Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema.
25 Facts About Nawazuddin Siddiqui
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui is known for his roles in Gangs of Wasseypur, The Lunchbox, Raman Raghav 2.0, and Manto, among others.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui graduated with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an alumnus of the National School of Drama.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui gained international recognition for his work in Black Friday, Kahaani, the 2012 Gangs of Wasseypur duology, and Raman Raghav 2.0.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui has starred in two Emmy-nominated series, Sacred Games and the British McMafia.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui went to the National School of Drama in New Delhi.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui made his Bollywood debut in the year 1999 with a small role in the Aamir Khan starrer Sarfarosh.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's 1999 film Shool and the 2000 film Jungle, as well as Rajkumar Hirani's Munnabhai MBBS.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui did a short film, The Bypass, in 2003, where he appeared with Irrfan Khan.
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In 2004, which was one of the worst years of his struggle, Nawazuddin Siddiqui couldn't pay rent.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui asked an NSD senior if he could stay with him.
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Between 2004 and 2007, Nawazuddin 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.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui performed a duet with Rasila.
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Nawazuddin 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'.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui then appeared in the 2012 film Kahaani, in which he played the archetypal short-tempered intelligence officer Khan.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui played his first primary role as Sonu Duggal in Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely, which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, a role Siddiqui describes as his "most real performance so far".
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui then followed this with the sequel to Gangs of Wasseypur.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui received the Special Jury Award at the 2012 National Film Awards and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2013 for The Lunchbox.
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In 2022, Nawazuddin Siddiqui will appear in Jogira Sara Ra Ra and Heropanti 2.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui was in a stormy relationship with a Hindu woman, Anjana Kishor Pandey, with whom he had a prolonged but strained live-in relationship that ended in 2007.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui then married a woman named Sheeba, a marriage that did not last long, and the couple divorced in 2010.
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Nawazuddin 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.
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The marriage soon went downhill and in May 2020, Aalia Nawazuddin Siddiqui announced on social media that she was seeking a divorce.
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Nawazuddin 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.