Imaad Shah

Imaad Shah
Born Mumbai, India
Occupation Actor/Musician
Years active 2006–present
Title Shah
Parent(s) Naseeruddin Shah
Ratna Pathak
Relatives Vivaan Shah (Brother)
Heeba Shah (Half-Sister)
Supriya Pathak (Aunt)
Dina Pathak (Grandmother)
Zameerud-din Shah (Uncle)

Imaad Shah,[1] born Imaaduddin Shah, is an Indian actor and musician. He is the son of actors Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah, his maternal grandmother was actress Dina Pathak.[2] He is also a theatre actor, and works with 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][4][5]

Early life

He did his schooling from The Doon School, Dehradun.[6][7] He is a songwriter and is the frontman of the band 'The Pulp Society'.

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. Later that year, in real life, while traveling to University in Mumbai on a Mumbai local train, he had an accident and was hospitalised with serious injuries when he fell out of the moving train.

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.[8]

He is part of the Electro Funk/ Nu Disco duo MADBOY/ MINK with Saba Azad and is frontman and guitarist/vocalist for the funk/ disco band The Pulp Society.

Personal Life

On 17 March 2013, Imaad Shah confirmed that he is living in with Saba Azad.

Filmography

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Actor Assistant Director Writer Role Notes
2006 Yun Hota To Kya Hota Yes Joy Debut Film as Adult
2007 Dil Dosti Etc Yes Apurv
2009 Little Zizou Yes Artaxerxes Khodaiji
2011 Dhobi Ghat Yes
2011 404 Error Not Found Yes Yes Chris lyrics - as Immaduddin Shah
2013 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Yes Sameer
2013 Tasher Desh Yes Ruiton
2014 M CreamFilms that have not yet been released Yes Figs

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