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  • Wednesday review by A customer from Reading
    Rated - 5.0 stars Outstanding 31 October 2008
    ... after each blast. Its a movie worth watching...hat's off to the performance of Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher. Others have done equally well. Big thanks to Director Neeraj P...   Read customer review

Naseeruddin Shah - filmography


  • Chaalis Chauraasi (2012)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Atul Kulkarni,  Shweta Bhardwaj
    Director: Hriday Shetty
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Chaalis Chauraasi is like a rollercoaster ride in an amusement park, except that it takes place in a police van. The story revolves around 4 cops Pankaj Suri, Albert Pinto, Balvinder Singh and Shakti Chinappa aka SHAKTI who see an opportunity to a great future when they are given a mission to pull ..read more »
    0.5 stars out of 5 10% from 1 member
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  • The Dirty Picture - Blu-ray (2011)
    Starring: Vidya Balan,  Emraan Hashmi,  Imran Hasnee
    Director: Milan Luthria
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Imagine a make-up girl who became an extra and then the most wanted heroine of the early 80's. Chronicling the meteoric rise and steep fall of the erstwhile screen sensation - Silk. The Dirty Picture is set against the colourful and entertaining backdrop of the South film industry of the 80's. The ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 35 members
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  • The Dirty Picture on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Vidya Balan,  Emraan Hashmi,  Imran Hasnee
    Director: Milan Luthria
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Imagine a make-up girl who became an extra and then the most wanted heroine of the early 80's. Chronicling the meteoric rise and steep fall of the erstwhile screen sensation - Silk. The Dirty Picture is set against the colourful and entertaining backdrop of the South film industry of the 80's. The ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 124 members
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  • That Girl in Yellow Boots (2010)
    Starring: Kalki Koechlin,  Naseeruddin Shah,  Gulshan Devaiya
    Director: Anurag Kashyap
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    That Girl in Yellow Boots is a thriller tracing Ruth's (Kalki Koechlin), a British woman who comes to search for her father - a man she hardly knew but cannot forget. Without a work permit, desperation drives her to work at a massage parlour. Torn between several schisms, Mumbai becomes the alien ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 7 members
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  • 7 Khoon Maaf on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Priyanka Chopra,  Naseeruddin Shah,  John Abraham
    Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The romantic misadventures of Susanna Anna-Marie Johannes, a beautiful lass who over the course of thirty-five odd years, gets married seven times due to the untimely and mysterious deaths of half a dozen of her hapless husbands. The strange circumstances of their deaths, makes Susanna a prime accused.
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 209 members
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  • Allah Ke Banday (2010)
    Starring: Vikram Gokhale,  Zakir Hussain,  Sharman Joshi
    Director: Faruk Kabir
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Allah Ke Banday tracks the journey of two boys who commit their first murder at the age of 12. Sent to Juvenile Prison, they return to take over the vast slums where they grew up.
    2 stars out of 5 36% from 6 members
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  • Bolo Raam on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Rishi Bhutani,  Krishan Khatra,  Padmini Kolhapure
    Director: Rakesh Chaturvedi
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Rishi Bhutani stars as Raam, a boy who is charged with the murder of his mother and subsequently becomes mute. Despite attempts by doctors and psychiatrists, Raam's silence proves unbreakable. But could it be his very silence that holds the key to the mystery?
    1.5 stars out of 5 27% from 8 members
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  • Raajneeti - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Ranbir Japoor,  Katrina Kaif,  Ajay Devgan
    Director: Prakash Jha
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    This epic tale of Indian democracy concerns Bhasker Sanyal (Naseeruddin Shah), a firey leftist politician who makes a single mistake that compromises his respectability and power. His fall affects nearly a dozen other people, including a family member who wanted nothing to do with the world of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 65% from 194 members
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  • Raajneeti on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Katrina Kaif,  Ajay Devgan,  Arjun Rampal
    Director: Prakash Jha
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Raajneeti is a story about Indian politics. About Indian democracy. About Indian elections. Above all, it is a story of a few people who control the destiny of millions. It is the story of their unstoppable ambition, and their bitter and violent battle to achieve it. This is the story of people who ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 378 members
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  • Wednesday on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Anupam Kher,  Jimmy Shergill
    Director: Neeraj Pandey
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    "Wednesday" is a thriller, set in the hectic metropolitan city of Mumbai. The film is based on certain events that unfold between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on a particular Wednesday. The story is a cat-n-mouse play between an anonymous caller and the police.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 878 members
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  • Maharathi on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Neha Dhupia,  Boman Irani,  Om Puri
    Director: Shivam Nair
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Maharathi, based on Paresh Rawal's popular Gujarati play by the same name, revolves around a wife who hires a hit man to murder her husband but the killer becomes a source of harassment to the wife.
