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Nawab Shah

Nawab Shah

Actor · Born October 12, 1972 (54) · Delhi, India

Nawab Shah was born on October 12, 1972 in Delhi, India. He is an actor, known for Don 2 (2011), Khuda Haafiz (2020) and Lakshya (2004).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 12, 1972 (54)
From
Delhi, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 36 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Nawab Shah's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
38%
Bonds
22%
Self
19%
Power
9%
Survival
8%
Society
4%
Revenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 8

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 1

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 5

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Trickster
1 of 5
  • Allyas Ibrahim Khan Gardi in Panipat (2019)
  • Threshold guardianas Vinod Malhotra in Darbar (2020)
  • Tricksteras Anantha Krishna in Kotigobba 3 (2021)
  • Shadowas Khalid in Kabzaa (2023)
  • Shadowas Minister Pradhan in Sikandar (2025)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
13
Thrilling
6
Melancholic
6
Triumphant
4
Manic
3
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Nawab Shah's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Nawab Shah's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

36 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ustaad Bhagat Singh(2026)

    as Ajmal Rahim

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • LYF - Love Your Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Sikandar(2025)

    as Virat Bakshi

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Martin(2024)

    as Pakistani jailer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Ruslaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Ruslaan’s Father

  • Bambai Meri Jaan(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Azeem Pathan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Kabzaa(2023)

    as Bangera

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Godfather(2022)

    as Abdul

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Kotigobba 3(2021)

    as Devendra

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Sulthan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Corporate Company Owner

  • Khuda Haafiz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Itzak Regini

  • Darbar(2020)

    as Vinod Malhotra

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Dabangg 3(2019)

    as Gullu

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Panipat(2019)

    as Ibrahim Khan Gardi

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Tiger Zinda Hai(2017)

    as Pawan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Dilwale(2015)

    as Raghav

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Yaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Sultan Malik Shah

  • Rajadhi Raja(2014)

    as Gangster Sathya

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Humshakals(2014)

    as Dr. Khan

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Bhaag Milkha Bhaag(2013)

    as Abdul Khaliq's Coach

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Don 2(2011)

    as Abdul Jabbar

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Kandahar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Cadet Instructor

  • London Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Kabir Sahay

  • Roudram(2008)

    as Michael Chorda

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Khaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Parthiban

  • Inspector Garud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Guptaji

  • Jaan-E-Mann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Vishal Goyal

  • Keerthi Chakra(2006)

    as Terrorist Leader

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Chehraa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Megha's partner

  • Bose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Wasim

  • Lakshya(2004)

    as Maj. Satish Babbar

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Woh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as SP Pratap Singh

  • Parwana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as P.P. Yadav

  • Escape From Taliban (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Devi Putrudu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as St. Ohm

  • Nagin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Paras/Naag

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 36 titles from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)

$87M worldwide

Highest rated

Don 2 (2011)

Midcredits 80th

Most popular right now

Sikandar (2025)

Film career

19982026

Peak 2019 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting36 of 36: 36 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s11 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 13 roles
0419

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Nawab Shah's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 18; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 14th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

14thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 19 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive6
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Dabangg 3 (2019)

99th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 12 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 27. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Nawab Shah's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles68–82 · median 76 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles19–64 · median 23 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles21–74 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 68 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Nawab Shah work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nawab Shah's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Salman Khan shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors