Nawab Shah debuted his acting career in 1993 Doordarshan Serial, "Akbar The Great" as Babar. Later he acted in popular serials like "Shaktimaan" on DD National in 1997 and "Indian" on SAB TV in 1999. In 2000 Shah worked with director Rajeev Kumar in
Raja Ko Rani Se Pyar Ho Gaya. The film had Arvind Swamy and Manisha Koirala in the leads. Shah's performance went unnoticed. In 2011, Nawab Shah was signed to play a villain in
Salman Khan's
Bodyguard. He, however, had an accident and was unable to continue with the film. His performance was praised, and the film became a high commercial success. Shah later appeared in
Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as a Pakistani athletics coach. He recently played a role in
Dilwale, as Raghav, one of Dev Malik's henchmen. ==Personal life==