WAR: Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff’s action sequences took one year to design
Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff’s action spectacle War is the biggest Bollywood film releasing this year given the sheer anticipation from audiences to see this visual extravaganza. Hrithik and Tiger, two of the biggest action superstars of Indian cinema, fight each other in a ruthless, merciless showdown that will surely leave audiences on the edge of their seats to find out who prevails. YRF gave a hint of the brilliant action choreography that audiences will be treated within the teaser of the film that went instantly viral and became the nation’s talking point.
Four of the top action directors of the world Paul Jennings (The Dark Knight, San Andreas, Jack Reacher and Game of Thrones), Franz Spilhaus (Safe House, Eye in the Sky, Death Race), Sea Young Oh (Age of Ultron, Snowpiercer) and Parvez Shaikh (Tiger Zinda Hai, Kesari, Mary Kom) – all specialists in creating a different type of spectacle, have come together to design breath-taking, never seen before action stunts. Hrithik and Tiger will be seen fighting each other on land, air, ocean and even air! Director Siddharth Anand has clearly left no stones unturned to make War the biggest action film that India has ever produced and it looks like he took over a year to build and plan all the action sequences.
Siddharth confirms the news saying, “It is true because I don’t think any movie in India has spent over a year to design action sequences. I wanted to create an action spectacle, a non-stop adrenaline-pumping visual extravaganza for Indian audiences and for that we all had to give over a year to design these sequences. We had four action directors living and working in different parts of the world and it was important to jam with them on how to make War the biggest and one of its kind action film. We wanted audiences to feel that they had never seen this kind of action and we wanted them to be proud that an Indian film could do what a big-budget Hollywood action film delivers.”
He adds, “In fact, the biggest Hollywood action films have, at the most, 4 action sequences in the film, we, on the other hand, have 7 action set pieces! We had two of the biggest action superstars in our film and we wanted to deliver to the expectations of the people and create the grandest action film to date. The response to the teaser has validated our effort and we are hoping that audiences will give as much love to the film as well.”
The action entertainer of the year will see both Hrithik and Tiger push their bodies to the limit to pull off these death-defying acting stunts. They will be seen mercilessly fighting each other in 7 different countries and 15 world cities! Produced by Yash Raj Films, the high-octane film that also stars Vaani Kapoor opposite Hrithik Roshan is set to release on the big National Holiday of Gandhi Jayanti, October 2.
Deepika Padukone strikes a pose in London with British boxer Amir Khan and his wife Faryal in London
Deepika Padukone is currently in London shooting for her upcoming film, ’83 where she will be seen playing the role of Romi Dev. The actress has recently returned to the country to resume shooting for her part and her recent pictures have been doing rounds on the internet. The actress has had quite the year as she has recently wrapped up the shoot for Chhapaak and joined the cast of ’83 on sets.
While she was out and about in London, she ran into the famous British boxer Amir Khan and his wife Faryal and posed for a few pictures. One of Deepika’s fan clubs posted the pictures on Twitter and she looks like every bit of a diva dressed in casuals. Take a look at them.
Deepika will be seen playing the role of an acid attack survivor in Meghna Gulzar’s Chhapaak and it also stars Vikrant Massey.
Ghazal Maestro Talat Aziz mourns the death of Khayyam, recalls recording his most iconic song
“Khayyam Saab was like my father and he loved me like a son. I feel the loss deeply. I was at his bedside all through his illness. I actually watch him go and I witnessed a golden era come to an end. Khayyam Saab was a perfectionist. I remember the ghazal ‘Nagma-e-Jaan Saaz-e-Dil’ that I recorded with him for Gautam Ghose’s Yatra where he made me do 20 takes after which he was satisfied. But my most memorable song with Khayyam Saab was ‘Phir Chidi Raat Baat Phoolon Ki’ in the film Bazaar in 1982. I was young and for the first time was going to be singing with the one and only Lata Mangeshkar. The recording was at Bombay Lab and the recording engineer was Sharmaji. A very imposing and senior person with a stern look who reputedly was so senior that I heard he could ask Lataji also to do a retake. Anyway as you know we recorded live with the full orchestra outside in the main hall. The singers’ booth was quite spacious but you could not see the recording room through the glass. Khayyam Saheb s made me rehearse for almost two weeks for this song at his residence. I was nervous as I would be singing live in the studio with Lata ji and a whole 60 piece orchestra and if I made one mistake then everyone would have to do a re-take. And they used to record on 35 mm film-reels because the audio part of the film could take the broad sound. Lataji came and we stood in the singers’ room ready for the take.
