Heeba Shah

Heeba Shah is the daughter of the legendary Artist Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah is an experimental actor and asso >> Read More... . Keeping this identity aside, Heeba has created a niche for herself in the field of Cinema. Heeba was born in the town of Aligarh, in Uttar Pradesh. Heeba was born to Manara Sikri, the first wife of Naseeruddin Shah, at his very young age of twenty. Things did not work out between the couple and hence they parted ways as soon as Heeba was born. Manara demanded a lump sum from Naseeruddin if she has to accept for divorce. Naseeruddin could not afford the amount at that time and hence had to be silent.

He was not even allowed to see Heeba. Heeba Shah was taken to Iran by her mother and was raised there, where she completed her schooling. When Heeba was twelve years old, her father settled the amount and got a divorce. After a few years, Manara passed away due to cancer and Heeba came down to Mumbai. She did her graduation in St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. She realised her passion was Cinema and hence went to National School of Drama, in Delhi.

During her graduation period, Heeba regularly visited her father and maintained a friendly relationship with her step-mother, the veteran actress, Ratna Pathak Shah. As a kid, Heeba has done several odd jobs for her pocket money. She has worked at the back of the stage for her father’s Theatre group and earned her first amount of three hundred rupees. Her responsible and concerned father had then advised her on how to save and use the money. She has also acted in a child artiste in a few Television serials, such as Balika Vadhu that was telecasted on Colors Television.

Just like her father, Heeba was also very much into Theatre. Naseeruddin gave the boost to her career by introducing her to Theatre groups. She has performed in several stage dramas and has won accolades. She has boldly told in an interview that she will not quit theatre for money. Heeba says her father never compelled her to take up commercial cinemas. She loves drama and will blindly choose show over Cinema. Heeba stepped into Bollywood, in the year 2002, through the film Mango Souffle.

The scripts she chooses are all attention gripping. The movie is based on a gay couple and Heeba has done a small, yet significant role. Her recent movie is the unconventional Q that was directed by Sanjeev Gupta. The film has won many Awards, and it is about a six-year-old girl, who comes to Mumbai from a small village. Few other off-beat movies to her credit are Missed Call Click to look into! >> Read More... and Haathi Ka Anda.

Shah Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)