A name in Hindi cinema, which presented every character in a brilliant manner on screen with his medium performance. However, his impeccable style also remains in the headlines. His name is Naseeruddin Shah. Born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, Naseer is celebrating his 74th birthday on 20 July.

Naseer, who learned the nuances of acting from the National School of Drama, always gave the audience something new and excellent through cinema. Apart from his brilliant performance, Naseer also made headlines for his impunity.

Films started with Nishant

She started her career with Shyam Benegal’s film ‘Nishant’ in 1973, in which Shabana Azmi was in the lead role with her. After this, his acting in films like ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron’, ‘Masoom’, ‘Aakrosh’, ‘Paiyosh’, ‘Ardh Truth’, ‘Sarfarosh’, ‘Ishqiya’ and ‘A Weddingde’ made a special impression on the hearts of the audience.

Whether it is the role of a sensitive father in ‘innocent’, terrorist poet in ‘Sarfarosh’, ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron’, a photographer in two friends or in ‘A Wednesday’, Naseer killed every role. Action, romance, drama or comedy, he left his mark in every genre.

In 1982, Naseer, who married actress Ratna Pathak, is the father of three children, who is named Heeba, Imad and Vivaan. His personal life was as simply as simply as his acting influential. Films like ‘Paar’, ‘Mandi’, ‘Junoon’ and ‘Parjania’ made him the best actor of parallel cinema, while ‘Mohra’ and ‘Iqbal’ left him no stone unturned to make him a favorite of the mainstream audience.

Apart from the acting world, Naseer has also become an identity. His comments on society, politics and cinema are often dominated, and sometimes they also take the form of controversies.

When questions arose on Amitabh and Rajesh Khanna

In an interview in 2010, he questioned Amitabh Bachchan’s filmography and said that Amitabh did not do any great film. He also described the classic ‘Sholay’ as just entertaining, not great.

Similarly, in the year 2016, he called Rajesh Khanna a ‘average actor’ and said that the 70s was the average phase of Hindi cinema and despite Rajesh Khanna’s success, his acting capacity was limited. However, after criticizing Rajesh Khanna’s daughter Twinkle Khanna, she apologized for this comment.

Comment on Virat Kohli also

Naseer also spoke openly on social issues. When he accused Love Jihad of dividing the society, during the CAA-NRC dispute, Anupam Kher had even called ‘Joker’. He also commented on the favorite player of the country, Virat Kohli, described him as the best batsman in the world, but a ‘bad behavior’ player.

Despite all these controversies, only one thing always keeps cinema lovers tied to Naseer- that is their acting. An acting that touched new dimensions in many films, acting acting to the audience sensations, or a villain whose character created a shudder among the people. His serious acting still attracts fans.