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{{Short description|Indian actor (b.1974)}}
{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1974)}}
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| name               = Nawazuddin Siddiqui
| name         = Nawazuddin Siddiqui
| image             = Nawazuddin Siddiqui - IIFA 2017 Green Carpet (36349709816) (cropped).jpg
| image       = Nawazuddin Siddiqui at IFFK 2021 4 (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Siddiqui in 2017
| alt          = close-up of Nawazuddin Siddiqui wearing a dark purple suit, print scarf, grinning and looking left of camera, with advertisements in background
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1974|05|19|df=yes}}<ref name="yt1" />
| caption     = Siddiqui in 2021
| birth_place       = [[Budhana]], Uttar Pradesh, India<ref name=TIE20150802 />
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1974|05|19|df=y}}
| occupation         = Actor
| birth_place = [[Budhana]], Uttar Pradesh, India
| alma_mater        = {{plainlist|
| occupation   = Actor
| education    = {{plainlist|
* [[National School of Drama]]  
* [[National School of Drama]]  
* [[Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya]]}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Bari |first=Nishat |title=Rural Rockstars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui carved his own space in Bollywood through his unique roles |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20120917-rural-rockstars-nawazuddin-siddiqui-gangs-of-wasseypur-i-and-ii-759720-2012-09-08 |date=15 September 2012 |magazine=[[India Today]] |access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref>
* [[Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya]]}}
| years_active       = 1999–present
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Anjana Kishor Pandey|2009}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-s-wife-aaliya-says-she-might-file-for-divorce-amid-dispute-101676034012711.html | title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aaliya says she might file for divorce amid property dispute: 'Not hungry for money but...' | date=10 February 2023 }}</ref>
| spouse       = {{marriage|Anjana Kishor Pandey|2009|2023}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-s-wife-aaliya-says-she-might-file-for-divorce-amid-dispute-101676034012711.html | title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aaliya says she might file for divorce amid property dispute: 'Not hungry for money but...' | date=10 February 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amid divorce settlement, Aaliya to ask Nawazuddin Siddiqui to withdraw 100 crore defamation case |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/amid-divorce-settlement-aaliya-to-propose-nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-withdraw-100-crore-defamation-case-exclusive/articleshow/99080047.cms?from=mdr |website=indiatimes.com |date=29 March 2023 |access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref>
| children           = 2
| children     = 2
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'''Nawazuddin Siddiqui''' ({{IPA-hns|nəˈwaːzʊdːiːn sɪdːiːqi:|}}; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref name="yt1">{{cite AV media |people=Siddiqui, Nawazuddin |title=Guftagoo with Nawazuddin Siddiqui |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkjpdFHurA |date=24 August 2015 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/aIkjpdFHurA |archive-date=30 October 2021 |language=hi |location=India |time=2:15 |publisher=Rajya Sabha TV}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>PTI (24 April 2017) [http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/24/watch-nawazuddin-siddiqui-explains-that-he-isnt-just-a-muslim_a_22052880/ Watch: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Explains That He Isn't Just a [[Muslim], But a Bit of All Religions] ''HuffPost''. Retrieved 24 April 2017.</ref> He is best known for his roles in ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' (2013), ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]'' (2018),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/manto-director-nandita-das-honoured-at-asia-pacific-screen-awards-nawazuddin-siddiqui-named-best-actor-5643271.html|title=Manto director Nandita Das honoured at Asia Pacific Screen Awards; Nawazuddin Siddiqui named Best Actor – Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=29 November 2018|website=Firstpost|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> and ''Raman Raghav 2.0''.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://externos.uma.es/cultura/fancine/2016-sci-fi/index.php/2016/11/24/fancine-awards/|title=Fancine Awards|language=es-ES|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> As many as eight films in which he features have been screened at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/films/nawazuddin-siddiqui-honoured-with-golden-dragon-award-for-excellence-in-cinema|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui honoured with Golden Dragon Award for excellence in cinema|website=The National Herald|date=29 October 2019 |access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
