Mohommed Ali Shah


Major Mohommed Ali Shah is an Indian actor. A former soldier, he is a member of the board of the International Film and Entertainment Festival of Australia who gave him an award.

Early life

Shah is the son of Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah and the nephew of actor Naseeruddin Shah.

Career

Army

Shah worked at a call centre and then took a short service commission in the Indian Army as per family tradition. As a young lieutenant, Shah was deployed on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. 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 Mumbai in 2007. His army service totalled five years.

Corporate career

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

Theatre

Shah has acted in the films Sriram Raghavan's Agent Vinod, Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider and Tigmanshu Dhulia's Yaara. 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.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
2012Agent VinodPolice InspectorReleased
2014HaiderArmy MajorReleased
2015The Great Indian TamashaATS Chief 'Abbas Ahmed'Screened at 4th Delhi International Film Festival
2015The RuffianRuffian
2015Bajrangi BhaijaanPrison OfficerReleased
TBAYaara-Post-production
2016Majaz- Ae Gham-e-Dil Kya KarunAkhter ImamReleased
2017Vodka DiariesSam
2017Raagdesh-Releasing on 28 July 2017
2017Bhoga Khidikee-Assam film, directed by Padma Bhushan director Jahnu Barua

Honours and awards

Film Awards

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.