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| caption            = Siddiqui in 2017
| caption            = Siddiqui in 2017
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1974|05|19|df=yes}}<ref name="yt1" />
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1974|05|19|df=yes}}<ref name="yt1" />
| birth_place        = [[Budhana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India<ref name=TIE20150802 />
| birth_place        = [[Budhana]], Uttar Pradesh, India<ref name=TIE20150802 />
| occupation        = Actor
| occupation        = Actor
| alma_mater        = [[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>
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* [[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>
| years_active      = 1999–present
| years_active      = 1999–present
| spouse            = {{marriage|Anjana Kishor Pandey|2009|2020|end=div}}
| 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>
| children          = 2
| children          = 2
| website            = {{url|nawazuddinsiddiqui.com}}
| website            =
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'''Nawazuddin Siddiqui''' ({{IPA-hns|nəˈwaːzʊdːiːn sɪdːiːqi:|}}; born 19 May 1974) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] actor known for his work in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref name="yt1">{{cite AV media|people=Siddiqui, Nawazuddin|date=24 August 2015|title=Guftagoo with Nawazuddin Siddiqui|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkjpdFHurA| 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 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> 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 film)|Black Friday]]'' (2007), the ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' (2012) duology, and ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]'' (2016).
'''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>
 
Siddiqui 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|language=en|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> He is the only actor in the world to have 8 films officially selected and 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|language=en|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref>
 
The actor continues to take time out from his filming schedule to farm in his native [[Uttar Pradesh]].<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|language=en-US|access-date=7 December 2019}}</ref> and the British ''[[McMafia]]''.


==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 web|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}}</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 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>


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]]. 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 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]]''.


==Career==
==Career==
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=September 2021}} 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|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>{{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>