'''Nawazuddin Siddiqui''' ({{IPA-hns|nəˈwaːzʊdːiːn sɪdːiːqi:|}}; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref name="yt1">{{cite AV media |last1=Siddiqui |first1=Nawazuddin |interviewer=Guftagoo |title=Guftagoo with Nawazuddin Siddiqui |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkjpdFHurA |date=24 August 2015 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/aIkjpdFHurA |archive-date=30 October 2021 |language=hi |location=India |time=2:15 |publisher=[[Sansad TV]] |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>PTI (24 April 2017) [http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2017/04/24/watch-nawazuddin-siddiqui-explains-that-he-isnt-just-a-muslim_a_22052880/ Watch: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Explains That He Isn't Just a Muslim, But a Bit of All Religions] ''HuffPost''. Retrieved 24 April 2017.</ref> He is known for his roles in ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' (2012), ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' (2013), ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'' (2016),<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://externos.uma.es/cultura/fancine/2016-sci-fi/index.php/2016/11/24/fancine-awards/|title=Fancine Awards|language=es-ES|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> and ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]'' (2018),<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/manto-director-nandita-das-honoured-at-asia-pacific-screen-awards-nawazuddin-siddiqui-named-best-actor-5643271.html|title=Manto director Nandita Das honoured at Asia Pacific Screen Awards; Nawazuddin Siddiqui named Best Actor – Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=29 November 2018|website=Firstpost|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> among others. As many as eight films in which he features have been screened at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/films/nawazuddin-siddiqui-honoured-with-golden-dragon-award-for-excellence-in-cinema|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui honoured with Golden Dragon Award for excellence in cinema|website=The National Herald|date=29 October 2019 |access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> He has won numerous awards, including a [[National Film Award]], a [[Filmfare Award]], and two [[Filmfare OTT Awards]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Siddiqui was born on 19 May 1974 in [[Budhana]], a small town in [[Muzaffarnagar district]], Uttar Pradesh, India,<ref>{{cite news |last=Ram |first=Sharmila Ganesan |title=In Bollywood, the heroine is still a prop and the hero must dance and shoot people: Nawazuddin Siddiqui |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/in-bollywood-the-heroine-is-still-a-prop-and-the-hero-must-dance-and-shoot-people-nawazuddin-siddiqui/articleshow/61166160.cms |date=22 October 2017 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref> into a [[zamindar]]i [[Muslim]] family of [[Lambardar]]s.<ref name="yt1" /><ref name=TIE20150802>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-thought-if-i-have-to-die-of-hunger-i-might-as-well-do-so-in-mumbai-nawazuddin-siddiqui/ |title=I've struggled for over 15 years, hope is what saw me through: Nawazuddin Siddiqui |date=2 August 2015 |access-date=2 August 2015 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> He is the eldest of eight siblings.<ref name="teh12">{{cite news|date=July 2012|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui:The ordinary star|work=[[Tehelka]]|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=hub210712ORDINARY.asp|url-status=dead|access-date=16 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718191942/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=hub210712ORDINARY.asp|archive-date=18 July 2012}}</ref> He spent most of his youth in [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Acting in Town Hall, star gazing in Maldevta: What makes Doon so special for Nawazuddin Siddiqui? - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Acting-in-Town-Hall-star-gazing-in-Maldevta-What-makes-Doon-so-special-for-Nawazuddin-Siddiqui/articleshow/49023539.cms|access-date=4 August 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en|last1=Roy |first1=Ishani }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Actor Nawazuddin's family caught in Uttarakhand weather havoc |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/actor-nawazuddins-family-caught-in-uttarakhand-weather-havoc-167632-2013-06-22 |date=22 June 2013 |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |magazine=[[India Today]] |language=en |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
Siddiqui was born on 19 May 1974<ref name="yt1" /> in [[Budhana]], a small town in [[Muzaffarnagar district]], Uttar Pradesh, India,<ref name=TIE20150802 /><ref>{{cite news |last=Ram |first=Sharmila Ganesan |title=In Bollywood, the heroine is still a prop and the hero must dance and shoot people: Nawazuddin Siddiqui |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/in-bollywood-the-heroine-is-still-a-prop-and-the-hero-must-dance-and-shoot-people-nawazuddin-siddiqui/articleshow/61166160.cms |date=22 October 2017 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref> into a [[zamindar]]i [[Muslim]] family of [[Lambardar]]s.<ref name="yt1" /><ref name=TIE20150802>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/i-thought-if-i-have-to-die-of-hunger-i-might-as-well-do-so-in-mumbai-nawazuddin-siddiqui/ |title=I've struggled for over 15 years, hope is what saw me through: Nawazuddin Siddiqui |date=2 August 2015 |access-date=2 August 2015 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> He is the eldest of eight siblings.