I blurted out, ‘I am very nervous.’ Lataji very sweetly said to me, “Why? You are such a good singer”. And without realizing what I was doing I asked her, ‘How do you know that? You haven’t heard me sing’. And I almost bit my tongue realising that was not expected of a raw kid. She smiled sweetly and said, “I heard you on the TV show Aarohi and you sing nicely”.
She was being supportive to a rank-newcomer and that was her greatness. She also cautioned me that Khayyam Saheb is a perfectionist and famous for his “one more safety-take” so I better be prepared for it.
The recording started and after a number of takes Khayyam Saab’s voice came over the headphone “Wah Lata ji kya mast hai! Wah!” Lataji just smiled sweetly and softly said under her breath. “Now he will come and ask for a safety take”.
And lo and behold Khayyam Saheb on cue opened the singers’ room door and walked in praising her, “Wah Wah! Kya baat hai Lataji kya bast hai. Lekin please ek aur safety take”. I didn’t know what to say when Lataji looked at me with that knowing look which said, “See, what did I tell you”.
This ghazal has become so iconic that even singers like Mehdi Hasan Saab my Guru said I had sung well. This appreciation from such personalities was and is a great compliment although I still feel that I sound raw in that recording but it was the combined genius of Khayyam and the Nightingale of India which helped me sound okay.”
Coolie No 1: Varun Dhawan continues hilarious cast introductions with his quirky videos
Varun Dhawan starrer Coolie No 1 has been in the headlines as it has gone on floors in Bangkok. The film, helmed by David Dhawan, stars Sara Ali Khan in the leading role. While Varun reprises the role of Govinda, Sara plays Karisma Kapoor’s part in the film. Another lead actress is yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, Varun is enjoying his time while making hilarious videos from the sets of the film. On Tuesday morning, the actor shared a video of himself splashing water on his face from a fountain. Dressed in all black while flaunting his biceps, the actor took the opportunity to introduce his co-actor Rajat Rawail. The two of them are reuniting after the 2017 film, Judwaa 2 in which Rajat was a jewellery showroom owner. Taking to Twitter, Varun wrote, “Thailand mein coolie coolie. The cast got bigger #rajatrawal.”
Just a day ago, he introduced his character Kunwar Mahendra Pratap aka the alias he uses in the film. “KUWAR MAHENDRA PRATAP. In the middle of the ocean nearly fell off #coolieno1,” he captioned the video while showing off the scenic beauty with his hilarious commentary.
The film also stars Sahil Vaid, Rajpal Yadav, Paresh Rawal and Jaaved Jaaferi. Pooja Entertainment presents, directed by David Dhawan, Coolie No 1 starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh, is all set to release on May 1, 2020.
Varun Dhawan waking his Street Dancer 3D co-star up is HILARIOUS!
Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor starrer Street Dancer 3D has finally completed their shooting and it is one of the most anticipated films of the year. While it was earlier supposed to release in November this year, due to reasons unknown, the makers have postponed the date to January 2020 with a promise of making it worth the wait. While the actors had a blast shooting for the film, they had a lot more fun behind the scenes.
One such video from their London schedule was posted by Raghav Juyal featuring Varun Dhawan and Sushant Pujari. In the video, Varun is seen repeatedly jumping on Sushant in an attempt to wake him up and later Raghav joins him in the fun! Raghav posted the video with the caption, “Never make us stay together @varundvn @sushi1983 #streetdancer3 #streetdancer3d @remodsouza @lizelleremodsouza @varundvn”
Take a look at it.
Street Dancer 3D is directed by Remo D’souza and is produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series banner. Slated to release on January 24, 2020, it is expected to be the biggest dance movie made in India.
Dabangg 3: ‘Chubul Pandey’ Salman Khan meets Sultan in Rajasthan
Salman Khan is currently on the last schedule of his next film Dabangg 3 in which he returns as the quirky cop, Chulbul Pandey. Sonakshi Sinha, who made her debut with Dabangg, will reprise the role of Salman Khan’s wife Rajjo. The last leg of the shooting commenced in Rajasthan on Independence Day 2019.
