Mumbai Dec 23 PTI Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah on Thursday said he has ticked mark almost all the roles he wanted to play in his acting career that spans over 45 yearsRegarded as a stalwart in Hindi cinema Shah has delivered many critically-acclaimed performances in movies such as Nishant Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Mandi Sparsh Woh Saat Din Sarfarosh A Wednesday Maqbool Ishqiya and many othersI have done almost everything that I decided to do as an actor I dont really have any such desires left the 71-year-old actor saidHe also worked on the small screen through DD programmes Bharat Ek Khoj with frequent collaborator Shyam Benegal and Mirza Ghalib in the late 1980s In 2006 Shah made his feature directorial debut with Yun Hota To Kya HotaI want to be part of projects which will be fun and I feel have a chance of being remembered which says something more than just a simple story I have had plenty of opportunities in my career for which I am extremely grateful he addedAn acclaimed theatre artist he has directed plays written by Lavender Kumar Ismat Chughtai and Saadat Hasan Manto He also runs the theatre group Motley Productions which is co-founded with Tom Alter and Benjamin Gilani in 1977 Keeping up with the times Shah made his debut in the digital space with 2020 Amazon series Bandish BanditsNow he is gearing up for the premiere of Kaun Banegi Shikharwati another web seriesThe multiple award winning-actor was speaking at the virtual trailer launch of Kaun Banegi Shikharwati billed as a unique take on a dysfunctional royal familyThe dramedy features Shah in the role of a King while actors Lara Dutta Bhupathi Soha Ali Khan Kritika Kamra and Anya Singh play his daughtersThe veteran who graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India FTII in the late 1970s revealed that the brightest acting student in his batch was Shakti KapoorShah also an alumnus of the National School of Drama NSD said he is grateful to his long-running innings in Hindi cinema as many at the FTII believed he would not succeed in the industryWhen I was studying at the film institute I was this student who was given the least chance of succeeding in the film industryAs it turned out I am one of the few who has survived from the class I am one of the two the other is Shakti Kapoor It is not a joke it is a fact Shakti was one of the best students in the class and I was the back bencher he told reportersKaun Banegi Shikharwati also stars Raghubir Yadav Cyrus Sahukar Varun Thakur and Anurag Sinha in key rolesDutta who was seen earlier this year in the Akshay Kumar-starrer BellBottom said the series offered her an opportunity to play a new characterDevyani is the eldest of all sisters she has her reasons of being the way that she is She is a perfectionist and is pretty hard on herself I love the fact that I got the opportunity of playing such a gamut of roles and versatility coming my way as an actorWhen I heard this story it just took me two episodes to say yes to this Why would not I want to be a part of this show when there is such a stellar incredible ensemble cast Naseer and Raghubir sir were on my wish list for a long time That was my number one reason to say yes she addedProduced by Applause Entertainment in association with Emmay Entertainment the series is directed by Gauravv Chawla of Baazaar fame and Ananya BanerjeeKaun Banegi Shikharwati will premiere on ZEE5 on January 7 PTI JUR RDS RDS RB RB