<ref name="teh12">{{cite news|date=July 2012|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui:The ordinary star|work=[[Tehelka]]|url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=hub210712ORDINARY.asp|url-status=dead|access-date=16 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718191942/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main53.asp?filename=hub210712ORDINARY.asp|archive-date=18 July 2012}}</ref> He spent most of his youth in [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=Acting in Town Hall, star gazing in Maldevta: What makes Doon so special for Nawazuddin Siddiqui? - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Acting-in-Town-Hall-star-gazing-in-Maldevta-What-makes-Doon-so-special-for-Nawazuddin-Siddiqui/articleshow/49023539.cms|access-date=4 August 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en|last1=Roy |first1=Ishani }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Actor Nawazuddin's family caught in Uttarakhand weather havoc |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/actor-nawazuddins-family-caught-in-uttarakhand-weather-havoc-167632-2013-06-22 |date=22 June 2013 |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |magazine=[[India Today]] |language=en |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>


He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] 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 to the [[National School of Drama]] (NSD) in [[New Delhi]], he acted in over ten plays with a group of friends, including one in [[Dehradun]],<ref name=":0" /> to fulfill one of the criteria for admission.<ref name="yt1" />
He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] in [[chemistry]] from [[Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Haridwar]].<ref name="indiatoday.2012.09.15">{{cite magazine |last=Bari |first=Nishat |title=Rural Rockstars: Nawazuddin Siddiqui carved his own space in Bollywood through his unique roles |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20120917-rural-rockstars-nawazuddin-siddiqui-gangs-of-wasseypur-i-and-ii-759720-2012-09-08 |date=15 September 2012 |magazine=[[India Today]] |access-date=5 May 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505231126/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20120917-rural-rockstars-nawazuddin-siddiqui-gangs-of-wasseypur-i-and-ii-759720-2012-09-08 |archive-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> 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 to the [[National School of Drama]] (NSD) in [[New Delhi]],<ref name="indiatoday.2012.09.15"/> he acted in over ten plays with a group of friends, including one in [[Dehradun]],<ref name=":0" /> to fulfill one of the criteria for admission.<ref name="yt1" />


He is an alumnus of the [[National School of Drama]]. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director [[Prashant Bhargava]] in ''Patang'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/patang-soars-high/article3820477.ece|title=Patang' soars high|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=25 August 2012|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> He gained international recognition for his work in ''[[Black Friday (2007 film)|Black Friday]]'' (2007), ''[[Kahaani]]'' (2011), the 2012 ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' duology, and ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'' (2016). The actor has won several awards, including a [[National Film Award]], an [[IIFA Award]], and two [[Filmfare Awards]], as well as a nomination for an [[International Emmy Award|International Emmy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-seen-farming-while-on-family-vacation-in-up/story-OOJJGHBXj8J8WND1jCWuLM.html|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui seen farming while on family vacation in UP|date=12 September 2015|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> He has starred in two [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-nominated series, ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gq-men-of-the-year-awards-2018-winners-saif-ali-khan-photos-5377681/|title=GQ Men of the Year Awards 2018: Nawazuddin Siddiqui wins Actor of the Year, Saif Ali Khan is style legend|date=28 September 2018|website=The Indian Express|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> and the British ''[[McMafia]]''.
He is an alumnus of the [[National School of Drama]]. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director [[Prashant Bhargava]] in ''Patang'' (2012).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/patang-soars-high/article3820477.ece|title=Patang' soars high|last=Dundoo|first=Sangeetha Devi|date=25 August 2012|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> He gained international recognition for his work in ''[[Black Friday (2007 film)|Black Friday]]'' (2007), ''[[Kahaani]]'' (2011), the 2012 ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' duology, and ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'' (2016). The actor has won several awards, including a [[National Film Award]], an [[IIFA Award]], and two [[Filmfare Awards]], as well as a nomination for an [[International Emmy Award|International Emmy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-seen-farming-while-on-family-vacation-in-up/story-OOJJGHBXj8J8WND1jCWuLM.html|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui seen farming while on family vacation in UP|date=12 September 2015|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> He has starred in two [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]-nominated series, ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]'' (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gq-men-of-the-year-awards-2018-winners-saif-ali-khan-photos-5377681/|title=GQ Men of the Year Awards 2018: Nawazuddin Siddiqui wins Actor of the Year, Saif Ali Khan is style legend|date=28 September 2018|website=The Indian Express|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> and the British ''[[McMafia]]''.
