Nawazuddin Siddiqui filmography

Siddiqui in 2014

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.

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.

  1. ^ Siddiqui, Nawazuddin (24 August 2015). Guftagoo with Nawazuddin Siddiqui (in Hindi). India: Rajya Sabha TV. Event occurs at 2:15. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2021 – via YouTube.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (25 August 2012). "Patang' soars high". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Fancine Awards" (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.