Indian actor
Major Mohommed Ali Shah (born 23 September 1979) is an Indian actor, motivational speaker and former military officer.[1] He is a member of the board of the International Film and Entertainment Festival of Australia who gave him an award.[2][need quotation to verify]
Early life
Shah is the son of Lt. Gen. Zameer Uddin Shah (Retd.) and the nephew of actor Naseeruddin Shah.[3]
Career
Military career
Md Ali Shah attended the Officers Training Academy, Chennai.
Earlier Shah worked at a call centre and then took a commission in the Indian Army as per family tradition.[4][5] As a young lieutenant, Shah was deployed on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.[5] He was promoted to captain and was transferred on assignment as the ADC to the General Officer Commanding in the North East his father.[citation needed] 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 Hyderabad in 2007.[6][need quotation to verify] His army service totalled five years.[4]
Corporate career
After leaving the army,[4] Shah studied marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta.[5] He has worked for Genpact and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.[3]
Theatre
Film career
Shah has acted in the films Sriram Raghavan's Agent Vinod,[4] Vishal Bhardwaj's Haider and Tigmanshu Dhulia's Yaara.[5] 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.[citation needed] He won the " Best Actor" award for an English film at the 4th Delhi International Film Festival.[8][full citation needed]
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.[13]
India
Indian Army
Major