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Siddiqui went to the [[National School of Drama]] in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bollywood diaries! Nawazuddin Siddiqui's journey from a watchman to darling of crossover cinema |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nawazuddin-siddiqui-anurag-kashyap-gangs-of-wasseypur-talaash/1/227597.html |date=4 November 2012 |website=[[India Today]]|department=Celebrities |agency=[[Mail Today]] |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> After graduating in 1999, he moved to Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/i-learnt-a-long-time-ago-to-not-let-how-i-look-affect-me-nawazuddin-siddiqui/cid/1720206|title='I learnt a long time ago to not let how I look affect me' — Nawazuddin Siddiqui|work=The Telegraph|location=Kolkata|access-date=7 May 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>
Siddiqui went to the [[National School of Drama]] in New Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bollywood diaries! Nawazuddin Siddiqui's journey from a watchman to darling of crossover cinema |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nawazuddin-siddiqui-anurag-kashyap-gangs-of-wasseypur-talaash/1/227597.html |date=4 November 2012 |website=[[India Today]]|department=Celebrities |agency=[[Mail Today]] |access-date=17 September 2015}}</ref> After graduating in 1999, he moved to Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/i-learnt-a-long-time-ago-to-not-let-how-i-look-affect-me-nawazuddin-siddiqui/cid/1720206|title='I learnt a long time ago to not let how I look affect me' — Nawazuddin Siddiqui|work=The Telegraph|location=Kolkata|access-date=7 May 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>


He made his [[Bollywood]] debut in the year 1999 with a small role in the [[Aamir Khan]] starrer ''[[Sarfarosh]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aamir-recommended-me-for-talaash-nawazuddin/277068-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813051853/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aamir-recommended-me-for-talaash-nawazuddin/277068-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2012|title=Aamir recommended me for 'Talaash': Nawazuddin|date=1 August 2012}}</ref>{{Verification-inline|date=November 2021}} He then appeared in [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s 1999 film ''[[Shool]]'' and the 2000 film ''[[Jungle (2000 film)|Jungle]]'', as well as [[Rajkumar Hirani]]'s ''[[Munnabhai MBBS]]'' (2003). After moving to Mumbai, he tried to get work in television serials but did not achieve much success.<ref name=exp12 /><ref>{{cite news |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui on a roll |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-15/news-interviews/31196319_1_roles-actors-sarfarosh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034449/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-15/news-interviews/31196319_1_roles-actors-sarfarosh |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=15 March 2012 }}</ref> He did a short film, ''The Bypass'', in 2003, where he appeared with [[Irrfan Khan]].{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Beyond that, between 2002 and 2005, he was largely out of work and lived in a flat that he shared with four other people, surviving by conducting occasional acting workshops.<ref name=exp12>{{cite news |title=My family counts only the Khans as actors |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/my-family-counts-only-the-khans-as-actors/953978/0 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=27 May 2012 }}</ref> In 2004, which was one of the worst years of his struggle, Siddiqui couldn't pay rent. He asked an NSD senior if he could stay with him. The senior allowed him to share his apartment in [[Goregaon]] suburb if he was willing to cook meals for him.<ref name="Sinha">{{cite web|last=Sinha|first=Chinki|title=Now Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui|date=21 September 2012 |url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/art-culture/now-starring-nawazuddin-siddiqui|publisher=openthemagazine|access-date=29 September 2012}}</ref>
He made his [[Bollywood]] debut in the year 1999 with a small role in the [[Aamir Khan]] starrer ''[[Sarfarosh]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aamir-recommended-me-for-talaash-nawazuddin/277068-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813051853/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/aamir-recommended-me-for-talaash-nawazuddin/277068-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2012|title=Aamir recommended me for 'Talaash': Nawazuddin|date=1 August 2012}}</ref> He then appeared in [[Ram Gopal Varma]]'s 1999 film ''[[Shool]]'' and the 2000 film ''[[Jungle (2000 film)|Jungle]]'', as well as [[Rajkumar Hirani]]'s ''[[Munnabhai MBBS]]'' (2003). After moving to Mumbai, he tried to get work in television serials but did not achieve much success.