The veteran actor found himself at the centre of a major controversy over his remarks in reference to the killing of a policeman in Bulandshahr earlier this month.
Naseeruddin Shah's remark on rising mob violence in the country has sparked controversy on the social media.
"I am expressing concerns about the country I love, the country that is my home. How is that a crime?" Naseeruddin Shah said.
Supporting BJP's stand on the issue, Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant said that Shah should not spread hatred as it is not appropriate to sully the country's image based on one or two incidents.
Naseeruddin Shah said he feels "anxious" thinking about a situation where his children may be hounded by an angry mob asking to divulge their religious identity.
Referring to the Bulandshahr violence, in which a police inspector and a man were killed by a frenzied mob earlier this month, the actor remarked that a 'cow's life seems to be more important that a cop's life'.
Naseeruddin Shah wrote a Facebook post criticising Virat Kohli's behaviour.
Naseeruddin Shah has no qualms in accepting that he has worked for money in some films.
Naseeruddin Shah, 68, says he is always keen to work with young people who are struggling against odds to make what they believe in.
Latest Book Update | Actor Naseeruddin Shah will launch the book 'Beloved Delhi -A Mughal City And Her Greatest Poets, written by Delhi based-debutant author Saif Mahmood on September 17.
Naseeruddin Shah was last seen in Neeraj Pandey's film Aiyaary, co-starring Manoj Bajpayee and Sidharth Malhotra.
An initiative of the India Bhutan Foundation and Indian literary agency, Siyahi, the festival, this year, will also celebrate 50 years of Bhutan-India ties.
Naseeruddin Shah joked that maybe in 100 years, children will be born with telephones implanted in their heads.
Directed by Sudip Bandyopadhyay, the movie has a cast full of theater actors.
The trailer of Sudip Bandyopadhyay's film Hope Aur Hum released today and it stars Sonali Kulkarni, Aamir Bashir, Naveen Kasturia and Kabir Sajid.
Director Sudip Bandyopadhyay is in awe of Naseeruddin Sinha's acting skills. He states that the actor is a perfectionist.
Directed by Ace Ad filmmaker, Sudip Bandyopadhyay Hope Aur Hum is the reminiscent tale of a family in Mumbai who’s lives are explored through an endearing cinematic journey.
"It's a strange and a dreadful situation which the society is in, where instead of the perpetrators it's the girl who has to feel embarrassed and ashamed...," Shah told reporters.
Hope Aur Hum tells the tale of the Srivastava family whose lives are affected by the senior most member of the family, Nagesh (Naseeruddin).
The film, produced by Thumbnail Pictures and is presented by PVR Pictures will release across cinemas on 11th May, 2018.
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