While Salman Khan is Chubul Pandey, it also has a Sultan connection. No, it is not related to his film. In a recent video that the actor shared on Instagram, he is seen stroking a camel whose name is Sultan. “#dabangg3 shoot #rajasthan with Sultan.” He is heard saying, “Good boy Sultan.”
Directed by Prabhu Deva, Dabangg 3 stars Kichcha Sudeep, Arbaaz Khan, Saie Manjrekar, Pramod Khanna, Mahesh Manjrekar among others. The film is slated to release on December 20, 2019.
Khayyam, the zero-compromise composing genius, is no more
Khayyam blossomed into a popular music-provider very late in his career. For too long he remained side-lined by a sense of self-worth that made any sort of compromise sacrilegious. Hence in spite early indications of indubitable brilliance in films like Footpaath in 1954 and the timeless ‘Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi, Phir Na Jikiye Mera Gustakh Nigah Ka Gila’ (Phir Subah Hogi) in 1958, Khayyam lagged far behind the other composing stalwarts of the 1950s and 60s.
That a composer of such colossal talent who couldn’t compete in the bazaar of film sangeet with Shankar-Jaikishan, O P Nayyar or even Ravi, left Khayyam embittered. During a large part of the 1960s Khayyam Saab was upset with Mohd Rafi over a trifle and vowed to replace the mighty Rafi with the copy Mahendra Kapoor in his compositions.
Such egoistic issues damaged the genius’ onward progression and he found himself out of work in Bollywood during a large part of the 1960s and 70s when he kept himself busy with non-film albums. Prominent among these is the album I Write I Recite in which Khayyam Saab composed music for poems written and sung by the legendary actress Meena Kumari. It remains a unique classic of its genre.
In 1976, Khayyam made a spectacular return to film composition with Yash Chopra’s Kabhi Kabhie. The eloquent romantic shayari of Sahir Ludhianvi and Khayyam’s lilting melodies set the charts ablaze. The title song ‘Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein Khayaal Aata Hai’ (incidentally it was composed for but not used in another film directed by Chetan Anand) was the biggest hit of the year. And Khayyam Saab was finally a force to reckon with.
The support and patronage of Yash Chopra provided Khayyam Saab’s career with the compositional heft that it needed. He went on to compose brilliant songs for Yash Chopra’s Trishul, Noorie, Nakhuda and Sawaal.
Khayyam Saab followed the chartbusting success of Kabhi Kabhie with the monumental Umrao Jaan in 1981. The album’s Mujras and Ghazals sung by Asha Bhosle were a rage and continue to be popular to this day. There are stories of the arguments that Khayyam Saab had with Asha Bhosle over how the song in Umrao Jaan should be rendered with the composer insisting that she sing a few octaves lower than usual. Khayyam Saab won.
Unfortunately some of his most accomplished work in the post Kabhi Kabhie phase of his career occurred in unsuccessful films. Khayyam’s best compositions in the films Shankar Hussain, Bazaar, Anjuman, the ambitious Razia Sultan and the unreleased Zooni never got the recognition they deserved.
Khayyam remains a beacon of brilliant possibilities never fully realized or accomplished. If one or two of his great compositions like ‘Baharon Mera Jeevan Bhi Sawaro’ from Aakhri Khat in 1966 and ‘Hazaar Raahein Mud Ke Dekhin’ (Thodisi Bewafaai) in 1980 topped the charts, a bounty of his most brilliant compositions in the 1960s, 70s and 80s went unnoticed.
In the 1990s Khayyam Saab withdrew from the rat race rather than do the kind of work he was asked to do. “I am happy with the little that I do these days,” he told me in 2007. “The work I do is the work I want to do. Nowadays that is not the way the film industry works.”
The Best of Khayyam
1. ‘Woh Subah Kabhi Toh Aayegi’: Phir Subah Hogi (1958)
2. ‘Jeet Hi Lenge Baazi Hum Tum’: Shola Aur Shabnam (1961)
3. ‘Mere Chanda Mere Nanhe’: Aakhri Khat (1966)
4. ‘Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein’: Kabhi Kabhie (1975)
5. ‘Tu Mere Saath Rahega Munne’: Trishul (1978)
6. ‘Maana Teri Nazar Mein Tera Pyar Hum Nahin’: Khandaan (1979)
7. ‘Tu Hi Saagar Hai Tu Hi Kinara’: Sankalp (1975)
8. ‘Hazaar Raahein’: Thodisi Bewafaai (1980)
9. ‘Apne Aap Raaton Mein’: Shankar Hussain (1977)
10. ‘Dikhayi Diye Yun Ke Bekhud Kiya’: Baazaar (1982)
11. ‘Kabhi Kissiko Muqammal Jahan Nahin Milta’: Ahista Ahista (1981)
12. ‘Dil Cheez Kya Hai’: Umrao Jaan (1981)
13. ‘Ae Dil-E-Nadaan’: Razia Sultan (1983)
14. ‘Kuch Aur Behak Jaaon’: Chambal Ki Kasam (1980)
15. ‘Aaja Re Aaja Re Oh Mere Dilbar Aaja’: Noorie (1979)
My 12 favourites among Khayyam’s exotica
The late composer Khayyam’s songs were always statements rather than songs. They were, simply. testimonies to his unique approach to music—where the commercial aspect barely mattered, because of his firm conviction that quality led to commercial success, and a reflection of his humble, simple nature that was different from the herd.
Speaking objectively, he did become a shade repetitious in some songs in the 1980s (like the similarities between ‘Aankhon Mein Humne Aapke’ from Thodi Si Bewafaiiand ‘Aisi Haseen Chandni’ from Dard), but when a composer has begun his career in 1948 with Heer Ranjha (as Sharmaji of the Sharmaji-Varmaji duo!), that small aberration is explained if not expected.
And just for the record. Khayyam (like S.D. Burman earlier) first debuted as a playback singer in the 1947 Romeo And Juliet in the Faiz Ahmed Faiz ghazaladaptation, ‘Dono Jahaan Teri Mohabbat’. But this was exotica as a singer. For me, his exotica as a composer was more significant. Here, then, are my 12 favourites.
1 ‘Shaam-E-Gham Ki Kasam’ (Footpath / 1953)
Khayyam’s solo debut (with that name) as a composer was in Footpath. His only solo ever for Dilip Kumar, sung by Talat Mahmood, was a huge hit in this Asha Bhosle-dominated score.
2 ‘Aasmaan pe hai Khuda’ (Phir Subah Hogi/ 1958)
Reminding us of the playful way in which composers like Shankar-Jaikishan and Laxmikant-Pyarelal made songs once in a way in which they adapted another composer’s trademark styles, Khayyam scored this Raj Kapoor song delightfully in the S-J mould—after all, Raj Kapoor was there! Of course, he had weightier songs in this film in his own tenor, like ‘Phir Na Kije Meri Gustakh Nazar’, ‘Woh Subah Kabhi To Aayegi’ and ‘Chin-O-Arab Hamara’, but this song demonstrated Khayyam’s yen for originality even in an alien zone, so to speak.
3 ‘Jaane Kya Dhoondti Rehti Hai’ & ‘Jeet Hi Lenge Baazi Hum Tum’ (Shola Aur Shabnam / 1962)
I take these masterpieces together as I simply cannot choose between these two gems from Dharmendra’s first hit. Dharmendra recalled how Rafi was having high fever when the first of these Kaifi Azmi lovelies was recorded—the second was a duet with Lata Mangeshkar. Not only did these songs establish Rafi as the prime voice of Dharmendra but the actor always marvelled at how Rafi sounded just like him. And we marvelled at Khayyam’s grip on such intense and diverse melody.
4 ‘Tum Apna Ranj-O-Gham Apni Pareshaani Mujhe De Do’ (Shagoon / 1964)
The instantly-catchy ‘Parbaton Ke Daero Par’ notwithstanding, it was this quaint and slightly complex composition that stayed on in memory. Sahir’s lyrics highlighted the intense romantic within the poet, and possibly acted as a catalyst for the real romance brewing between Khayyam and his wife Jagjit Kaur, who sang this timeless song. They married in 1965, shared all joys, sorrows (ranj-o-gham), good times and troubles (pareshani) and remained together till the very end when the composer passed away in an adjacent hospital bed!
