Robert Reed

Like many gay actors of his generation, Reed never publicly revealed his homosexuality during his lifetime and was reportedly very conflicted about being gay. He worked in a Bollywood adaption of Shakespeare's Macbeth, titled Maqbool. However, he was also HIV-positive which, according to his death certificate, was a contributing factor to Reed's death. He also played Captain Nemo in the 2003 film The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Reed died from cancer in Pasadena, California at the age of only 59. Shah was recently seen in Teen Diwarein and Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding. He was happy when the show ended, but he did return for the Brady Bunch Variety Hour and the two made-for-TV movies that reunited the Brady cast. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003.

He wanted out of the show but was under contract. With his wife Ratna Pathak, Naseeruddin Shah continues to act regularly in plays, often at Shashi Kapoor's Prithvi Theatre. After winning the role of Mike Brady on The Brady Bunch, he became unhappy with his part. Naseeruddin Shah has also played and directed English and Hindi plays. Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Reed studied Shakespeare and was not a comic actor. However, directors also utilize his great acting talent when a character role has to be played. Robert Reed (October 19, 1932 - May 12, 1992) was an American actor. 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 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. Besides these serious roles, he has a penchant for comedy. Naseeruddin Shah has also acted for other New Indian Cinema directors including Mrinal Sen (Khandan, 1983) and Sai Paranjpye (Sparsh, 1979). The film is set in a Catholic setting, primarily because Mirza did not have the courage to tackle Muslim issues.

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.

Shah was born in Delhi and educated at the National School of Drama in Delhi. Naseeruddin Shah (born July 20, 1950) is one of the icons of New Indian Cinema along with Smita Patil, Shabana Azmi and Om Puri. Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 1988. The Moving Image.

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