Mohommed Ali Shah

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Major
Mohommed Ali Shah
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Born (1979-09-23) 23 September 1979 (age 45)
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Nationality Indian
Alma mater The Lawrence School
Officers Training Academy
Indian Institute of Management
Occupations
  • Actor
  • motivational speaker
  • former army officer
Years active2012–present
Parent Zameer Uddin Shah (father)
Relatives Shah family
Awards
  • Special Jury and Critic's Award as Best Actor in Kerala, organised by the Jaihind TV channel, 2016
  • Awarded Critic's Best Actor in Australia
Military career
AllegianceFlag of India.svg India
BranchFlag of Indian Army.svg  Indian Army
Years of service2003–2008
Rank Major of the Indian Army.svg Major
Unit Regiment of Artillery
Battles / wars Kashmir conflict
Insurgency in Northeast India
Awards Commendation Card

Major Mohommed Ali Shah (born 23 September 1979) is an Indian actor, motivational speaker and former military officer. [1] He is a member of the board of the International Film and Entertainment Festival of Australia who gave him an award. [2] [ need quotation to verify ]

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Early life

Shah was born to Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (Retd.). He is the nephew of actor Naseeruddin Shah [3] and cousin of actors Imaad Shah and Vivaan Shah.

His great-great-great-grandfather was the Afghan warlord Jan-Fishan Khan, who would go on to become the Nawab of Sardhana. His relatives include Ikbal Ali Shah, Amina Shah, Omar Ali-Shah and Idries Shah. [4]

Career

Military career

Mohommed Ali Shah attended the Officers Training Academy, Chennai. Earlier Shah worked at a call centre and then took a commission in the Indian Army as per family tradition. [5] [6] As a young lieutenant, Shah was deployed on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. [6] He was promoted to captain and was transferred on assignment as the ADC to the General Officer Commanding in the North East.[ citation needed ] Thereafter, he was promoted to the rank of major while posted with the Assam Rifles. He worked for Doordarshan as a television commentator for the fourth CISM Military World Games held in Hyderabad in 2007. [7] [ need quotation to verify ] His army service totalled five years. [5]

Corporate career

After leaving the army, [5] Shah studied marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. [6] He has worked for Genpact and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. [3]

Theatre

Film career

Shah has acted in Sriram Raghavan's Agent Vinod , [5] Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider and Tigmanshu Dhulia's Yaara . [6] He acted in a film based on the life of Majaz Lucknawi and played a character on the Doordarshan National television series, Dil Aashna Hai. He has featured in an advertisement[ citation needed ] and won the "Best Actor" award for an English film at the 4th Delhi International Film Festival. [9] [ full citation needed ]

Filmography

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearFilmRoleNotes
2012 Agent Vinod Police Inspector
2014 Haider Army Major
2015The Great Indian Tamasha ATS Chief 'Abbas Ahmed'Screened at 4th Delhi International Film Festival
The RuffianRuffian
Bajrangi Bhaijaan Prison Officer
2016 Majaz- Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun [10] Akhter Imam
2017 Vodka Diaries † [11] Sam
Raagdesh [ citation needed ]-
Bhoga Khidikee [12] -Assamese film
2020 Yaara Jasjit SinghReleased on ZEE5

Honours and awards

Film Awards

YearCategoryFilmResult
2016Special Jury and Critic's award for Best Actor in Kerala, organised by the Jaihind TV channel on 8 August 2016 [9] -Won
2016Awarded Critic's Best Actor" in Australia [13] -Won

Personal life

In 2012, Shah helped campaign against a private airline's alleged gross misconduct to prove a point that customers are aware of their rights. [14]

References

  1. ↑ Mohommed Ali Shah at IMDb
  2. ↑ "Meet Bollywood new comer 'Major Mohammad Ali Shah - www.bhaskar.com". bhaskar.com.
  3. 1 2 Kumar, Anuj (18 May 2016). "Waiting for his big break, Mohommed Ali Shah tells us how a stint with the Army helped in shaping his acting career". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ "Bollywood wishes Naseeruddin Shah on 70th birthday: You continue to inspire us". The Indian Express. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Alluri, Aparna (25 December 2016). "A one man show from Ghalib to a Greek Tragedy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Nadadhur, Srivathsan (29 April 2017). "Major Mohommed Ali Shah diversity to the fore". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Hamara Samaj". hamarasamajdaily.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  8. ↑ Aalami Samay (Ek Mulaqat ) Mohd Ali Shah by Khalid Raza Khan 16/05/2015. YouTube. 17 May 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Actor Major Mohommed Ali Shah won best Actor Award in Kerala". Manorama Online. manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  10. ↑ Rediff. "Mohammad Ali Shah talks about the need for revolution in Urdu poetry". www.rediff.com.
  11. ↑ "Vodka Diaries Kay Kay Menon Raima Sen Sherlock Herry Tangri Mohommed Ali Shah". Yahoo.
  12. ↑ Times Of India (12 January 2018). "Shooting ends for Bhoga Khidikee, Lunchbox producer's debut Assamese film". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  13. ↑ VLP News. "Major Mohommed Ali Shah country proud in Australia".
  14. ↑ Kashish (18 July 2012). "'India's minorities still facing prejudice". NDTV.com.
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