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. Recently was featured in Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed Netflix series Heeramandi.
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, and starred in an ad for Van Heusen. 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. 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.
He currently resides in Mumbai, India.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Language Notes2007PartnerGroomHindiUncredited role 2016 FitoorCameo 2018 Thugs of Hindostan East India Company Officer 2023 August 16 1947 JustinTamil Conjuring Kannappan Soldier William Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Consignment owner Telugu2024 Mission: Chapter 1 Supervising Officer Neil Johnson Tamil Jigra Matthew Hindi2026 NagabandhamTeslaTeluguJana Nayagan Himmler's friendTamil
Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Bigg Boss 10 Wild Card Contestant 13th place 2018Chandrashekhar John Nott-Bower 2019 Khoob Ladi Mardaani – 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 Netflix series 2026 The Revolutionaries General Dyer Amazon Prime Video series
Web series Year 2024 Title Role Notes 2017 Dev DD Philip 2020 State of Siege: 26/11 2021 Dev DD 2 2024Heeramandi Cartwright
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