Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Siddiqui in 2017
Born Nawazuddin Siddiqui
(1974-05-19) 19 May 1974[1]
Budhana, Uttar Pradesh, India[2]
Nationality Indian
Alma mater National School of Drama
Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s) Anjali Siddiqui[3]
Children 2
Relatives Shamaas Nawab Siddiqui[4]
Website nawazuddinsiddiqui.com

Nawazuddin Siddiqui (born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor, known for his works in Hindi cinema.[1][5] An alumnus of the National School of Drama, Siddiqui's breakthrough role was with Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2007), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and was a nominee for the Best Film (Golden Leopard) award at the Locarno Film Festival. He is a three-time nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the Filmfare Awards, winning for The Lunchbox.[6]

Early life

Siddiqui was born on 19 May 1974 in Budhana, a small town and tehsil in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India,[7] into a zamindari Muslim family of Lambardars.[1][2] He is the eldest of his eight siblings.[8]

He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree 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 at the National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi, he acted in over ten plays with a group of friends, to fulfill one of the criteria for admission.[1]

Career

Siddiqui went to the National School of Drama, New Delhi.[9] After graduating from NSD in 1996, he moved to Mumbai.[10]

Siddiqui made his Bollywood debut in 1999, with a small role in the Aamir Khan starrer Sarfarosh.[11] He then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's Shool (1999), Jungle (2000); and Rajkumar Hirani's Munnabhai MBBS (2003). After moving to Mumbai he tried to get work in television serials, but did not achieve much success.[12][13] He did a short film, The Bypass in 2003, where he appeared with Irrfan Khan.[14] Beyond that between 2002–05, he was largely out of work, and lived in a flat he shared with four other people, and survived by conducting occasional acting workshops.[12] In 2004, which was one of the worst years of his struggle, he couldn't pay any rent. He asked an NSD senior if he could stay with him. The senior allowed him to share his apartment in Goregaon if he was willing to cook meals for him.[15]

In 2009, he appeared in a cameo role in the song "Emotional Atyachar" in the movie Dev D in his role of Rangila, along with his duet partner Rasila (known together as Patna ke Presley). In the same year he appeared in New York (2009). However, it was his role of a journalist in Anusha Rizvi's Peepli Live (2010), that first got him wide recognition as an actor.[16] In 2012, he appeared in Prashant Bhargava's Patang : The Kite (2012) which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and the Tribeca Film Festival, for which Siddiqui's performance was praised by film critic Roger Ebert,[17] a role which "transformed his acting style".[18] The film was subsequently released in the U.S. and Canada, and garnered much attention with rave reviews from the New York Times.[19]

He then appeared in Kahaani (2012), in which he played the archetypal short-tempered intelligence officer Khan. Anurag Kashyap's gangster epic Gangs of Wasseypur followed, which furthered his fame.[20] He played his first primary role as Sonu Duggal in Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely,[21] which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,[22][23] a role Siddiqui describes as his "most real performance so far."[24] Siddiqui then followed this up with the sequel to Gangs of Wasseypur. In 2013, he played the lead role in the horror flick Aatma.[25] He appeared in Aamir Khan's 2012 release Talash. In 2014, he played lead antagonist Shiv Gajra, in the blockbuster Kick.[26]

