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Imaad Shah

Imaad Shah

Indian actor and musician


Imaaduddin Shah (also credited as Imaad Shah; born 20 September 1986) is an Indian actor and musician. He is the son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah.

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Early life

Imaad was born to actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak on 20 September 1986 in Mumbai.[1] He has a brother Vivaan and a paternal half-sister Heeba. He did his schooling at The Doon School in Dehradun.[2]

Career

Imaad made his acting debut in 2006 in his father's Yun Hota To Kya Hota. In 2007, he acted in Dil Dosti Etc under Prakash Jha, where he played a young Delhi University student with a penchant for the secret corners of the old town.

He is also a theatre actor and works with the theatre company Motley, founded by Naseeruddin Shah and Benjamin Gilani. He has been a part of many productions including Katha Collage, Waiting for Godot, By George and Manto Ismat Haazir Hain, apart from working with other groups.[3]

He bounced back with his next film Sooni Taraporevala's award-winning Little Zizou (2009) which traveled to film festivals all across Europe, North America and parts of Asia.

Subsequent releases, including 404, Tasher Desh and Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist saw him playing dark and memorable characters.[citation needed]

He is part of the electro funk/nu disco duo Madboy/Mink with Saba Azad and is the frontman and guitarist/vocalist for the funk/disco band The Pulp Society.

Imaad Shah was recently seen in the web series 'A Married Woman', directed by Sahir Raza. The star cast also includes Ridhi Dogra, Monica Dogra.[4]

Personal life

In 2006, he fell out of a moving local train in Mumbai and was hospitalized with serious injuries on his head and legs.[5]

From 2013 to 2020, Imaad dated actress and musician Saba Azad.[6] But they both remain friends after their breakup and make music together for their band Mad Boy Mink.[7]

Filmography

Films

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References

  1. 20 July 2009 (19 May 2011). "Imaad Shah 'My parents are the biggest critics I have'". Bollywood Chaska. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Ashleshaa Khurana (4 June 2011). "Up close and personal with Imaad Shah". Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
    - "Nasseeruddin's son adjudged best orator". Chandigarh Tribune. 30 July 2002. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. "I know pain: Imaad ShahSubhash K Jha,TNN". The Times of India. 29 March 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
    - "Katha sagar". Indian Express. 29 July 2006.
    - Sneha Mahadevan (14 September 2010). "Imaad Shah's new play on love and the city". DNA. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. Desk, India TV News (10 February 2021). "The Married Woman: From Ridhi Dogra to Monica Dogra, cast of web series revealed in a novel manner". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. "Naseeruddin's son falls off local train". DNA India. 23 November 2006.
  6. Shetty, Akshata (17 March 2013). "Saba and I are living together: Imaad Shah". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. Bollywood Hungama News Network (26 January 2008). "Winners of Max Stardust Awards 2008". Indiafm.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2008.

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