Major

Mohommed Ali Shah
Born (1979-09-23) 23 September 1979
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materThe Lawrence School, Lovedale
Officers Training Academy
Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
Occupations
  • Actor
  • motivational speaker
  • former army officer
Years active2012–present
ParentZameer Uddin Shah (father)
RelativesNaseeruddin Shah (uncle)
Ratna Pathak (aunt)
Vivaan Shah (cousin)
Imaad Shah (cousin)
Awards
  • Special Jury and Critic's Award as Best Actor in Kerala, organised by the Jaihind TV channel, 2016
  • Awarded Critic's Best Actor in Australia
Military career
Allegiance India
Service/branch Indian Army
Years of service2003–2008
Rank Major
UnitRegiment of Artillery
Battles/warsKashmir conflict
Insurgency in Northeast India
AwardsCommendation Card

Major Mohommed Ali Shah (born 23 September 1979) is an Indian actor, motivational speaker and former military officer.[1] He is a member of the board of the International Film and Entertainment Festival of Australia who gave him an award.[2]

Early life

Shah is the son of Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (Retd.) and the nephew of actor Naseeruddin Shah.[3]

Career

Military career

Md Ali Shah attended the Officers Training Academy, Chennai. Earlier Shah worked at a call centre and then took a commission in the Indian Army as per family tradition.[4][5] As a young lieutenant, Shah was deployed on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.[5] He was promoted to captain and was transferred on assignment as the ADC to the General Officer Commanding in the North East his father. Thereafter, he was promoted to the rank of major while posted with the Assam Rifles. He worked for Doordarshan as a television commentator for the fourth CISM Military World Games held at Hyderabad in 2007.[6] His army service totalled five years.[4]

Corporate career

After leaving the army,[4] Shah studied marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.[5] He has worked for Genpact and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.[3]

Theatre

  • The "Major" Actor's Assorted Monologues[4]
  • The Inspector General[7]

Film career

Shah has acted in the films Sriram Raghavan's Agent Vinod,[4] Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider and Tigmanshu Dhulia's Yaara.[5] He acted in a film based on the life of Majaz Lucknawi and played a character on the Doordarshan National television series, Dil Aashna Hai. He has featured in an advertisement. He won the " Best Actor" award for an English film at the 4th Delhi International Film Festival.[8]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2012 Agent Vinod Police Inspector
2014 Haider Army Major
2015 The Great Indian Tamasha ATS Chief 'Abbas Ahmed' Screened at 4th Delhi International Film Festival
2015 The Ruffian Ruffian
2015 Bajrangi Bhaijaan Prison Officer
2016 Majaz- Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya Karun[9] Akhter Imam
2017 Vodka Diaries†[10] Sam
2017 Raagdesh - Releasing on 28 July 2017
2017 Bhoga Khidikee[11] - Assam film, directed by Padma Bhushan director Jahnu Barua
2020 Yaara Jasjit Singh Released on ZEE5

Honours and awards

Film Awards

Year Category Film Result
2016 Special Jury and Critic's award for Best Actor in Kerala, organised by the Jaihind TV channel on 8 August 2016[8] - Won
2016 Awarded Critic's Best Actor" in Australia[12] - Won

Personal life

In 2012, Shah helped campaign against a private airline's alleged gross misconduct to prove a point that customers are aware of their rights.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Mohommed Ali Shah at IMDb
  2. ↑ "Meet Bollywood new comer 'Major Mohammad Ali Shah - www.bhaskar.com". bhaskar.com.
  3. 1 2 Kumar, Anuj (18 May 2016). "Waiting for his big break, Mohommed Ali Shah tells us how a stint with the Army helped in shaping his acting career". The Hindu.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Alluri, Aparna (25 December 2016). "A one man show from Ghalib to a Greek Tragedy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Nadadhur, Srivathsan (29 April 2017). "Major Mohommed Ali Shah diversity to the fore". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hamara Samaj". hamarasamajdaily.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  7. ↑ Aalami Samay (Ek Mulaqat ) Mohd Ali Shah by Khalid Raza Khan 16/05/2015. YouTube. 17 May 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Actor Major Mohommed Ali Shah won best Actor Award in Kerala". Manorama Online. manoramaonline.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Rediff. "Mohammad Ali Shah talks about the need for revolution in Urdu poetry". www.rediff.com.
  10. ↑ "Vodka Diaries Kay Kay Menon Raima Sen Sherlock Herry Tangri Mohommed Ali Shah". Yahoo.
  11. ↑ Times Of India. "Shooting ends for Bhoga Khidikee, Lunchbox producer's debut Assamese film". www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  12. ↑ VLP News. "Major Mohommed Ali Shah country proud in Australia".
  13. ↑ Kashish (18 July 2012). "'India's minorities still facing prejudice". NDTV.com.
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