In 2015, Siddiqui's films Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Manjhi - The Mountain Man were released, and he was praised for his roles. Siddiqui appeared in a film based in Gujarat, titled Haraamkhor.[27] For his performance in Haramkhor, he was awarded "Best Actor" at the New York Indian Film Festival.[28] Siddiqui received the Special Jury Award at the 2012 National Film Awards.[29][30] and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2013.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be portraying Balasaheb Thackeray in the biopic Thackeray.[31]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1999 SarfaroshTerrorist / Informer
ShoolWaiter
2000 JungleKhabri (messenger)
Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!!NawazUncredited
Dr. Babasaheb AmbedkarAs one of the leaders of Second Mahad Satyagraha and in background of Manusmriti Dahan
2003 The BypassFirst bandit
Mudda – The IssueCameo
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.Pickpocketer
2006 Family
2007 Aaja Nachle
Ek Chalis Ki Last LocalPonnappa's brother
Manorama Six Feet UnderLocal goon
Black FridayAsgar Mukadam
2008 Black & WhiteTahir Tayyabuddin
2009 FiraaqHanif
New YorkZilgai
Dev.DHimselfSpecial appearance in song "Emotional"
2010 Peepli LiveRakesh Kapoor
2011 Dekh Indian CircusJethuNational Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)
(also for Talaash, Gangs of Wasseypur and Kahaani)
2012 KahaaniIB Officer A. Khan
PatangChakkku
Paan Singh TomarGopi
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1Faizal KhanLions Favorite Actor
Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2Faizal KhanLions Favorite Actor
ChittagongNirmal Sen
TalaashTaimurAsian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
Miss LovelySonu DuggalTheatrical release 2014
2013 AatmaAbhay[32][33]
Bombay TalkiesPurandar
ShortsUnnamed[34]
Liar's DiceNawazuddin
Monsoon ShootoutShiva
The LunchboxShaikhFilmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa (Sniffer)Anwar[35]
2014 KickShiv Gajra
2015 BadlapurLiak
Bajrangi BhaijaanChand Nawab
Manjhi - The Mountain ManDashrath Manjhi
2016 Raman Raghav 2.0Ramanna
Te3nFather Martin Das
LionRamaAustralian / English Film
Freaky AliAli
2017 HaraamkhorShyam
Monsoon ShootoutShiva
RaeesSP Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar
In Defence of FreedomSaadat Hasan MantoShort film
Jagga JasoosBashir AlexandarGuest Appearance
MomDaya Shankar "DK" Kapoor
Munna MichaelMahinder Fauji
Babumoshai BandookbaazBabu BihariLead Role
The Maya TapeSaurabh TiwariCompleted [36]
CarbonMan from MarsShort film
2018 GhoomketuGhoomketuLead Role
MukkabaazHimselfGuest appearance in song "Mushkil Hai Apna Meil Priye"
GeniusSamar Khan
MantoSaadat Hasan Manto
2019 ThackerayBal Thackeray[37][38]
PettaTBATamil Film

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2001 Parsai Kehte Hain DD National
2014 Yudh Sanjay Mishra Sony TV
2018 McMafia Dilly Mahmood BBC One, AMC
2018 Sacred Games Ganesh Gaitonde Netflix [39]

Personal life

Siddiqui lives in Mumbai with his younger brother, Shamas Nawab Siddiqui[40] who is a director. Nawazuddin is married to Anjali and they have a daughter, Shora, and a son who was born on the actor's 41st birthday.[41]

Siddiqui's memoir An Ordinary Life was published on 25 October 2017, narrating, alongside his journey to stardom, the minutest details of his love affairs, the account of one, with his Miss Lovely co-star Niharika Singh, raising controversy;[42] and the book was withdrawn a couple of days later, due to a complaint filed with the National Commission for Women (NCW) by a Delhi lawyer on Niharika Singh's behalf, and a resultant backlash.[43]

Awards

Siddiqui's 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 has been praised by noted film critic Roger Ebert (awarding the film 4/4 stars),[17] a role which "transformed his acting style".[18]

He appeared in four major films of 2012 – Kahaani (2012), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012) and Talaash (2012), all of which earned him wide critical reception and awards including Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor, Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male both for his role as Taimur in Talaash: The Answer Lies Within as well as Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gangs of Wasseypur.

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.[44] He has been honored by Sandeep Marwah with life membership in the International Film and Television Club of the Asian Academy of Film & Television.

Year Award Film Category Result
2012 National Film Awards Talaash: The Answer Lies Within, Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus Special Jury Award Won
Zee Cine Awards Talaash: The Answer Lies Within Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Won
Screen Awards Talaash: The Answer Lies Within Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
Stardust Awards Gangs of Wasseypur Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Asian Film Awards Talaash: The Answer Lies Within Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
New York Indian Film Festival Dekh Indian Circus Award for Best Actor[45] Won
GQ Men of the Year Awards 2012 For work done in 2012 Breakthrough Talent[46][47] Won
Lions Gold Awards 2012 Gangs of Wasseypur Lions Favourite Actor Won
2013 Filmfare Awards The Lunchbox Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
Renault Star Guild Awards The Lunchbox Best Actor In A Supporting Role Won
2015 Filmfare Awards Badlapur Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Zee Cine Awards Bajrangi Bhaijaan Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role Won
Badlapur Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role Won
2018 Filmfare Awards Mom Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
IIFA Awards Best Performance in a Supporting Role (Male)[48] Won

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