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 120 members
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  • Firaaq (2008)
    Starring: Tisca Chopra,  Shahana Goswami,  Deepti Naval
    Director: Nandita Das
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The story is set over a 24-hour period, one month after a campaign that took place in Gujarat, India, in 2002. It traces the emotional journey of ordinary people- some who were victims, some perpetrators and some who choose to watch silently. As an ensemble film, it fo9llows multiple narratives ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 17 members
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  • Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Imran Khan,  Genelia D'Souza,  Paresh Rawal
    Director: Abbas Tyrewala
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Meet Jai Singh Rathore ('Rats'), the most non-violent Rajput either side of the Aravallis. And meet, if you dare, the violent and passionate Aditi Mahant ('Meow').Whatever you do, do not pick a fight with her. She scratches. And abuses. If you do get into a scrap, take cover till Jai arrives, as he ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 723 members
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  • Mithya on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Ranvir Shourie,  Harsh Chhaya,  Vinay Pathak
    Director: Rajat Kapoor
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    VK (Ranvir Shourie) travels to Mumbai in order to break into the film business but finds himself caught up in the underworld when he's mistaken for a gangster.
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 169 members
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  • Omkara on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Ajay Devgan,  Saif Ali Khan,  Viveik Oberoi
    Director: Vishal Bhardwaj
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
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    A Bollywood interpretation of OTHELLO that follows one man's descent into sexual jealously because of his passionate love for his woman. Omkara is a chieftain who heads a gang of outlaws. When he appoints Kesu and not Langda as his chief lieutenant, Langa hatches a plot to falsely implicate Omkara'..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,273 member
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  • Maqbool (2004)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Om Puri,  Pankaj
    Director: Vishal Bharadwaj
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Maqbool is the Indianized adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic ‘Macbeth’. The movie is set against the backdrop of Mumbai's mafia world. King Duncan of Scotland in ‘Macbeth’ is replaced by Mafia don Abbaji (Pankaj Kapoor) in this thriller. Maqbool (Irfaan Khan) is Abbaji’s most trusted lieutenant. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 286 members
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  • Encounter: The Killing on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Dilip Prabhavalkar,  Tara Deshpande
    Director: Ajay Phansekar
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Sr. Inspector Sam Bharucha (Naseeruddin Shah) is an honest police Officer in the Crime Branch, Mumbai Police, carrying out his duties dilligently. The film commences with the story of four college going boys in their teens who have resorted to the profession of sharp shooters for easy money.
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 91 members
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  • Private Detective on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Kenneth Desai,  Aly Khan
    Director: Rajat Kapoor
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Two well-to-do couples are the best of friends. However, two of the foursome are having an affair, a situation they keep quiet until a private detective uncovers the truth. When that happens, blackmail, heartbreak and murder follow.
    1.5 stars out of 5 29% from 76 members
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  • 3 Deewarein on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Jackie Shroff,  Juhi Chawla
    Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Three walls is a bittersweet drama-thriller about friendship, hope and learning to survive in a world within a world. This is the story of three men on death row - Jaggu, a lawyer and poet, Nagya, a man angry with the whole world and Ishaan, a happy go lucky who lives to be free.
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 334 members
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  • Monsoon Wedding on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Vijay Raaz,  Tilotama Shome,  Vasundhara Das
    Director: Mira Nair
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Combining traditional ideas of marriage and family with the realities of modern life, MONSOON WEDDING is a lighthearted film from director Mira Nair (SALAAM BOMBAY!). The majority of the film takes place inside the home of an extended Punjabi family living in New Delhi who has gathered together for ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 6,393 members
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  • China Gate on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Om Puri,  Naseeruddin Shah,  Danny Danzongpa
    Director: Rajkumar Santoshi
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This is a story of 10 men. 10 old men with a glorious past, a dark present, and no future... 17 years ago, these same men were brave soldiers - confident, deadly, and very proud. Commanded by Col. Krishna Kant, their formidable battalion was the honour of the Indian Army. And then, one fateful ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 132 members
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  • Such A Long Journey (1998)
    Starring: Roshan Seth,  Soni Razdan,  Om Puri
    Director: Sturla Gunnarsson
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    It is 1971 - Bombay, India, and the country is on the verge of war. Gustad Noble finds his modest life unraveling when he agrees to do a clandestine favor for an old friend.
