Mohommed Ali Shah | |
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Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | 23 September 1979
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | The Lawrence School, Lovedale Officers Training Academy Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
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Years active | 2012–present |
Parent | Zameer Uddin Shah (father) |
Relatives | Naseeruddin Shah (uncle) Ratna Pathak (aunt) Vivaan Shah (cousin) Imaad Shah (cousin) |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | India |
Service/ | Indian Army |
Years of service | 2003–2008 |
Rank | 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 ]
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]
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]
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]
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 ]
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Agent Vinod | Police Inspector | |
2014 | Haider | Army Major | |
2015 | The Great Indian Tamasha | ATS Chief 'Abbas Ahmed' | Screened at 4th Delhi International Film Festival |
2015 | The Ruffian | Ruffian | |
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 Singh | Released on ZEE5 |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2016 | Special Jury and Critic's award for Best Actor in Kerala, organised by the Jaihind TV channel on 8 August 2016 [9] | - | Won |
2016 | Awarded Critic's Best Actor" in Australia [13] | - | Won |
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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