Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema.[1][2] He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director Prashant Bhargava in Patang (2012),[3] and his performance was appreciated by cinema critic Roger Ebert. He also gained international recognition for his work with director Anurag Kashyap in Black Friday (2007), the Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), duology and Raman Raghav 2.0.
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Siddiqui is best known for his roles in The Lunchbox (2013), Manto (2018),[4] and Raman Raghav 2.0, Chengiz(2023), 18 te 72(2021) , Borfi (2023), Bijoya Dasami (2022).[5] He is the only actor in the world to have eight films officially selected and screened at the Film Festival Junction.[6]
The actor continues to take time out from his filming schedule to farm in his native Uttar Pradesh.[7] He has starred in two Emmy-nominated series, Sacred Games (2019)[8] and the British McMafia.
Filmography
editFilms
edit| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sarfarosh | Terrorist / Informer | |
| Shool | Waiter | ||
| 2000 | Jungle | Khabri (messenger) | |
| Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar | Leader | ||
| 2003 | The Bypass | First bandit | |
| Mudda – The Issue | |||
| Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | Pickpocketer | ||
| 2006 | Family | Nawaz | |
| 2007 | Aaja Nachle | ||
| Ek Chalis Ki Last Local | Ponnappa's brother | ||
| Manorama Six Feet Under | Local goon | ||
| Black Friday | Asgar Mukadam | ||
| 2008 | Black & White | Tahir Tayyabuddin | |
| 2009 | Firaaq | Hanif | |
| New York | Zilgai | ||
| Dev. D | Singer at wedding | Special appearance in the song "Emotional" | |
| 2010 | Peepli Live | Rakesh Kapoor | |
| 2011 | Dekh Indian Circus | Jethu | |
| 2012 | Kahaani | IB Officer A. Khan | |
| Patang | Chakkku | ||
| Paan Singh Tomar | Gopi | ||
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | Faizal Khan | Lions Favorite Actor[9] | |
| Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | |||
| Chittagong | Nirmal Sen | ||
| Talaash: The Answer Lies Within | Taimur | Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Miss Lovely | Sonu Duggal | ||
| 2013 | Aatma - Feel It Around You | Abhay | [10][11] |
| Bombay Talkies | Purandar | ||
| Shorts | Unnamed | [12] | |
| Liar's Dice | Nawazuddin | ||
| Monsoon Shootout | Shiva | ||
| The Lunchbox | Shaikh | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa | Anwar | [13] | |
| 2014 | Kick | Shiv Gajra | |
| 2015 | Lateef | Lateef | |
| Badlapur | Liak | ||
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Chand Nawab | ||
| Manjhi – The Mountain Man | Dashrath Manjhi | ||
| 2016 | Raman Raghav 2.0 | Ramanna | Best Performance by an Actor at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards |
| Te3n | Father Martin Das | ||
| Lion | Rama | ||
| Freaky Ali | Ali | ||
| 2017 | Haraamkhor | Shyam | |
| Raees | SP Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar | ||
| In Defence of Freedom | Saadat Hasan Manto | Short film | |
| Mom | Daya Shankar "DK" Kapoor | ||
| Munna Michael | Mahinder Fauji | ||
| Babumoshai Bandookbaaz | Babu Bihari | ||
| Carbon: The Story of Tomorrow | Man from Mars | Short film | |
| 2018 | Mukkabaaz | Himself | Guest appearance in the song "Mushkil Hai Apna Meil Priye" |
| Genius | Samar Khan | ||
| Manto | Saadat Hasan Manto | Best Performance by an Actor at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards GQ Men of the Year award | |
| 2019 | Petta | Singaar Singh / Singaram | Tamil film |
| Thackeray | Bal Thackeray | [14][15] | |
| Photograph | Rafiullah / 'Rafi' | ||
| Housefull 4 | Ramsey Baba | ||
| Roam Rome Mein | Raj | ||
| Motichoor Chaknachoor | Pushpender Tyagi | ||
| 2020 | Ghoomketu | Ghoomketu | [16] |
| Raat Akeli Hai | Jatil Yadav | Filmfare OTT Award (Best Actor-Male Web Originals)[18][19] | |
| Serious Men | Ayyan Mani | Filmfare OTT Award (Best Actor-Male Web Originals)[21][22] | |
| 2021 | No Land's Man | Naveen/ Sameer | Bangladeshi film |
| 2022 | Heropanti 2 | Laila Saran | [23] |
| 2023 | Afwaah | Rahab Ahmed | [24] |
| Jogira Sara Ra Ra | Jogi Pratap | ||
| Tiku Weds Sheru | Shiraz "Sheru" Khan Afghani | [25] | |
| Haddi | Haddi | [26] | |
| 2024 | Saindhav | Vikas Malik | Telugu film;[27] |
| Rautu Ka Raaz | Deepak Negi | [28][29] | |
| Adbhut | Detective Gajraj Awasthy | [30] | |
| Section 108 † | Advocate Tahoor Khan | [31] | |
| 2025 | Oil Kumar † | Oil Kumar | |
| 2026 | Noorani Chehra † | Brigadier Veerendra "Veer" Chauhan, Agent B.S.F, D.I.A | Filming[32] |
| Sangeen † | Dev Prasad | Post-production[33] |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Platform | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | CID | Alex | Episode: "The Case of the Elusive Killer" | SET India | |
| 2019 | Thriller Factory | Tridev | Audio series | Audible | [34] |
| 2018 | McMafia | Dilly Mahmood | 2 episodes | BBC | |
| 2018–2019 | Sacred Games | Ganesh Gaitonde | 16 episodes | Netflix | [35] |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Singer | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Baarish Ki Jaaye | B Praak | [36] |