<ref name=exp12 /><ref>{{cite news |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui on a roll |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-15/news-interviews/31196319_1_roles-actors-sarfarosh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928034449/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-15/news-interviews/31196319_1_roles-actors-sarfarosh |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=15 March 2012 }}</ref> He did a short film, ''The Bypass'', in 2003, where he appeared with [[Irrfan Khan]].{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} Beyond that, between 2002 and 2005, he was largely out of work and lived in a flat that he shared with four other people, surviving by conducting occasional acting workshops.<ref name=exp12>{{cite news |title=My family counts only the Khans as actors |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/my-family-counts-only-the-khans-as-actors/953978/0 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=27 May 2012 }}</ref> In 2004, which was one of the worst years of his struggle, Siddiqui couldn't pay rent. He asked an NSD senior if he could stay with him. The senior allowed him to share his apartment in [[Goregaon]] suburb if he was willing to cook meals for him.<ref name="Sinha">{{cite web|last=Sinha|first=Chinki|title=Now Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui|date=21 September 2012 |url=http://www.openthemagazine.com/article/art-culture/now-starring-nawazuddin-siddiqui|publisher=openthemagazine|access-date=29 September 2012}}</ref>


Between 2004 and 2007, Siddiqui had a few minor roles, including in the film [[Black Friday (2007 film)|''Black Friday'']], which came out in 2007 and was a nominee for the [[Golden Leopard]]. In 2009, he appeared in a cameo role in the song "Emotional Atyachar" in the movie ''[[Dev D]]'', playing the role of Rangila. He performed a duet with Rasila (known together as Patna ke Presley). In the same year, he appeared in ''[[New York (2009 film)|New York]]''. However, it was his role of a journalist in [[Anusha Rizvi]]'s 2010 film ''[[Peepli Live]]'', that first got him wide recognition as an actor.<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/wont-do-second-lead-anymore-nawazuddin-siddiqui/976698.html Won't do second lead anymore: Nawazuddin Siddiqui] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325191225/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/wont-do-second-lead-anymore-nawazuddin-siddiqui/976698.html |date=25 March 2012 }} CNN-IBN, 18 March 2012.</ref> In 2012, he appeared in [[Prashant Bhargava]]'s ''Patang: The Kite'', which premiered at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] and the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]. Siddiqui's performance was praised by film critic [[Roger Ebert]],<ref name="rogerebert.suntimes.com" /> who stated that the role "transformed his acting style"<ref name="bollyspice.com" /> and he awarded the actor the 'Thumbsup Trophy'. The film was subsequently released in the U.S. and Canada and garnered much attention, with rave reviews from ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name=NYTSaltz2012>{{cite news|last1=Saltz|first1=Rachel|title=The Old Neighborhood, in India: 'Patang' ('The Kite'), Directed by Prashant Bhargava|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/15/movies/patang-the-kite-directed-by-prashant-bhargava.html|access-date=22 July 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=14 June 2012}}</ref>
Between 2004 and 2007, Siddiqui had a few minor roles, including in the film [[Black Friday (2007 film)|''Black Friday'']], which came out in 2007 and was a nominee for the [[Golden Leopard]]. In 2009, he appeared in a cameo role in the song "Emotional Atyachar" in the movie ''[[Dev D]]'', playing the role of Rangila. He performed a duet with Rasila (known together as Patna ke Presley). In the same year, he appeared in ''[[New York (2009 film)|New York]]''. However, it was his role of a journalist in [[Anusha Rizvi]]'s 2010 film ''[[Peepli Live]]'', that first got him wide recognition as an actor.<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/wont-do-second-lead-anymore-nawazuddin-siddiqui/976698.html Won't do second lead anymore: Nawazuddin Siddiqui] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325191225/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/wont-do-second-lead-anymore-nawazuddin-siddiqui/976698.html |date=25 March 2012 }} CNN-IBN, 18 March 2012.</ref> In 2012, he appeared in [[Prashant Bhargava]]'s ''Patang: The Kite'', which premiered at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] and the [[Tribeca Film Festival]]. Siddiqui's performance was praised by film critic [[Roger Ebert]],<ref name="rogerebert.suntimes.com" /> who stated that the role "transformed his acting style"<ref name="bollyspice.com" /> and he awarded the actor the 'Thumbsup Trophy'. The film was subsequently released in the U.S. and Canada and garnered much attention, with rave reviews from ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name=NYTSaltz2012>{{cite news|last1=Saltz|first1=Rachel|title=The Old Neighborhood, in India: 'Patang' ('The Kite'), Directed by Prashant Bhargava|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/15/movies/patang-the-kite-directed-by-prashant-bhargava.html|access-date=22 July 2015|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=14 June 2012}}</ref>