5 ‘Baharon Mera Jeevan Bhi Sawaaro’ (Aakhri Khat / 1967)
Khayyam was chosen for this Chetan Anand film, starring Rajesh Khanna-Indrani Mukherjee, probably for his intensity, and delivered this haunting Lata Mangeshkar number penned by Kaifi Azmi that reverberated across radio stations in those days, though there were a couple of other memorable songs like ‘Aur Kuch Der Thehar’. This was one of the maestro’s instant chartbusters. And yet, inexplicably, Khayyam had no work after this film for five years!
6 ‘Tu hi sagar hai tu hi kinara’ (Sankalp / 1972)
Khayyam confidently got Sulakshana Pandit to render a song filmed on her in a cameo, in this devotional with a difference. At this point, we salute the genuinely secular composer whose wife was a Sikh, his only son a practicing Hindu from the age of seven, and whose music room was adorned with a huge picture of Radha-Krishna presented to the composer by the ISKCON Temple in Mumbai as a felicitation. In his house, every day, books of all faiths were read, and prayers offered of all religions!
Khayyam’s unforgettable remark on this was: “In the Quran, it has been mentioned that Allah sent a hundred and twenty-four thousand messengers to spread His word on earth. The book mentions a few thousands, so the rest must be from other faiths! I believe that there is one supreme power.”
7 ‘Ae Dil-E-Nadaan’ (Razia Sultan / 1973)
Though this ill-fated Dharmendra-Hema Malini film was finally released in 1983 after a decade’s delay, so viral was the spread of this Lata Mangeshkar song after it was recorded and years before the audio release—that too in the pre-digital era!— that I heard it on a tape in 1979! And so much was its impact that Yash Chopra, with Sahir Ludhianvi’s persuasion, decided to sign the composer for Kabhi Kabhie.
8 ‘Kabhi Kabhi Mere Dil Mein’ (Kabhi Kabhie / 1976)
This was finally the film that made Khayyam a commercially-viable name. “They told me I was right for the love story of a poet!” smiled the composer. The film had almost an all-popular score, but this theme song, actually created for an earlier film, was the trump card and got Mukesh the posthumous Best Singer award.
9 ‘Aaja Re Aaja Re O Mere Dilbar Aaja’ (Noorie / 1979)
This was yet another instant chartbuster, and arguably, the first super-hit of Nitin Mukesh, with Lata Mangeshkar as co-singer. Written by Jan Nissar Akhtar, it was a song for all time and remains, as of now, the only Khayyam composition re-created, albeit in a crass way, as a sleazy non-film video!
10 ‘Simti Hui Yeh Ghadiyaan’ (Chambal Ki Kasam / 1980)
Khayyam had very little time for Mohammed Rafi in the second half of his career (Shankar Hussain was the only other exception), but this lovely duet with Lata Mangeshkar was among the composer’s haunting best of all time. A placid and almost languorous Sahir masterpiece, the song luckily survived the disastrous fate of this film.
11 ‘In Aankhon Ki Masti Mein’ (Umrao Jaan / 1982)
Of all the Asha Bhosle lovelies in this film, this remains the most haunting and thus my favourite, though ‘Dil Cheez Kya Hai’ is the masses’ darling. The music was released in 1981, but the film came a year later. Umrao Jaan remains among the rare post-1960s films (like Mera Naam Joker) where the music was a super-hit of a cult level but the film a washout.
12 ‘Dikhayi Diye Yun Ke Bekhud Kiya’ (Bazaar / 1982)
This, interestingly, remains the only film in which Yash Chopra’s wife Pamela Chopra sang outside the Yash Raj Films banner (in her duet with Jagjit Kaur, ‘Chale Aao Saiyyan Rangeele’. This might have bene the simple Khayyam’s payback to the man who was responsible for his commercially fruitful phase!
It also saw the first appearance in cinema of Talat Aziz, who had already recorded another duet with Lata Mangeshkar for Laxmikant-Pyarelal in a K. Vishwanath film that released only in 1996! And while Lata-Talat’s ‘Phir Chhidi Raat Baat Phoolon Ki’ was very popular, the true stunner was this Lata Mangeshkar rendition of a Mir Taqi Mir ghazal.
