Jason Shah

{{short description|British-Indian actor and fitness model (born 1987)}}

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| occupation = Actor, model

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1987|12|14}}

| birth_place = Ireland

| years_active = 2007–present

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Jason Shah (born 14 December 1987) is a British actor and fitness model. He has participated in the 10th season of the Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss as a wildcard entrant, and played Captain Hugh Ross in Jhansi Ki Rani on Colors TV. He also played the role of Sir John Greenwood in Barrister Babu.{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Q&A with Jason Shah|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/lifestyle/qa-with-jason-shah-733992|access-date=2020-11-19|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Jason Shah makes his Tamil debut as British officer's son in '1947' |url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/regional/south/jason-shah-makes-his-tamil-debut-british-officers-son-1947-220513 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=Tellychakkar.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Jason Shah To Tamil Debut With Movie '1947' |url=https://www.glamsham.com/regional/regional-news/jason-shah-to-tamil-debut-with-movie-1947 |access-date=2022-09-09 |language=en-GB}} Recently was featured in Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed Netflix series Heeramandi. {{Cite web |date=2024-05-23 |title=Jason Shah on Sharmin Segal's performance in Heeramandi: Sanjay Leela Bhansali kept telling her to act from the heart |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/jason-shah-on-sharmin-segal-performance-in-heeramandi-sanjay-leela-bhansali-kept-telling-her-to-act-from-the-heart-101716376391911.html |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}

Early life and career

Shah was born to a British mother and an American father. His mother remarried an Indian man of Gujarati origin. He attended New York Film Academy and graduated from the University of Memphis. He was featured in the 2007 film Partner, played the groom of Katrina Kaif in the "Dupatta Tera Nau Rang Da" music video,{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Bigg-Boss-10-contestant-Jason-Shah-has-shared-screen-space-with-Salman-Khan-in-this-film/articleshow/55850324.cms|title=Bigg Boss 10 contestant Jason Shah has shared screen space with Salman Khan in this film|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-05-14}} and starred in an ad for Van Heusen.{{Cite web|url=http://biggboss10.com/jason-shah/|title=Jason Shah Biography, Wiki, Age, Height, Girlfriend & Images [BB10 Wild Card] {{!}} Bigg Boss 10|website=Bigg Boss 10|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-14}} He made his Bollywood debut in the 2016 film Fitoor, which featured Aditya Roy Kapoor and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.

Shah participated in the Indian reality show Bigg Boss 10 as a wild card entrant.{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Bigg-Boss-10-Wild-card-entry-Jason-Shah-featured-in-this-Bollywood-film/articleshow/55682519.cms|title=Bigg Boss 10: Wild card entry Jason Shah featured in this Bollywood film|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-05-14}} He faced criticism in the news for alleging that his Bollywood career was cut short by Katrina Kaif, telling fellow contestants that it was Kaif's fault that he went unnoticed in Fitoor, stating that his cameo was cut short as a result of Kaif wanting to re-shoot her opening scenes in the movie.{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-bigg-boss-10-jason-shah-makes-a-shocking-revelation-about-katrina-kaif-2280302|title=Bigg Boss 10: Jason Shah makes a shocking revelation about Katrina Kaif!|date=6 December 2016|publisher=}}

He currently{{when|date=May 2024}} resides in Mumbai, India.

Filmography

= Films =

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Language ! Notes
2007 \|Partner (2007 film) \|Groom in a song "dupatta tera" \|rowspan="2"\|Hindi \|Uncredited role
2016 \| Fitoor \| Uncredited Role \| rowspan="2"\|Hindi \| Film Debut
2018 \| Thugs of Hindostan \| East India Company Officer \|
rowspan="3"\|2023 \| August 16 1947 \| Justin \| rowspan="2"\|Tamil \|
Conjuring Kannappan \| Soldier William \|
Salaar \| Consignment owner \| Telugu \|
2024 \| Mission: Chapter 1 \| Supervising Officer Neil Johnson \| Tamil \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Language