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Celebrated author [[Paulo Coelho]] has recommended ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]'' to his Twitter followers and lauded Nawazuddin's work, calling it "One of the best series on [[Netflix]] with the great actor Nawazuddin".<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Paulo Coelho praises Nawazuddin in Sacred Games, actor has a fan moment|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/paulo-coelho-praises-nawazuddin-in-sacred-games-actor-has-a-fan-moment-1599579-2019-09-16 |date=16 September 2019 |magazine=[[India Today]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
Celebrated author [[Paulo Coelho]] has recommended ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]'' to his Twitter followers and lauded Nawazuddin's work, calling it "One of the best series on [[Netflix]] with the great actor Nawazuddin".<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Paulo Coelho praises Nawazuddin in Sacred Games, actor has a fan moment|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/paulo-coelho-praises-nawazuddin-in-sacred-games-actor-has-a-fan-moment-1599579-2019-09-16 |date=16 September 2019 |magazine=[[India Today]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>


In 2021, he was seen in the American-Bangladeshi-Indian film ''[[No Land's Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=11 June 2020|title=A.R. Rahman on board Nawazuddin Siddiqui's international film 'No Land's Man'|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ar-rahman-on-board-nawazuddin-siddiquis-international-film-no-lands-man/article31801660.ece|access-date=16 December 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
In 2021, he was seen in the American-Bangladeshi-Indian film ''[[No Land's Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=11 June 2020|title=A.R. Rahman on board Nawazuddin Siddiqui's international film 'No Land's Man'|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/ar-rahman-on-board-nawazuddin-siddiquis-international-film-no-lands-man/article31801660.ece|access-date=16 December 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


In 2022, Siddiqui will appear in ''[[Jogira Sara Ra Ra]]'' and ''[[Heropanti 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Neha Sharma to star in rom-com 'Jogira Sara Ra Ra'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/aug/10/nawazuddin-siddiqui-neha-sharma-to-star-in-rom-com-jogira-sara-ra-ra-2181552.html|access-date=16 December 2021|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui joins the cast of Tiger Shroff starrer Heropanti 2 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-joins-cast-tiger-shroff-starrer-heropanti-2/ |date=29 May 2021 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |language=en |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> In the same year, he is also set to star in [[Kangana Ranaut]]'s ''[[Tiku Weds Sheru]]'', opposite [[Avneet Kaur]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=First Look: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur are dressed in traditional outfits in Tiku Weds Sheru|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/first-look-nawazuddin-siddiqui-and-avneet-kaur-are-dressed-in-traditional-outfits-in-tiku-weds-sheru/|access-date=8 November 2021|work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>
In 2022, Siddiqui appeared in ''[[Heropanti 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui joins the cast of Tiger Shroff starrer Heropanti 2 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-joins-cast-tiger-shroff-starrer-heropanti-2/ |date=29 May 2021 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
 
In 2023, he starred in ''[[Afwaah]]'' alongside [[Bhumi Pednekar]], in ''[[Jogira Sara Ra Ra]]'' opposite [[Neha Sharma]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Neha Sharma to star in rom-com 'Jogira Sara Ra Ra' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2020/aug/10/nawazuddin-siddiqui-neha-sharma-to-star-in-rom-com-jogira-sara-ra-ra-2181552.html |access-date=16 December 2021 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> and in [[Kangana Ranaut]]'s ''[[Tiku Weds Sheru]]'', opposite [[Avneet Kaur]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 November 2021|title=First Look: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur are dressed in traditional outfits in Tiku Weds Sheru|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/first-look-nawazuddin-siddiqui-and-avneet-kaur-are-dressed-in-traditional-outfits-in-tiku-weds-sheru/|access-date=8 November 2021|work=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Siddiqui has been married twice. As a teenager and young adult, he was in a stormy relationship with a Hindu [[Brahmin]] woman, Anjana Kishor Pandey, who also grew up in [[Budhana]], Uttar Pradesh. After moving to Mumbai, Siddiqui invited her to move in with him, and the couple had a prolonged but strained live-in relationship that ended in 2010. Siddiqui then married a woman named Sheeba, a marriage that did not last long, and the couple divorced in 2012. Already by this time, Siddiqui was dating a woman from [[New Jersey]] named Suzanne, and then he had a brief relationship with [[Niharika Singh]], a starlet who acted with him in a TV serial.