Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui (born 1974) also known as Nowaz is an Indian film actor who has appeared in some of Bollywood's major films including, Black Friday (2004), New York (2009), Peepli Live (2010), Kahani (2012), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012). Early life and education Nawazuddin Siddiqui is from Budhana a small town of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, where his father is a farmer. [2][3][4] Siddiqui grew up amongst nine siblings, seven brothers and two sisters. [5][2] After graduating in science from a local college, he worked as a chemist in a petrochemical company for a short while. But boredom set in soon, and he moved to Delhi, here in the next one and a half year period, he started watching plays, while working a watchman at an office. He got associated with Sakshi Theatre Group and worked with actors like Manoj Bajpai and Saurabh Shukla. Eventually he graduated from the The National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1996.Now he is a well known actor. Career After graduating from NSD, he moved to Mumbai. Nawazuddin made his Bollywood debut in 1999, with a small role in Sarfarosh starring Aamir Khan. After moving to Mumbai he tried to get work in television, but did not achieve much success. After his debut, he appeared in short roles, where he remained unnoticed, despite his strong performances. He did a short film, The Bypass in 2003, where he appeared with actor, Irrfan Khan. Between 2002 and 2005, he was out of work, and lived in an apartment where he shared with four others, and struggled through his acting carrier by conducting occasional acting workshops. His appearance in Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2007) paved way for other powerful roles. His first lead role in a feature film was in Prashant Bhargava's PATANG, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, for which Nawazuddin's performance was praised by the world renowned film critic Roger Ebert (awarding the film 4 stars), a role which 'transformed his acting styles'. In 2009, he appeared in a cameo role in hit song "emotional attyachar" in a movie Dev D, in his moniker as Rangila along with his duo Rasila (known together as Patna ke Presley). However it was his role of a journalist in Aamir Khan Productions's Peepli Live (2010). That movie first got him a recognition as an actor. This was followed by a role as police informer Gopi in biopic, Paan Singh Tomar, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, also in the same year. He, however became a household name post Kahaani (2012), where he played the archetypal short tempered cop Khan. Gangs of Wasseypur followed which furthered his fame. He played his first lead role as Sonu Duggal in Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely that premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, a role Nawazuddin describes as his "most real performance so far." Nawazuddin also played a lead role in his following films, Gangs of Wasseypur - Part II and Aatma. He appeared in Aamir Khan's 2012 release, Talash. Gangs of Wasseypur has been touted as a career defining film for Nawazuddin, where he played the role of Faizal Khan, a second son of Sardar Khan, played by Manoj Bajpai. His gaudy style of dress, magnificent accent and out-of-the-way mannerism in Gangs of Wasseypur left an impression on Bollywood critics. His film PATANG, initially released in the U.S. and Canada, garnered much attention for Nawazuddin with rave reviews from the New York Times, Los Angeles Times and Roger Ebert. Siddiqui is best known for his roles in The Lunchbox (2013), which premiered as part of the International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won him multiple awards, Manto (2018), for which his groundbreaking performance won him Best Actor at the 2018 Asian Pacific Screen Awards[8] and Raman Raghav 2.0 for which he won the Fancine Malaga Award in Spain[9] and in Asia Pacific Screen Awards[10] both in the category of Best Actor. Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the only Actor in the world having 8 films officially selected and screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.[11] Inspite of being very busy with film shoots, Siddiqui continues to take time out to do farming in his native place in Uttar Pradesh (North India).[12] He is an active motivational speaker, drawing on his struggles and experiences to inspire. He stars in two Emmy nominated series, Sacred Games (2019), a two-season Netflix original series for which he was conferred with the GQ - Men of the Year Award 2018 for the second time[13] and United Kingdom's McMafia directed by James Watkins. Recently Nawazuddin Siddiqui was awarded with the highest honorary, The Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award at the prestigious Singapore International Film Festival[14] for his globally appreciated series Sacred Games duology.

Movies

Adbhut
  • Sep 15, 2024
  • Hindi
Follows Diana who doesn't believe in ghosts or supernatural power. But when she feels something strange happening on a regular basis, she reaches out to Nawaz for help.
Rautu Ka Raaz
FHD
  • Jun 28, 2024
  • Hindi
After the mysterious death of a warden of Sevadham school, it is up to inspector Negi who suffers from PTSD to solve the high-profile investigation which leads him to disturbing facts.
Saindhav
FHD
The protagonist, with a past, has to cross paths with the underworld if he has to save his daughter from a health crisis and time is running out.
Haddi
HD
  • Sep 06, 2023
  • Hindi
In this ZEE5 Original film, a transgender, Haddi moves to Delhi and joins a gang of transgenders and cross-dressers headed by an influential man. But is this move aspirational or driven by revenge?
