a brother Vivaan and a paternal half-sister Heeba. He did his schooling at The Doon School in Dehradun. [2]

Career

Imaad made his acting debut in 2006 in his father's Yun Hota To Kya Hota . In 2007, he acted in Dil Dosti Etc under Prakash Jha, where he played a young Delhi University student with a penchant for the secret corners of the old town.

He is also a theatre actor and works with the theatre company Motley, founded by Naseeruddin Shah and Benjamin Gilani. He has been a part of many productions including Katha Collage, Waiting for Godot, By George and Manto Ismat Haazir Hain, apart from working with other groups. [3]

He bounced back with his next film Sooni Taraporevala's award-winning Little Zizou (2009) which traveled to film festivals all across Europe, North America and parts of Asia.

Subsequent releases, including 404 , Tasher Desh and Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist saw him playing dark and memorable characters.[ citation needed ]

He is part of the electro funk/nu disco duo Madboy/Mink with Saba Azad and is the frontman and guitarist/vocalist for the funk/disco band The Pulp Society.

Imaad Shah was recently seen in the web series 'A Married Woman', directed by Sahir Raza. The star cast also includes Ridhi Dogra, Monica Dogra. [4]

Personal life

In 2006, he fell out of a moving local train in Mumbai and was hospitalized with serious injuries on his head and legs. [5]

From 2013 to 2020, Imaad dated actress and musician Saba Azad. [6] However they remain friends after their breakup and make music together for their band Mad Boy Mink. [7]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Pestonjee
The Perfect Murder Ved Ghote
2006 Yun Hota To Kya Hota Joy
2007 Dil Dosti Etc Apurv
2009 Little Zizou Artaxerxes Khodaiji
Ek Tho Chance
2011 404 Chris
2013 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Sameer
Tasher Desh Ruiton
2014 M Cream Figs
2019 Posham Pa Gundeep Singh
2020Home StoriesAnthology film
2021 Dybbuk Abraham Ezra

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 Bombay Begums Ron
The Married Woman Aijaz
The Empire Qasim
2022 Modern Love Mumbai HimselfEpisode: "Mumbai Dragon"
2023 Charlie Chopra Billu
2023 Made in Heaven 2 RomanEpisode: “A taste of heaven”

Discography

YearTitleSongFunctioned asNotes
SingerLyricistComposer
2011 404
  • "Aisa Hi Hai"
  • "Chal Soch Le"
  • "Kya Dekh Raha Hai"
  • "Psycho Baba"
YesYesYes
2015 Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! "Calcutta Kiss"YesYesYesCo-written, sung and composed with Saba Azad
2018 Karwaan "Bhar De Hamaare Glass"NoYesYes
2020 Mismatched "Milne Ka Bahaana"YesNoYesCo- composed music with Samar Grewal

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2008 Stardust Awards Best Breakthrough Performance- Male Dil Dosti Etc Nominated [8]
ACEB Awards Breakthrough Role- ActorNominated [9]

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