<ref name="nawazuddin'swife">{{cite news|last=Spencer|first=Samuel|date=16 August 2019|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui wife: Who is Sacred Games Gaitonde star married to?|newspaper=[[Daily Express]]|url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1166406/Nawazuddin-siddiqui-wife-sacred-games-Gaitonde-married-aaliya-anjali|access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref>  
Siddiqui has been married twice. He was in a relationship with a woman named Anjana Kishor Pandey, which ended in 2007.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} Siddiqui then married a woman named Sheeba, a marriage that did not last long, and the couple divorced in 2010. By this time, Siddiqui was dating a woman from New Jersey named Suzanne, and he also had a brief relationship with [[Niharika Singh]], a former Miss India, with whom he co-starred in two films.<ref name="nawazuddin'swife">{{cite news|last=Spencer|first=Samuel|date=16 August 2019|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui wife: Who is Sacred Games Gaitonde star married to?|newspaper=[[Daily Express]]|url=https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1166406/Nawazuddin-siddiqui-wife-sacred-games-Gaitonde-married-aaliya-anjali|access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref>  


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.<ref name="IE Siddiqui kid">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-blessed-with-a-baby-boy-says-it-his-best-birthday-gift/|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui blessed with baby boy on his 41st birthday |date=19 May 2015|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> The marriage soon went downhill, however, and in May 2020, Aalia Siddiqui announced on social media that she was seeking a divorce.<ref>{{cite news |last= Panchal|first= Komal RJ|date=19 May 2010|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aalia Siddiqui seeks divorce, sends legal notice to actor|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-wife-aalia-siddiqui-sends-legal-notice-divorce-6416029/|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Mankermi|first= Shivani|date=22 May 2010|title="She has suffered a lot," Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aaliya's lawyer opens up on her legal notice for divorce|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/she-has-suffered-a-lot-nawazuddin-siddiquis-wife-aaliyas-lawyer-opens-up-on-her-legal-notice-for-divorce/articleshow/75821221.cms|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>
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.<ref name="IE Siddiqui kid">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-blessed-with-a-baby-boy-says-it-his-best-birthday-gift/|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui blessed with baby boy on his 41st birthday |date=19 May 2015|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> The marriage soon went downhill, however, and in May 2020, Aalia Siddiqui announced on social media that she was seeking a divorce.<ref>{{cite news |last= Panchal|first= Komal RJ|date=19 May 2010|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aalia Siddiqui seeks divorce, sends legal notice to actor|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-wife-aalia-siddiqui-sends-legal-notice-divorce-6416029/|newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Mankermi|first= Shivani|date=22 May 2010|title="She has suffered a lot," Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aaliya's lawyer opens up on her legal notice for divorce|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/she-has-suffered-a-lot-nawazuddin-siddiquis-wife-aaliyas-lawyer-opens-up-on-her-legal-notice-for-divorce/articleshow/75821221.cms|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>
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==Accolades==
==Accolades==