    2 stars out of 5 35% from 4 members
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  • Sir (1993)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Pooja Bhatt,  Atul Agnihotri
    Director: Mahesh Bhatt
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Bombay-based Professor Amar Verma lives a middle-class lifestyle with his wife, Shobha, and 6 year old son, Kunal. When a gang-war breaks out between Veljibhai and Chhapan Tikle alias Jimmy, a number of innocent bystanders fall victim, one of whom is Kunal. This devastates the Verma family, with ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 36% from 3 members
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  • Tahalka on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Dharmendra,  Naseeruddin Shah,  Mukesh Khanna
    Director: Anil Sharma
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    While on a yacht trip along with this daughter, Dolly, Indian army Major Krishna Rao, observes a girl in distress and goes to rescue her. He ends up rescuing dozens of girls, who have been entrapped by General Dong. While the girls manage to escape, he and Dolly are captured. Dong cuts off Krishna'..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 28% from 5 members
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  • Police Public on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Raaj Kumar,  Naseeruddin Shah,  Kabir Bedi
    Director: Esmayeel Shroff
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In POLICE PUBLIC, a man considers letting his daughter marry into a wealthy family. But the rich patriarch whose son is available for marriage may have some devious reasons for allowing the union to occur.
    2 stars out of 5 34% from 23 members
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  • Khoj on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Rishi Kapoor,  Naseeruddin Shah,  Kimi Katkar
    Director: Keshu Ramsay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Ravi gets a call from Father Anthony saying that his missing wife is with him in the Church.But when he meets her claims that she is not his wife. Inspector Balbir finds all the proofs are against Ravi but why is Ravi not ready to face it?
    1 star out of 5 16% from 3 members
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  • The Perfect Murder on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Stellan Skarsgard,  Amjad Khan
    Director: Zafar Hai
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Based on the award-winning novel by H.R.F. Keating, Merchant Ivory Productions presents THE PERFECT MURDER, a highly entertaining, exotic detective thriller. Inspector Ghote (NASEERRUDDIN SHAH, Monsoon Wedding) of the Bombay police has just been assigned his most perplexing case: a savage attack on ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 45% from 93 members
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  • Ijaazat (1987)
    Starring: Rekha,  Naseeruddin Shah,  Anuradha Patel
    Director: Sampooran Singh Gulzar
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Sudha and Mahinder are a happy newly married couple. When Sudha comes to know of Mahinders relationship with his old friend Maya, she leaves home without Mahinders consent. After a period of five years Sudha and Mahinder incidently meet again at a railway platform where they both get a chance to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 25 members
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  • Jalwa on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Archana Puran Singh,  Pankaj Kapoor
    Director: Pankaj Parashar
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Kapil's (Naseeruddin Shah) younger brother, Buntu, dies as a result of a drug overdose. Kapil vows to put an end to drugs and drug-dealers, by joining the police. He soon attains the title of C.I.D. Inspector. He lives in Bombay with his mom (Kamini Kaushal). One day his friend from Goa, Albert ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 44% from 17 members
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  • Karma on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Jackie Shroff,  Dilip Kumar,  Naseeruddin Shah
    Director: Subhash Ghai
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Hailed as the best film on anti-terrorism by the President of India, Karma captures the thrilling action drama that unfolds when criminals become soldiers. Reputed jailer, (Dilip Kumar) engages three death row convicts about to face the gallows (Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, and Nasseruddin Shah) in ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 67 members
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  • Mirch Masala (1985)
    Starring: Smita Patil,  Naseeruddin Shah,  Raj Babbar
    Director: Ketan Mehta
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In colonial India, subedars (tax collectors) went from village to village, with soldiers, often demanding more than taxes. A subedar commands Sonbai, a beautiful and confidant women whose husband is away in the city, to sleep with him. She slaps him and flees for safety to a spice factory where ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 54 members
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  • Woh 7 Din (1983)
    Starring: Anil Kapoor,  Padmini Kolhapure,  Naseeruddin Shah
    Director: Bapu
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When Maya tries to commit suicide on her wedding night, her husband Dr Anand discovers she truly loves Prem, a music director. Anand confesses that he only married to fulfil his mother's wishes and tries to unite Maya and Prem, but Prem feels it goes against Hindu culture...
