Oliver Reed

His death came while he was in the middle of filming Gladiator, and his remaining scenes were produced using electronically-simulated images. He worked in a Bollywood adaption of Shakespeare's Macbeth, titled Maqbool. Julian's, Malta reportedly after drinking three bottles of rum and after beating five sailors at arm wrestling. He also played Captain Nemo in the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He died suddenly of a heart attack in St. Shah was recently seen in Teen Diwarein and Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding. Reed was often irritated that his appearances on TV chat shows concentrated on his drinking feats, rather than his latest film. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003.

He claimed of the story that he drank 106 pints of beer on a 2-day binge before marrying Josephine; "The event that was reported actually took place during an arm-wrestling competition in Guernsey about 15 years ago, it was highly exaggerated." Despite occassional reports in publications such as the Sydney Morning Herald, Reed never played for the Sunday rugby team the Entertainers. With his wife Ratna Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah continues to act regularly in plays, often at Shashi Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre. Reed's drinking bouts fitted in with the "social" attitude of many rugby teams in the sixties and seventies, and there are numerous anecdotes such as Reed and 36 friends drinking, in an evening, 60 gallons of beer, 32 bottles of Scotch, 17 bottles of gin, four crates of wine and one bottle of Babycham. Naseeruddin Shah has also played and directed English and Hindi plays. He was famous for his heavy drinking, and was once forced to leave the set of a television discussion programme after arriving drunk and attempting to kiss feminist writer Kate Millett. However, directors also utilize his great acting talent when a character role has to be played. He began his career playing romantic leads, but gradually acquired a tougher image. 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.

His last wife was Josephine Burge, whom he married in 1985. 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 then married Jackie Daryl in 1969, but they divorced in 1970, after having a daughter, Sarah. Besides these serious roles, he has a penchant for comedy. In 1959 he wed Kate Burn, they had one son, Mark, before their divorce in 1969. Naseeruddin Shah has also acted for other New Indian Cinema directors including Mrinal Sen (Khandan, 1983) and Sai Paranjpye (Sparsh, 1979). Reed married three times. The film is set in a Catholic setting, primarily because Mirza did not have the courage to tackle Muslim issues.

A major international star in the late 1960s and 1970s, Reed's career declined in the 1980s. 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. His films include Women In Love, The Assassination Bureau, The Devils, I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname, Oliver!, Tommy, The Three Musketeers, Zero Population Growth, Castaway, and Gladiator. 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 was born in Wimbledon, England. He acted in Benegal's Nishant (1975), Manthan and Bhumika (1976). Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938-May 2, 1999) was a British actor known for his macho image on and off screen. Like many of the other actors of his genre, Naseeruddin Shah was first noticed by Shyam Benegal.

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