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>


Siddiqui then appeared in the 2012 film ''[[Kahaani]]'', in which he played the archetypal short-tempered intelligence officer Khan. [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s gangster epic ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' followed, which furthered the actor's fame.<ref name=TOIVyavahare20120711>{{cite news|last1=Vyavahare |first1=Renuka |title=Aamir Khan has no airs about himself: Nawazuddin Siddiqui |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/news-interviews/32632399_1_nawazuddin-siddiqui-wasseypur-peepli-live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715003723/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/news-interviews/32632399_1_nawazuddin-siddiqui-wasseypur-peepli-live |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2013 |date=11 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref> He played his first primary role as Sonu Duggal in [[Ashim Ahluwalia]]'s ''[[Miss Lovely]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Verma |first=Anupam Kant |title=Cheap, yet lovely |url=http://www.livemint.com/2012/05/04192738/Cheap-yet-lovely.html/ |date=4 May 2012 |newspaper=[[Mint (newspaper)|live mint]] |access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref> which premiered at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="Official Selection">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58878.html |title=2012 Official Selection |access-date=21 April 2012 |work=Cannes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Lovely is India's entry at Cannes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/miss-lovely-is-india-s-entry-at-cannes/story-0n4UQpHjHI8IgXtgOXJyyJ.html |access-date=13 February 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=19 April 2012 |language=en}}</ref> a role Siddiqui describes as his "most real performance so far".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Khan |first=Taran N. |title=The late but unstoppable rise of Nawazuddin Siddiqui|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reviews-and-essays/showtime |url-access=subscription |date=31 July 2012 |magazine=[[The Caravan]] |language=en |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> Siddiqui then followed this with the [[Gangs of Wasseypur&nbsp;– Part 2|sequel]] to ''Gangs of Wasseypur''. In 2013, he played the lead role in the horror flick ''[[Aatma (2013 film)|Aatma]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Gangs-of-Wasseypur-2-trailer-hits-web-trends-on-Twitter/Article1-884053.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707083232/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Gangs-of-Wasseypur-2-trailer-hits-web-trends-on-Twitter/Article1-884053.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|title=Gangs of Wasseypur&nbsp;– Part II trending on Twitter|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' premiered as part of the International Critics' Week at the 2013 [[Cannes Film Festival]] and won him multiple awards.<ref name=":1" /> He appeared in [[Aamir Khan]]'s 2012 release ''[[Talaash (2012 film)|Talash]]''. In 2014, he played the lead antagonist Shiv Gajra in the blockbuster ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Why Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the perfect nemesis for Salman Khan in 'Kick' | last = Hebbar | first = Prajakta | work = [[News18]] | date = 26 July 2014 | access-date = 8 August 2016 | url = http://www.news18.com/news/india/why-nawazuddin-siddiqui-is-the-perfect-nemesis-for-salman-khan-in-kick-704163.html }}</ref>
Siddiqui then appeared in the 2012 film ''[[Kahaani]]'', in which he played the archetypal short-tempered intelligence officer Khan. [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s gangster epic ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' followed, which furthered the actor's fame.<ref name=TOIVyavahare20120711>{{cite news|last1=Vyavahare |first1=Renuka |title=Aamir Khan has no airs about himself: Nawazuddin Siddiqui |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/news-interviews/32632399_1_nawazuddin-siddiqui-wasseypur-peepli-live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715003723/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-11/news-interviews/32632399_1_nawazuddin-siddiqui-wasseypur-peepli-live |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2013 |date=11 July 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |access-date=23 July 2015}}</ref> He played his first primary role as Sonu Duggal in [[Ashim Ahluwalia]]'s ''[[Miss Lovely]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Verma |first=Anupam Kant |title=Cheap, yet lovely |url=http://www.livemint.com/2012/05/04192738/Cheap-yet-lovely.html/ |date=4 May 2012 |newspaper=[[Mint (newspaper)|live mint]] |access-date=4 February 2017}}</ref> which premiered at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]],<ref name="Official Selection">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/58878.html |title=2012 Official Selection |access-date=21 April 2012 |work=Cannes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Miss Lovely is India's entry at Cannes |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/miss-lovely-is-india-s-entry-at-cannes/story-0n4UQpHjHI8IgXtgOXJyyJ.html |access-date=13 February 2022 |work=Hindustan Times |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=19 April 2012 |language=en}}</ref> a role Siddiqui describes as his "most real performance so far".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Khan |first=Taran N. |title=The late but unstoppable rise of Nawazuddin Siddiqui|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reviews-and-essays/showtime |url-access=subscription |date=31 July 2012 |magazine=[[The Caravan]] |language=en |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> Siddiqui then followed this with the [[Gangs of Wasseypur&nbsp;– Part 2|sequel]] to ''Gangs of Wasseypur''. In 2013, he played the lead role in the horror flick ''[[Aatma (2013 film)|Aatma]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Gangs-of-Wasseypur-2-trailer-hits-web-trends-on-Twitter/Article1-884053.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707083232/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Gangs-of-Wasseypur-2-trailer-hits-web-trends-on-Twitter/Article1-884053.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 July 2012|title=Gangs of Wasseypur&nbsp;– Part II trending on Twitter|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Lunchbox]]'' premiered as part of the International Critics' Week at the 2013 [[Cannes Film Festival]] and won him multiple awards.<ref name=":1" /> He appeared in [[Aamir Khan]]'s 2012 release ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''. He received the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]] at the 2012 [[National Film Awards]]<ref name="TOISen20130320">{{cite news |last=Sen |first=Zinia |date=20 March 2013 |title=I was a rejected actor: Nawazuddin Siddiqui |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-was-a-rejected-actor-Nawazuddin-Siddiqui/articleshow/19068654.cms |access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bhatia |first=Vivek |date=5 July 2012 |title=Art cinema has a new hero |url=http://filmfare.com/interviews/art-cinema-has-a-new-hero-785.html/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719131536/http://filmfare.com/interviews/art-cinema-has-a-new-hero-785.html/ |archive-date=19 July 2012 |access-date=27 May 2016 |website=[[Filmfare]].com}}</ref> and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] in 2013 for ''The Lunchbox''. In 2014, he played the lead antagonist Shiv Gajra in the blockbuster ''[[Kick (2014 film)|Kick]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Why Nawazuddin Siddiqui is the perfect nemesis for Salman Khan in 'Kick' | last = Hebbar | first = Prajakta | work = [[News18]] | date = 26 July 2014 | access-date = 8 August 2016 | url = http://www.news18.com/news/india/why-nawazuddin-siddiqui-is-the-perfect-nemesis-for-salman-khan-in-kick-704163.html }}</ref>