Aamir Khan and Pritam along with team Lal Singh Chaddha work together in Panchgani
The much-anticipated film of the year 2020 is Lal Singh Chaddha, Aamir Khan starrer which is the official remake of the cult classic Forest Gump. The team is solely working on the music of the film at Aamir Khan’s house at Panchgani. Aamir Khan, who is going through the physical change for the film, is also known as to ace all the departments of creativity and the superstar is personally looking into the music of the film alongside Pritam who is the music director of the film.
The team was seen having a calm, heartfelt evening and composing music amidst that light ambiance. Along with Aamir Khan and music composer Pritam, lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya and the director Advait Chandan were also present during the process. Music Composer Pritam took to his social media and wrote, “Spent a few days in the picturesque Panchgani with an amazing group of people working on the music of ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. Coming back here and working is always so inspiring. #LaalSinghChaddha.”
Aamir Khan’s upcoming film Laal Singh Chaddha has been in the news recently, for all the right reasons. Written by Atul Kulkarni, the film helmed by Advait Chandan is produced by Viacom18 Studios and Aamir Khan Productions. The movie is slated to hit the theatres during Christmas 2020, next year.
Lata Mangeshkar on her secret passion, photography
Bet you didn’t know this. But Lata Mangeshkar who is legendary for her singing, is an outstanding photographer. In fact there were exhibitions of her photography when she was younger and so devoted to her Rolleiflex camera it went everywhere with her.
“Yes I loved photography. My camera used to be my constant companion everywhere. I’d take it with me to the studio and take pictures of my colleagues at work. I’d click my parents, my sisters and brother at home. I loved photographing the outdoors,” recalls Lataji fondly.
So skilled and adept was she at clicking pictures that it was seen as an alternative career for her. “I don’t know what I’d have done if I wasn’t a singer. But photography was definitely a feasible option. It’s a pity that the art of clicking pictures has been replaced by digital photography. People now take all their pictures on their phone. The sheer joy of capturing cameras through the lens of an old-fashioned camera is lost.”
Lataji has reams and reams of self-clicked photographs in her home. “It would require weeks if not months to go through my photographs. Maybe someday.”
Photos: Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor snapped on sets of Nach Baliye 9 promoting their film Saaho
Neil Nitin Mukesh feared being replaced in Saaho
The film Saaho starring Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead is all set to release on August 30. The film will have a grand opening in four languages across India. It will be released in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil.
Neil Nitin Mukesh also plays an important character in this ambitious project. Talking about the film during an interview, the actor said that it was an impromptu meeting with director Sujeeth at an awards function that set the ball rolling. Sujeeth told him about the vision of the film and Neil’s character in 2015 at the time when Baahubaliwas about to release.
The actor revealed that he feared being replaced in the film as a lot of actors were replaced by the time the film could go on floors. The shoot of the film was on hold as Prabhas had to finish shooting for the second part of Baahubali.
He also added that Saaho was a demanding script as it includes intense action sequences. The film is all set to hit the theatres on August 30. The film also stars Chunky Pandey, Mahesh Manjrekar, Jackie Shroff and Mandira Bedi among others.
Pooja Batra flaunts toned BIKINI body in her latest picture with husband Nawab Shah
Actress Pooja Batra had taken the film industry by surprise when she got married to actor Nawab Shah in a private ceremony in New Delhi in mid-July. The couple dated for five months before getting married. Ever since they tied the knot, the couple has been giving their fans a sneak peek into their happily married life.
Now, the Tiger Zinda Hai actor shared a picture where he and his wife are seen posing in a swimming pool, wearing coordinated swimwear, while flaunting their toned bodies.
Sharing the picture, Nawab Shah wrote: “Sunday kay funday.” Pooja Batra reacted to the post by dropping several heart emojis. The comments section was flooded with compliments for the couple. Some fans even called Nawab Shah as the “Indian Hulk”.
Pooja Batra was crowned Femina Miss India International in 1993. She has starred in movies like Virasat, Bhai, Haseena Maan Jayegi, Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya and Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye. Meanwhile, Nawab Shah has featured in several Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Tamil films. He has also featured in several Television series.