Siddiqui's first lead role in a feature film was in [[Prashant Bhargava]]'s ''Patang'', which premiered at the [[Berlin Film Festival]], in which his performance has been praised by noted film critic [[Roger Ebert]] (awarding the film 4/4 stars),<ref name="rogerebert.suntimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120613/REVIEWS/120619991 | work=Chicago Sun-Times | title=Patang Movie Review & Film Summary (2012) | date=13 June 2012}}</ref> who stated that the role "transformed his acting style".<ref name="bollyspice.com">{{cite web|url=http://bollyspice.com/45012/working-patang-enormous-impact-every-role-i-done-since-nawazuddin-siddiqui|title="Working on Patang has had an enormous impact on every role I have done since" – Nawazuddin Siddiqui -|date=13 June 2012|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-date=30 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630010734/http://bollyspice.com/45012/working-patang-enormous-impact-every-role-i-done-since-nawazuddin-siddiqui|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Siddiqui's first lead role in a feature film was in [[Prashant Bhargava]]'s ''Patang'', which premiered at the [[Berlin Film Festival]], in which his performance has been praised by noted film critic [[Roger Ebert]] (awarding the film 4/4 stars),<ref name="rogerebert.suntimes.com">{{cite news | url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120613/REVIEWS/120619991 | work=Chicago Sun-Times | title=Patang Movie Review & Film Summary (2012) | date=13 June 2012 | access-date=20 August 2012 | archive-date=14 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014203341/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20120613%2FREVIEWS%2F120619991 | url-status=dead }}</ref> who stated that the role "transformed his acting style".<ref name="bollyspice.com">{{cite web|url=http://bollyspice.com/45012/working-patang-enormous-impact-every-role-i-done-since-nawazuddin-siddiqui|title="Working on Patang has had an enormous impact on every role I have done since" – Nawazuddin Siddiqui -|date=13 June 2012|access-date=20 August 2012|archive-date=30 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630010734/http://bollyspice.com/45012/working-patang-enormous-impact-every-role-i-done-since-nawazuddin-siddiqui|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Siddiqui was awarded the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|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: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''.<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=List of Awards Announced in various categories for the 60th National Film Awards|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>
Siddiqui was awarded the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|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: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''.<ref name="60thaward">{{cite press release|title=List of Awards Announced in various categories for the 60th National Film Awards|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/others/2013/mar/d2013031801.pdf|publisher=Press Information Bureau (PIB), India|access-date=18 March 2013}}</ref>
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| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/nandita-das-nawazuddin-siddiqui-awarded-at-asia-pacific-screen-awards/article_78f39b70-f4c6-11e8-a743-ef17c9e71484.html|title=Nandita Das, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Awarded at Asia Pacific Screen Awards|last=IANS|website=India West}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners/2018/best-performance-by-an-actor/nawazuddin-siddiqui-in-manto|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Manto|website=Asia Pacific Screen Awards|language=en-US|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/nandita-das-nawazuddin-siddiqui-awarded-at-asia-pacific-screen-awards/article_78f39b70-f4c6-11e8-a743-ef17c9e71484.html|title=Nandita Das, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Awarded at Asia Pacific Screen Awards|last=IANS|website=India West|access-date=2 December 2018|archive-date=3 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203175435/https://www.indiawest.com/entertainment/bollywood/nandita-das-nawazuddin-siddiqui-awarded-at-asia-pacific-screen-awards/article_78f39b70-f4c6-11e8-a743-ef17c9e71484.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/apsa-nominees-winners/2018/best-performance-by-an-actor/nawazuddin-siddiqui-in-manto|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Manto|website=Asia Pacific Screen Awards|language=en-US|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>
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| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/filmfare-ott-awards-2021-pratik-gandhi-starrer-scam-1992-walks-away-with-maximum-wins/amp_articleshow/88186581.cms|title=Filmfare OTT Awards 2021: Pratik Gandhi starrer 'Scam 1992' walks away with maximum wins|date=9 December 2021|access-date=10 December 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/filmfare-ott-awards-2021-pratik-gandhi-starrer-scam-1992-walks-away-with-maximum-wins/articleshow/88186581.cms |title=Filmfare OTT Awards 2021: Pratik Gandhi starrer 'Scam 1992' walks away with maximum wins|date=9 December 2021|access-date=21 June 2023 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>
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