In 2015, Siddiqui's films ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' and ''[[Manjhi – The Mountain Man]]'' were released, and he was praised for his roles. He received the [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]] at the 2012 [[National Film Awards]]<ref name=TOISen20130320>{{cite news |last=Sen |first=Zinia |title=I was a rejected actor: Nawazuddin Siddiqui |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-was-a-rejected-actor-Nawazuddin-Siddiqui/articleshow/19068654.cms |date=20 March 2013 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bhatia |first=Vivek |title=Art cinema has a new hero |url=http://filmfare.com/interviews/art-cinema-has-a-new-hero-785.html/ |date=5 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719131536/http://filmfare.com/interviews/art-cinema-has-a-new-hero-785.html/ |archive-date=19 July 2012 |website=[[Filmfare]].com |access-date=27 May 2016}}</ref> and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] in 2013. His work in ''Raman Raghav 2.0'' in 2016 won him the Fancine Malaga Award in Spain<ref name=":2" /> and in the [[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 October 2016|title=Anurag Kashyap's Raman Raghav 2.0 gets 3 Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-s-raman-raghav-2-0-gets-3-asia-pacific-screen-awards-nominations/story-IKJxjXzOIyXgNv3s9m1EqO.html|access-date=7 December 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> both in the category of Best Actor. The 2018 film ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]'' was a groundbreaking performance that won him Best Actor at the 2018 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.<ref name=":1" />
In 2015, Siddiqui's films ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]'' and ''[[Manjhi – The Mountain Man]]'' were released, and he was praised for his roles. His work in ''Raman Raghav 2.0'' in 2016 won him the Fancine Malaga Award in Spain<ref name=":2" /> and in the [[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 October 2016|title=Anurag Kashyap's Raman Raghav 2.0 gets 3 Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/anurag-kashyap-s-raman-raghav-2-0-gets-3-asia-pacific-screen-awards-nominations/story-IKJxjXzOIyXgNv3s9m1EqO.html|access-date=7 December 2019|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> both in the category of Best Actor. The 2018 film ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]'' was a groundbreaking performance that won him Best Actor at the 2018 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.<ref name=":1" />


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>
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Siddiqui lives in Mumbai with his younger brother, Shamas Nawab Siddiqui<ref name="HTDas2013">{{cite news|last1=Das|first1=Anirban|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Nawazuddin-Siddiqui-backs-his-brother/Article1-1078221.aspx|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui backs his brother|date=18 June 2013|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=22 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217060406/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-backs-his-brother/article1-1078221.aspx|archive-date=17 December 2014|publisher=HT Media Limited}}</ref> who is a director. Siddiqui was married to Aaliya, aka Anjana Kishor Pandey;<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><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/nawazuddin-siddiquis-wife-aaliya-wants-to-reconcile-with-the-actor-says-going-forward-we-will-sort-all-the-problems-and-misconceptions/videoshow/81361536.cms|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife Aaliya wants to reconcile with the actor, doesn't want divorce &#124; Hindi Movie News – Bollywood – Times of India|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-i-refuse-to-bow-down-says-aaliya-siddiqui-in-her-open-letter-to-estranged-husband-nawazuddin-siddiqui-2833053|title='I refuse to bow down,' says Aaliya Siddiqui in her open letter to estranged husband Nawazuddin Siddiqui|date=19 July 2020|website=DNA India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/man-linked-to-nawazuddin-siddiqui-s-wife-aaliya-refutes-rumours-of-their-affair-report/story-Szl1bhR4uqQGvUcD2SC85L.html|title=Man linked to Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s wife Aaliya refutes rumours of their affair: report|date=21 May 2020|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> they have a daughter, Shora, and a son, Yaani, who was born on the actor's 41st birthday.<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> On 19 May 2020, Aaliya revealed in an interview with ''[[The Indian Express]]'' that she was seeking a divorce from Siddiqui.<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 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 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>


