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Nawab Shah Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 6, 2026 • 3 min read

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Date of birth12 October 1972

Age47 Years

BirthplaceDelhi, India

ProfessionActor, Model, Theatre Artist

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried

SpousePooja Batra

FamilySister: Babita Shah

Nawab Shah Biography

Nawab Shah is an Indian actor and model known for strong villainous roles on television and in films. He rose to public attention with his role in the TV‑f

Early life and background

Nawab Shah was born on 12 October 1972 in Delhi, India. He attended schools in Uttarakhand, including Mussoorie Modern School and Wynberg Allen School. He is Indian by nationality and was raised in a family about which few public details are available; his sister is named Babita Shah.

Career

Shah began his film career in 1998 with the movie Kudrat and had earlier work on television with the series Shaktimaan, which ran during the late 1990s and early 2000s. In Shaktimaan he became widely recognised for the antagonist Kakodar (also credited as Major JJ) and for a catchphrase associated with the character.

Across his career he has taken on a variety of supporting and villainous roles in Hindi cinema and has also worked in South Indian films — including Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada projects. His film credits include Parwana, Woh, Dukaan, Lakshya, Chehra, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Don 2 and Escape From Taliban, the latter of which contributed to his wider visibility. He appeared in Be-Lagaam (2002) and shared screen space with actors such as Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala in Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya.

Shah has also appeared on television beyond Shaktimaan in serials such as Amma and Naagarjuna – Ek Yoddha. On the streaming front, he worked on the Netflix web series Sacred Games in 2018, a project that featured performers Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Saif Ali Khan. In Don 2 he played a villain called Jabbar.

Aside from screen work, Shah maintains an ongoing connection to theatre and has performed in stage productions, including a play based on the poem Mukti Prasang.

Public profile

Physically, Shah is tall and athletic; published figures list his height at about 188 cm (roughly 6'2") and weight near 90 kg. He has light brown eyes and black hair. Public profiles describe him as a fitness enthusiast who follows a non‑vegetarian diet and enjoys swimming and travelling. He is reported to favor foods such as kebab, Afghani chicken and biryani, and to prefer coffee as a beverage. Favourite actors cited in his profiles include Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan.

Shah has occasionally been cast in high‑profile villain roles; he was offered a part in the Salman Khan film Bodyguard but did not take part after an accident at Jim Corbett National Park. He later appeared in Don 2 opposite Shah Rukh Khan.

Personal life

Shah married actress and former Miss India Pooja Batra on 4 July 2019 in a private ceremony. He has described a strong personal conviction about their relationship from their first meeting. Public material lists his religion as Islam and his zodiac sign as Libra. He has stated that if he had not become an actor he might have pursued farming.

Latest updates

In 2018 Shah joined the cast of Sacred Games for Netflix. He maintains an active social media presence and has shared posts related to his projects and fitness. Beyond mainstream cinema and television, he continues to work in theatre and regional film industries.

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Recent Work

Sacred Games

Netflix web series (appeared in 2018)

2018
Don 2

Portrayed the villain Jabbar

Kudrat

Film debut

1998
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Career Highlights

  1. Became a household name with the television series Shaktimaan playing Kakodar/Major JJ
  2. Film debut in Kudrat (1998)
  3. Appeared in notable films including Escape From Taliban, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Don 2
  4. Worked across Hindi and South Indian film industries and in theatre
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When was Nawab Shah born?

Nawab Shah was born on 12 October 1972.

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Nawab Shah is publicly listed as married to Pooja Batra.