Naseeruddin Shah

He worked in a Bollywood adaption of Shakespeare's Macbeth, titled Maqbool. He was married to the actresses Catherine Grant-Bogle, who he met in Dundee Rep (1949-1970, two children) and Virginia Mailer (1970-1992, two children). He also played Captain Nemo in the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He has continued an active acting career into his eighties. Shah was recently seen in Teen Diwarein and Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding. In D-Day the Sixth of June, he portrayed the commanding officer of the unit in which Todd and Howard served, and the scene was filmed again. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003. An interesting note about this role - during the war, Todd met with Major John Howard on the Orne Bridge (later renamed as 'The Pegasus Bridge') in Normandy. In the movie, he played Major Howard, and the scene in which Howard met up with Todd appears in the film.

With his wife Ratna Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah continues to act regularly in plays, often at Shashi Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre. He did appear in "Stage Fright" (1950), for Alfred Hitchcock, "The Dam Busters" (1955) (as Wing Commander Guy Gibson, VC), "The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men" (1952), "The Sword and the Rose" (1953), "Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue" (1954), "A Man Called Peter" (1955) (as Peter Marshall), "The Virgin Queen" (1955) (as Sir Walter Raleigh), "D-Day, the Sixth of June" (1956) and The Longest Day (1962). Naseeruddin Shah has also played and directed English and Hindi plays. Todd was never able to repeat his success in the United States, appearing in several films which did not do as well as his first role. However, directors also utilize his great acting talent when a character role has to be played. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the role in 1949. He has also not shied away from accepting roles in mainstream Hindi movies where he has played a variety of characters, though his slight frame has ensured that he is most often cast in a comic role. He served with distinction as an officer and paratrooper in the 7th Battalion (LI)The Parachute Regiment during World War II in the 6th Airborne Division, and gained fame in the London stage version of The Hasty Heart (as Lachlan MacLachlan), which took him to Broadway then Hollywood.

His roles in Ketan Mehta's films and also in films like Mandi, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, and Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1983), have endeared him to the Indian public. He began acting in regional theatres as a dark haired leading man in the 1930's, before co-founding the Dundee Repertory Theatre in 1939. Besides these serious roles, he has a penchant for comedy. He grew up in Devon and attended Shrewsbury School. Naseeruddin Shah has also acted for other New Indian Cinema directors including Mrinal Sen (Khandan, 1983) and Sai Paranjpye (Sparsh, 1979). Born Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd in Dublin, the son of a British officer, who also played international rugby for Ireland . The film is set in a Catholic setting, primarily because Mirza did not have the courage to tackle Muslim issues. Richard Todd (born June 11, 1919) is a British actor.

In the movie, he plays a garage mechanic from Goa who dreams of the expensive cars that he repairs but that are far beyond his reach. One of his most intense performances was given in Saeed Mirza's Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai (What makes Albert Pinto angry?, 1980). He acted in Benegal's Nishant (1975), Manthan and Bhumika (1976). Like many of the other actors of his genre, Naseeruddin Shah was first noticed by Shyam Benegal.

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