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 86 members
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  • Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron (1983)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Ravi Baswani
    Director: Kundan Shah
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    This is a story of two photographers - vinod and sudhir - who want to leave a normal good life, but happen to witness massive corruption, murder and other wrongdoings. They decide to expose all this, but get themselves entangled in it.
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 7 members
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  • Masoom (1983)
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Pran Talwar,  Saeed Jaffery
    Director: Shekhar Kapur
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    D K Malhotra (Naseeruddin Shah), an architect, has a happy married life with his wife Indu (Shabana Azmi) and two daughters. A bombshell drops on him when he discovers that he has a child from an extra-marital affair. He brings home his son (Jugal Hansraj) and confesses to Indu that he is his own ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 43% from 10 members
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  • Mandi on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Smita Patil,  Shabana Azmi,  Amrish Puri
    Director: Shyam Benegal,  Shyam BenegalShyam Benegal
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    The story of a whore house in a remote town which becomes the bone of contention between political and business interests. Shyam Benegal has been considered as the leading film maker of the country ever since his first feature film, ANKUR. His films have been seen and acclaimed widely not only in ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 76 members
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  • Junoon (1979)
    Starring: Shashi Kapoor,  Jennifer Kendal,  Shabana Azmi
    Director: Shyam Benegal
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    1857: the first shot is fired in the Indian mutiny against British colonisation. The bloody events which follow provide the dramatically atmospheric for this star-crossed lovers story in which Muslim rebel Javed Khan (Shashi Kapoor) develops a passionate, almost obsessive, love for Ruth (Nafisa Ali)..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 68 members
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  • Rajkumar on DVD
    Starring: Naseeruddin Shah,  Anil Kapoor,  Madhuri Dixit
    Director: Pankju Parashar
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    An interesting story of court intrigue, Rajkumar presents the vicissitudes faced by the crown prince Rajkumar on his return from studies abroad. While the king prepares to celebrate the occasion, the commander Narpath Singh conspires with the prince's step mother, who is his own sister, to kill the ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 45 members
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  • Takkar on DVD
    Starring: Sunil Shetty,  Sonali Bhendre,  Naseeruddin Shah
    Director: Bharat Rungachary
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Raj Malhotra and Mohini are in love and are to be married. On the day of the wedding, Mohini and her family are informed that Raj has been hospitalised in an enounter with police inspector D'Costa. They are also informed that Raj has been charged with possession of drugs. After Raj recovers he is ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 7 members
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  • Tridev on DVD
    Starring: Amrish Puri,  Anjana Mumtaz,  Dilip Tahil
    Director: Rajeev Rai
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Inspector Karan Saxena is an honest and diligent police inspector in Bombay. He lives a middle-class life with his father, a Judge, and loves Divya Mathur, the daughter of Police Commissioner Mathur, who he hopes to marry soon. Things do not go well for Karan as he uses excessive force and is ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 47 members
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  • Swami Dada on DVD
    Starring: Dev Anand,  Mithun Chakraborty,  Kulbhushan Kharbanda
    Director: Dev Anand
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Hare Mohan is brought up as a petty thief on the streets of Bomaby by a notorious criminal exploiter. He is picked up by a Swami and taken to America. Donning a spiritual mantle he becomes a Swami in his own right. A chance encounter with an American heiress leads to physical intimacy. ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 18 members
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Naseeruddin Shah facts

5 most recent films

Chaalis Chauraasi - 0.5 stars
The Dirty Picture - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Dirty Picture - 3.5 stars
That Girl in Yellow Boots - 2.5 stars
7 Khoon Maaf - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Karma - 3.5 stars
Omkara - 3.5 stars
Maqbool - 3.5 stars
Raajneeti - 3.5 stars
Sarfarosh - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Chaalis Chauraasi - 0.5 stars
Khoj - 1.0 stars
Bolo Raam - 1.5 stars
Tahalka - 1.5 stars
Such A Long Journey - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ajay Devgan - 8 times - show films
Arjun Rampal - 8 times - show films
Katrina Kaif - 7 times - show films
Nana Patekar - 7 times - show films
Om Puri - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Prakash Jha - 7 times - show films
Shyam Benegal - 4 times - show films
Vishal Bhardwaj - 4 times - show films
Vishal Bharadwaj - 2 times - show films
Nagesh Kukunoor - 2 times - show films