! Notes

2007

|Partner (2007 film)

|Groom in a song "dupatta tera"

|rowspan="2"|Hindi

|Uncredited role

2016

| Fitoor

| Uncredited Role

| rowspan="2"|Hindi

| Film Debut

2018

| Thugs of Hindostan

| East India Company Officer

rowspan="3"|2023

| August 16 1947

| Justin

| rowspan="2"|Tamil

Conjuring Kannappan

| Soldier William

Salaar

| Consignment owner

| Telugu

2024

| Mission: Chapter 1

| Supervising Officer Neil Johnson

| Tamil

= Television =

class="wikitable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2016 \| Bigg Boss 10 \| Wild Card Contestant \| 13th place
2018 \|Chandrashekhar \| John Nott-Bower \|
2019 \| Jhansi Ki Rani \| Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn \|
2020 \| Barrister Babu \| Officer Sir John Greenwood \|
2022 \| Swaraj \| Vasco Da Gama \|
2024 \|Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar \| Alastair Cartwright \|

class="wikitable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2016

| Bigg Boss 10

| Wild Card Contestant

| 13th place

2018

|Chandrashekhar

| John Nott-Bower

2019

| Jhansi Ki Rani

| Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn

2020

| Barrister Babu

| Officer Sir John Greenwood

2022

| Swaraj

| Vasco Da Gama

2024

|Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar

| Alastair Cartwright

= Web series =

class="wikitable"
Year 2024 ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2017 \| Dev DD \| Philip \|
2020 \| State of Siege: 26/11{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=Arjan Bajwa: State Of Siege: 26/11 took the best out of me\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/arjan-bajwa-state-of-siege-2611-took-the-best-out-of-me/1756403\|access-date=2021-01-25\|website=Outlookindia.com}}{{Cite web\|date=2020-03-16\|title=ZEE5's State of Siege: 26/11 uncovers the untold stories during the dreadful Mumbai attacks\|url=https://www.thedigitalhash.com/zee5s-state-of-siege-26-11-uncovers-the-untold-stories-during-the-dreadful-mumbai-attacks/\|access-date=2021-01-25\|website=The Digital Hash\|language=en-US\|archive-date=24 January 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124065210/https://www.thedigitalhash.com/zee5s-state-of-siege-26-11-uncovers-the-untold-stories-during-the-dreadful-mumbai-attacks/\|url-status=usurped}} \| \|
2021 \| Dev DD 2{{Cite web\|last=Team\|first=Tellychakkar\|title=Jason Shah roped in for ALTBalaji's Dev DD season 2\|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/jason-shah-roped-altbalaji-s-dev-dd-season-2-190116\|access-date=2021-06-07\|website=Tellychakkar.com\|language=en}} \| \|
2024 \|Heeramandi \| Cartwright \|

class="wikitable"

Year 2024

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2017

| Dev DD

| Philip

2020

| State of Siege: 26/11{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Arjan Bajwa: State Of Siege: 26/11 took the best out of me|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/arjan-bajwa-state-of-siege-2611-took-the-best-out-of-me/1756403|access-date=2021-01-25|website=Outlookindia.com}}{{Cite web|date=2020-03-16|title=ZEE5's State of Siege: 26/11 uncovers the untold stories during the dreadful Mumbai attacks|url=https://www.thedigitalhash.com/zee5s-state-of-siege-26-11-uncovers-the-untold-stories-during-the-dreadful-mumbai-attacks/|access-date=2021-01-25|website=The Digital Hash|language=en-US|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124065210/https://www.thedigitalhash.com/zee5s-state-of-siege-26-11-uncovers-the-untold-stories-during-the-dreadful-mumbai-attacks/|url-status=usurped}}

2021

| Dev DD 2{{Cite web|last=Team|first=Tellychakkar|title=Jason Shah roped in for ALTBalaji's Dev DD season 2|url=https://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/jason-shah-roped-altbalaji-s-dev-dd-season-2-190116|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Tellychakkar.com|language=en}}

2024

|Heeramandi

| Cartwright