From the art of acting he exuded in Paar, Sparsh, Pestonjee, Junoon, Mirch Masala or Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, to the unforgettable screen presence of mainstream roles in Masoom, A Wednesday, Jalwa, The Dirty Picture or the Ishqiya films, 70-year-old Bollywood veteran Naseeruddin Shah has been there, done that.
The much-feted actor has been equally at home on screens big and small (some feel his role in the TV serial Mirza Ghalib is his best ever), and has recently forayed the OTT space with the series Bandish Bandits, too.
In a career spanning over four decades, there have been instances when he failed to create magic on screen but he says that he has no regrets. “I don’t have a single regret in life. Yes, I have made mistakes but I have overcome them. I have put them behind me and moved on with learnings. I would be a fool to keep regrets in life. I have acted in several ghastly films. I ate some of them. I might have not enjoyed working for those films but I don’t regret having done them. Each and every decision of mine has taught me something or the other,” Shah said.