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 Naseeruddin Shah (born 20 July 1950) is an Indian actor. He is notable in Indian parallel cinema. He has also starred in international productions. He has won numerous awards in his career, including three National Film Awards, three Filmfare A ...

and Ratna Pathak Shah.

Early life

Imaad was born to actors

and Ratna Pathak on 20 September, 1986 in Mumbai. He has a brother Vivaan and a paternal half-sister Heeba. He did his schooling at The Doon School in

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Career

Imaad made his acting debut in 2006 in his father's ''

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''. 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

and

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. 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. He bounced back with his next film Sooni Taraporevala's award winning '' Little Zizou'' (2009) which traveled to film festivals all across Europe,

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and parts of Asia. Subsequent releases, including ''

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'', '' Tasher Desh'' and Mira Nair's '' The Reluctant Fundamentalist'' saw him playing dark and memorable characters. 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.

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

Filmography

Films

Television

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shah, Imaad Male actors in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian male actors Indian male film actors Living people Male actors from Mumbai Musicians from Mumbai Indian male stage actors The Doon School alumni 1986 births