B'day Special: B-Town Wishes Veteran Actor Naseeruddin Shah On 70th Birthday

Naseeruddin Shah is celebrating his 70th birthday today. He began his full-time career as an actor in the '70s after graduating from the National School of Drama.

Shivani Arora
Published on: 20 July 2020 11:13 AM GMT
Bday Special: B-Town Wishes Veteran Actor Naseeruddin Shah On 70th Birthday
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The veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is celebrating his 70th birthday today. He began his full-time career as an actor in the '70s after graduating from the National School of Drama. Not just unconventional roles and remarkable performances, but Naseeruddin Shah also is known widely for his work in theatre. On the occasion of Naseeruddin Shah’s 70th birthday, his Bollywood colleagues, including Anil Kapoor, Urmila Matondkar and Anubhav Sinha, took to social media to post heartwarming wishes for the veteran star.

B-Town:

Anil Kapoor tweeted a picture of himself and Naseeruddin during the shoot of their 1983 romantic-drama Woh 7 Din and wrote that the Padma Bhushan recipient has been a huge influence on him.

https://twitter.com/AnilKapoor/status/1285085171218169856

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“Happy B’day to the actor whose contribution to my career is immense #NaseeruddinShah from doing Woh 7 Din to encouraging me to do my first regional Telugu film, thanks for making me realise that acting has no language & for being a great influence and inspiration for all actors!” Kapoor wrote.

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Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha wrote he hoped to write a script worthy of Naseeruddin Shah, considered one of India’s acting greats. “Happy Birthday Naseer Bhai. Keep fit. Keep creating magic. I hope someday I can write a script worthy of you. #NaseeruddinShah.”

https://twitter.com/anubhavsinha/status/1285095937988157441

Actor-director Danish Husain tweeted that Naseeruddin Shah is one of the rare actors, who inspire artistes across generations.

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“Seldom an actor had this impact on a whole of generation of actors as #NaseeruddinShah had. He inspires countless actors with his craft everyday while he still is in the game, ups it every time, & continues marching ahead with his brilliance. Wishing a marvellous happy b’day,” Husain wrote.

Naseeruddin Shah:

Naseeruddin has been hailed for his work in films like Masoom, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, Sparsh, A Wednesday, Maqbool, Paar and Ijaazat among others. The exemplary actor has wowed us with many noteworthy performances. While in recent times, the actor has limited himself to theatre. In addition, he was last seen in The Tashkent Files. Furthermore, Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi which premiered last year at the Mumbai Film Festival.

We wish him success and good luck on his special day. Happy Birthday!

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Shivani Arora

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