Nawazuddin Siddiqui
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui
(Age 49 Yr. )
Personal Life
Education | Bachelor of Science in Chemistry |
Caste | Sunni |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Indian |
Profession | Actor |
Place | Budhana, Muzaffarnagar,  Uttar pradesh, India |
Physical Appearance
Height | 5 feet 6 inches |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Hair Color | Black |
Family
Parents | Father- Late Nawabuddin Siddiquiz |
Marital Status | Divorced |
Spouse | Anjali Kishor Pandey (m. 2010; div. 2023) |
Childern/Kids | Daughter- Shora Son- Yaani |
Siblings | Brothers- Shamas Nawab Siddiqui, Ayazuddin Siddiqui and 5 more Sisters- Syama Tamshi Siddiqui & 1 more |
Favourite
Place | Jaisalmer, Rajasthan |
Actress | Sridevi |
Actor | Amitabh Bachchan, Ashish Vidyarthi |
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is known for his roles in Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), The Lunchbox (2013), Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016), and Manto (2018), among others. As many as eight films in which he features have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival. He has won numerous awards, including a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award, and two Filmfare OTT Awards.
Early life
Siddiqui was born on 19 May 1974 in Budhana, a small town in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, into a zamindari Muslim family of Lambardars. He is the eldest of eight siblings. He spent most of his youth in Uttarakhand.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. Following this, he worked as a chemist in Vadodara for a year, before leaving for Delhi in search of a new job. Once in Delhi, he was instantly drawn to acting after watching a play. In pursuit of securing admission to the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi, he acted in over ten plays with a group of friends, including one in Dehradun, to fulfill one of the criteria for admission.
He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director Prashant Bhargava in Patang (2012). He gained international recognition for his work in Black Friday (2007), Kahaani (2011), the 2012 Gangs of Wasseypur duology, and Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016). The actor has won several awards, including a National Film Award, an IIFA Award, and two Filmfare Awards, as well as a nomination for an International Emmy. He has starred in two Emmy-nominated series, Sacred Games (2019) and the British McMafia.
Career
Siddiqui went to the National School of Drama in New Delhi. After graduating in 1999, he moved to Mumbai.
He made his Bollywood debut in the year 1999 with a small role in the Aamir Khan starrer Sarfarosh. He then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's 1999 film Shool and the 2000 film Jungle, as well as Rajkumar Hirani's Munnabhai MBBS (2003). After moving to Mumbai, he tried to get work in television serials but did not achieve much success. He did a short film, The Bypass, in 2003, where he appeared with Irrfan Khan.[citation needed] Beyond that, between 2002 and 2005, he was largely out of work and lived in a flat that he shared with four other people, surviving by conducting occasional acting workshops. In 2004, which was one of the worst years of his struggle, Siddiqui couldn't pay rent. He asked an NSD senior if he could stay with him. The senior allowed him to share his apartment in Goregaon suburb if he was willing to cook meals for him.
Between 2004 and 2007, Siddiqui had a few minor roles, including in the film Black Friday, which came out in 2007 and was a nominee for the Golden Leopard. In 2009, he appeared in a cameo role in the song "Emotional Atyachar" in the movie Dev D, playing the role of Rangila. He performed a duet with Rasila (known together as Patna ke Presley). In the same year, he appeared in New York. However, it was his role of a journalist in Anusha Rizvi's 2010 film Peepli Live, that first got him wide recognition as an actor. In 2012, he appeared in Prashant Bhargava's Patang: The Kite, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival. Siddiqui's performance was praised by film critic Roger Ebert, who stated that the role “transformed his acting style” and he awarded the actor the 'Thumbsup Trophy'. The film was subsequently released in the U.S. and Canada and garnered much attention, with rave reviews from The New York Times.
In 2021, he was seen in the American-Bangladeshi-Indian film No Land's Man.
In 2022, Siddiqui appeared in Heropanti 2.
In 2023, he starred in Afwaah alongside Bhumi Pednekar, in Jogira Sara Ra Ra opposite Neha Sharma, and in Kangana Ranaut's Tiku Weds Sheru, opposite Avneet Kaur.