| 2023 | Yaar Ka Sataya Hua Hai | [37] |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ PTI (24 April 2017) Watch: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Explains That He Isn't Just A Muslim, But A Bit of All Religions Archived 13 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine HuffPost. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (25 August 2012). "Patang' soars high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Manto director Nandita Das honoured at Asia Pacific Screen Awards; Nawazuddin Siddiqui named Best Actor". Firstpost. 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Fancine Awards" (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui honoured with Golden Dragon Award for excellence in cinema". The National Herald. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui seen farming while on family vacation in UP". Hindustan Times. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "GQ Men of the Year Awards 2018: Nawazuddin Siddiqui wins Actor of the Year, Saif Ali Khan is style legend". The Indian Express. 28 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui All Web Series And Movies List". moviez-lover.com. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Best of Bollywood, South Cinema, TV and Celebs – MSN India". Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "I like Bipasha's eyes: Nawazuddin". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Anurag Kashyap's next 'Shorts' – First Look". Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ^ Sen, Zinia (10 April 2013). "Buddhadeb Dasgupta is back in the city". The Times of India. Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui resembles Bal Thackeray to perfection in the latest picture". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui-Starrer 'Thackeray' Gets a Release Date". The Quint. 18 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Anurag Kashyap starrer Ghoomketu to release on ZEE5". 9 May 2020. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Raat Akeli Hai trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui ditches gangster garb for cop's khakee in Netflix's murder mystery". Hindustan Times. 17 July 2020. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Nawazuddin Siddiqui wins Best Actor in Web Original Film Male for 'Raat Akeli Hai'". The Times of India. 19 December 2020. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui after Best Actor win at Filmfare OTT awards: I want to do a lot more character-oriented projects". The Times of India. 11 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui's 'Serious Men' to hit Netflix on 2 October". The Hindu. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Sudhir Mishra and Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wins big at Filmfare OTT Awards; Get honored with Best Film and Best Actor awards for 'Serious Men'". The Times of India. 11 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Winning Filmfare OTT for Serious Men vindicated selection of movies: Nawazuddin". United News of India. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui joins the cast of Tiger Shroff starrer Heropanti 2". Bollywood Hungama. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Bhumi Pednekar to star in Sudhir Mishra's thriller Afwaah". The Indian Express. 17 February 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ^ "First Look: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur are dressed in traditional outfits in Tiku Weds Sheru : Bollywood News – Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. 8 November 2021. Archived from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Not The Big Screen, Nawazuddin's Film 'Haddi' Based On Transgender's Life Opts For OTT Release". The Times of India. 20 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Victory Venkatesh unveils 'Saindhav' trailer date with a heartwarming poster". The Times of India. 1 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "Rautu Ka Raaz trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui's cop investigates murder in Missouri village". The Telegraph. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "'Rautu Ka Raaz' trailer: Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a cop investigating a murder in a hill station". Scroll. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Sabbir Khan's Adbhut stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Diana Penty, Shreya Dhanwanthary and Rohan Mehra". Bollywood Hungama. 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui Starts Shooting For 'Section 108'". 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "It's a wrap up of Noorani Chehra for Nawazuddin Siddiqui; the actor shares a heartfelt note". Bollywood Hungama. 31 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Nawazuddin Siddiqui to start filming Sangeen in London". The Indian Express. Press Trust of India. 19 January 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Deshmukh, Ashwini (13 December 2019). "Anurag Kashyap ropes in Tabu and Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Thriller Factory". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "India's First Netflix Original 'Sacred Games' Is on Its Way And Here's All We Know About It". mensxp.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Baarish Ki Jaaye: Nawazuddin Siddiqui debuts romantic single with Sunanda Sharma". Hindustan Times. 27 March 2021. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ 'यार का सताया हुआ है' नवाज की जुबां पर आई दिल की बात! एक्टर संग सामने आया शहनाज का नया गाना ['My friend is in trouble' Nawazuddin Siddiqui expressed his heartfelt feelings! Shehnaaz Gill's new music video surfaced with actor]. abplive.com (in Hindi). 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.