Tiku Weds Sheru
HD
  • Jun 23, 2023
  • Hindi
Tiku, who looks at marriage as her escape to Mumbai from a local town to become an actress and Sheru, who has been working as a junior artist in the city for years. They get married and the comedy of errors for this couple starts.
Jogira Sara Ra Ra
  • May 26, 2023
  • Hindi
Jogi the match maker and Dimple who seeks help to him to get rid of her marriage, both face the consequences as it is eventually decided that Jogi will marry her to save face.
Afwaah
FHD
  • May 05, 2023
  • Hindi
A woman seeks to escape her engagement to a violent politician, but when a stranger comes to her aid, the two face an onslaught of bigotry and hate.
Holy Cow
  • Aug 25, 2022
  • Hindi
It tells the story of how Salim's cow, Ruksar, goes missing and he starts searching for it at night.
Heropanti 2
  • Apr 29, 2022
  • Hindi
Babloo Ranawat, a genius hacker, is tasked with tracking down Laila, the mastermind behind the world's largest cyber-crime yet to occur. Will Babloo be able to stop him?
AK vs AK
After a public spat with a movie star, a disgraced director retaliates by kidnapping the actor’s daughter, filming the search for her in real time.
Sniffer
  • Nov 20, 2020
  • Hindi
This a journey of a detective,his life and how things are to him. His life is about following people, finding though he is still in search for himself, how he connects to the people he meets and gets intertwined in their lives.
Serious Men
When a slum dweller spins a web of lies in pursuit of the upward mobility he has long craved, his ruse could be especially dangerous for his young son.
The Creative Indians
  • Aug 23, 2020
  • English
From chefs and comedians to filmmakers and fashion designers, India’s most notable imaginative minds share their artistic journeys.
Raat Akeli Hai
When a newly married landlord is murdered, a misfit cop’s investigation is complicated by the victim’s secretive family and his own conflicted heart.
Ghoomketu
  • May 21, 2020
  • Hindi
An aspiring writer from a small town in U.P. runs away to Mumbai. He gives himself 30 days to try and prove his worth.
Motichoor Chaknachoor
  • Nov 15, 2019
  • Hindi
Pushing 40 and unemployed, a Dubai returnee desperate for a wife catches the eye of a Bhopal belle, who sees him solely as her ticket out of India.
Sacred Games
A link in their pasts leads an honest cop to a fugitive gang boss, whose cryptic warning spurs the officer on a quest to save Mumbai from cataclysm.
Bebaak
  • May 22, 2019
  • Hindi
Inspired by a true event, Bebaak is the story of Fatin, an economically vulnerable young woman, who gets chastised by a religious authority with blatant misogyny during a scholarship interview.
Photograph
  • Mar 15, 2019
  • OST
A struggling street photographer, pressured to marry by his grandmother, convinces a shy stranger to pose as his fiancée. The pair develops a connection that transforms them in ways that they could not expect.
Thackeray (Marathi)
This biopic maps the meteoric rise of far-right Shiv Sena party founder, Bal Thackeray, from controversial cartoonist to powerful Mumbai politician.
Petta
An affable, newly appointed college warden proves to be no ordinary man when an old enemy resurfaces and exposes his complicated, violent past.
Manto
  • Sep 21, 2018
  • Hindi
The controversial and troubled Indo-Pakistani writer Saadat Hasan Manto finds his artistic choices challenged by censors.
Genius
An orphan, with a brilliant mind, joins RAW and is burdened by the killing of his entire team. Until he doesn't avenge their death, he can't live in peace with his love. So, he hatches a genius plan.
The Brawler
  • Jan 12, 2018
  • Hindi
A boxer struggles to make his mark in the boxing world.
Liar's Dice
  • Nov 01, 2017
  • Hindi
A woman from a small mountain village disobeys her village elders and sets out for the big city in search of her missing husband.
Babumoshai Bandookbaaz
  • Aug 25, 2017
  • Hindi
The movie, filled with humor and romance, is a quirky ride into the life and times of a small time contract killer, Babu, played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film spins around his love, his friends, his rivalries and his revenge.
Carbon: A Story of Tomorrow
  • Aug 21, 2017
  • Hindi
In dystopian future of 2067, Random a desperate man with an artificial heart, undertakes an illegal Oxygen deal, that goes wrong.
Munna Michael
  • Jul 21, 2017
  • Hindi
A young man, tries to follow the footsteps of his idol, The King of Pop, Michael Jackson.
Jagga Jasoos
  • Jul 14, 2017
  • Hindi
A gifted teenage detective searches for his missing father with his ladylove assistant.
Mom
6.9
  • Jul 06, 2017
  • HindiTamil
The bliss of a biology teacher’s family life in Delhi is shattered when her daughter, Arya is physically assaulted by Jagan and gang. Does Devki Sabarwal wait for the law to take its course? Or does Devki become Maa Durga and hunt down the perpetrators of the crime?