Personal life
Siddiqui has been married twice. He was in a relationship with a woman named Anjana Kishor Pandey, which ended in 2007.[citation needed] Siddiqui then married a woman named Sheeba, a marriage that did not last long, and the couple divorced in 2010. By this time, Siddiqui was dating a woman from New Jersey named Suzanne, and he also had a brief relationship with Niharika Singh, a former Miss India, with whom he co-starred in two films.
Siddiqui later reconnected with Pandey, and after she converted to Islam and changed her first name to Aalia, they married and had two children, a daughter and a son. The marriage soon went downhill, however, and in May 2020, Aalia Siddiqui announced on social media that she was seeking a divorce.
Siddiqui lives in Mumbai with his younger brother, Shamas Nawab, an aspiring film director. When not busy acting, he likes to spend time in his hometown of Budhana, where he owns a farm. In a May 2021 interview, he revealed that he now spends the major part of his time there.
Accolades
Siddiqui's first lead role in a feature film was in Prashant Bhargava's Patang, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, in which his performance has been praised by noted film critic Roger Ebert (awarding the film 4/4 stars), who stated that the role "transformed his acting style".
Siddiqui was awarded the Special Jury Award at the 60th National Film Awards 2012 for his work in the films Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus, and Talaash.
Major associations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
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2013 | Asian Film Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Talaash | Won | |
2016 | Asia Pacific Screen Awards | High Commendation | Raman Raghav 2.0 | Won | |
Best Performance by an Actor | Nominated | ||||
2018 | Manto | Won | [50][51] | ||
2013 | IIFA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Gangs of Wasseypur & Talaash | Nominated | |
2014 | The Lunchbox | Nominated | |||
2016 | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Badlapur | Nominated | ||
Best Performance in a Comic Role | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||||
2018 | Mom | Won | [52] | ||
2021 | International Emmy Awards | Best Actor | Serious Men | Nominated | [53] |
2013 | Filmfare Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Talaash | Nominated | |
2014 | The Lunchbox | Won | |||
2016 | Badlapur | Nominated | |||
2018 | Mom | Nominated | |||
2019 | Best Actor (Critics) | Manto | Nominated | ||
2020 | Photograph | Nominated | |||
Filmfare OTT Awards | Best Actor in a Web Original Film | Raat Akeli Hai | Won | [54] | |
2021 | Serious Men | Won | [55] | ||
2012 | National Film Awards | Special Jury Award | Talaash, Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus | Won | |
2013 | Producers Guild Film Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | The Lunchbox | Won | |
2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Won | |||
Best Actor in a Negative Role | Badlapur | Won | |||
2013 | Screen Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Talaash | Won | |
2016 | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Won | |||
2017 | Best Comedian | Freaky Ali | Nominated | ||
Best Actor (Critics) | Raman Raghav 2.0 | Nominated | |||
2018 | Haraamkhor | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Raees | Won | |||
2013 | Zee Cine Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male | Talaash | Won | |
2014 | The Lunchbox | Nominated | |||
2016 | Best Performance in a Negative Role | Badlapur | Won | ||
Best Actor in a Comic Role | Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Won |
Film festival awards
Year | Festival | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | New York Indian Film Festival | Best Actor | Dekh Indian Circus | Won | |
2013 | Asia Pacific Film Festival | Best Supporting Actor | The Lunchbox | Won | |
2014 | Chicago South Asian Film Festival | Outstanding Achievement in Cinema | — | Won | |
2017 | New York Indian Film Festival | Best Actor | Haraamkhor | Won | |
2019 | Asian Film Talent Award (SIFF) | Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent | Sacred Games | Won | |
Cardiff International Film festival | Golden Dragon Award for Excellence in Cinema | — | Won |
Other awards
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
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2012 | GQ Men of the Year Awards | Breakthrough Personality of the Year | — | Won | |
2013 | Stardust Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kahaani | Won | |
2018 | GQ Men of the Year Awards | Actor of the Year | Manto | Won | |
Indian Television Academy Awards | Best Actor – Web Series | Sacred Games | Nominated | ||
iReel Awards | Best Actor (Drama) | Won |