Mohommed Ali Shah

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Mohommed Ali Shah
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Born (1979-09-23) 23 September 1979 (age 44)
Nationality Indian
Alma mater The Lawrence School, Lovedale
Officers Training Academy
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Occupations
  • Actor
  • motivational speaker
  • former army officer
Years active2012–present
Parent Zameer Uddin Shah (father)
Relatives Naseeruddin Shah (uncle)
Ratna Pathak (aunt)
Vivaan Shah (cousin)
Imaad Shah (cousin)
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
Service/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
2015The RuffianRuffian
2015 Bajrangi Bhaijaan Prison Officer
2016 Majaz- Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun [10] Akhter Imam
2017 Vodka Diaries [11] Sam
2017 Raagdesh [ citation needed ]-Releasing on 28 July 2017
2017 Bhoga Khidikee [12] -Assam film, directed by Padma Bhushan director Jahnu Barua
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]

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