Apart from his acting work, Siddiqui continues to take time to farm in Budhana, his hometown in Uttar Pradesh. His goal is to educate farmers about new techniques available and how they can help improve their lives. He has also implemented new irrigation techniques in Budhana, which has proven to be a significant help to the local farmers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-buy-a-plot-in-maharashtra-for-farming-aims-to-educate-farmers-on-new-techniques-350750.html|title=Nawazuddin To Buy A Plot in Maharashtra For Farming, Aims To Educate Farmers on New Techniques|date=6 August 2018|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> As of May 2021, he spends a large part of his time in Budhana, when he is not shooting for upcoming projects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mankermi |first=Shivani |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui: I have returned to Budhana to be with my mother and family |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-nawazuddin-siddiqui-i-have-returned-to-budhana-to-be-with-mother-and-family/articleshow/82291149.cms |agency=Timesofindia.com |website=Entertainment Times |date=3 May 2021 |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
Siddiqui lives in Mumbai with his younger brother, Shamas Nawab,<ref name="HTDas2013">{{cite news|last1=Das|first1=Anirban|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Nawazuddin-Siddiqui-backs-his-brother/Article1-1078221.aspx|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui backs his brother|date=18 June 2013|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=22 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217060406/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/nawazuddin-siddiqui-backs-his-brother/article1-1078221.aspx|archive-date=17 December 2014|publisher=HT Media Limited}}</ref> an aspiring film director. When not busy acting, he likes to spend time in his hometown of Budhana, where he owns a farm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-buy-a-plot-in-maharashtra-for-farming-aims-to-educate-farmers-on-new-techniques-350750.html|title=Nawazuddin to Buy a Plot in Maharashtra for Farming, Aims to Educate Farmers on New Techniques|date=6 August 2018|website=The Times of India|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> In a May 2021 interview, he revealed that he now spends the major part of his time there.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mankermi |first=Shivani |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui: I have returned to Budhana to be with my mother and family |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-nawazuddin-siddiqui-i-have-returned-to-budhana-to-be-with-mother-and-family/articleshow/82291149.cms |agency=Timesofindia.com |website=Entertainment Times |date=3 May 2021 |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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! Year
! Year
! Award
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Nominated work
! Category
! Result
! Result
! Ref
! Ref
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| 2013
| 2013
| [[Asian Film Awards]]
| [[Asian Film Awards]]
| [[Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| [[Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
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| rowspan="2"|2016
| rowspan="2"|2016
| rowspan="3"|[[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]''
| High Commendation
| High Commendation
| rowspan="2" |''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]''
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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|2013
|2013
| rowspan="6"|[[IIFA Awards]]
| rowspan="6"|[[IIFA Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' & ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' & ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|
|
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|-
|-
| rowspan="3"|2016
| rowspan="3"|2016
| [[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]]
| ''[[Badlapur (film)|Badlapur]]''
| ''[[Badlapur (film)|Badlapur]]''
| [[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]''
| [[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]]
| [[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]''
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|
|
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|2021
|2021
|[[49th International Emmy Awards|International Emmy Awards]]
|[[49th International Emmy Awards|International Emmy Awards]]
|[[International Emmy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|''[[Serious Men (film)|Serious Men]]''
|''[[Serious Men (film)|Serious Men]]''
|[[International Emmy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|date=23 September 2021|title=International Emmy awards: Nominations for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vir Das and web series ‘Aarya’|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1006087/international-emmy-awards-nominations-for-nawazuddin-siddiqui-vir-das-and-web-series-aarya|access-date=24 September 2021|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|date=23 September 2021|title=International Emmy awards: Nominations for Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vir Das and web series 'Aarya'|url=https://scroll.in/reel/1006087/international-emmy-awards-nominations-for-nawazuddin-siddiqui-vir-das-and-web-series-aarya|access-date=24 September 2021|website=Scroll.in}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2013
| 2013
| rowspan="6"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="6"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| rowspan="4"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|
|
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|-
| 2019
| 2019
| rowspan="2" |[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor (Critics)]]
| ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]''
| ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor (Critics)]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|
|
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare OTT Awards]]
| rowspan="2"|[[Filmfare OTT Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |Best Actor in a Web Original Film
| ''[[Raat Akeli Hai]]''
| ''[[Raat Akeli Hai]]''
| rowspan="2"|Best Actor in a Web Original Film
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Big Night for Paatal Lok and the Family Man. Complete List of Winners|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/filmfare-ott-awards-2020-paatal-lok-off-to-a-great-start-list-of-winners-2340941|access-date=20 December 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Filmfare OTT Awards 2020: Big Night for Paatal Lok and the Family Man. Complete List of Winners|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/filmfare-ott-awards-2020-paatal-lok-off-to-a-great-start-list-of-winners-2340941|access-date=20 December 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
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| 2012
| 2012
| [[National Film Awards]]
| [[National Film Awards]]
| [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]'', ''[[Kahaani]]'', ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'', ''[[Dekh Indian Circus]]''
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]'', ''[[Kahaani]]'', ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'', ''[[Dekh Indian Circus]]''
| [[National Film Award – Special Jury Award (Feature Film)|Special Jury Award]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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| 2013
| 2013
| rowspan="3"|[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| ''[[The Lunchbox]]''
| ''[[The Lunchbox]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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|
|-
|-
| [[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role|Best Actor in a Negative Role]]
| ''[[Badlapur (film)|Badlapur]]''
| ''[[Badlapur (film)|Badlapur]]''
| [[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role|Best Actor in a Negative Role]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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| 2013
| 2013
| rowspan="6"|[[Screen Awards]]
| rowspan="6"|[[Screen Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017
| rowspan="2"|2017
| [[Screen Award for Best Comedian|Best Comedian]]
| ''[[Freaky Ali]]''
| ''[[Freaky Ali]]''
| [[Screen Award for Best Comedian|Best Comedian]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Screen Award for Best Actor (Critics)|Best Actor (Critics)]]
| ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]''
| ''[[Raman Raghav 2.0]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Screen Award for Best Actor (Critics)|Best Actor (Critics)]]
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|
|
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|
|-
|-
| Best Supporting Actor
| ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]''
| ''[[Raees (2017 film)|Raees]]''
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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| 2013
| 2013
| rowspan="4"|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| rowspan="4"|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male|Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male]]
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| ''[[Talaash: The Answer Lies Within|Talaash]]''
| rowspan="2"|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male|Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2016
| rowspan="2"|2016
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]]
| ''[[Badlapur (film)|Badlapur]]''
| ''[[Badlapur (film)|Badlapur]]''
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role|Best Actor in a Comic Role]]
| ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]''
| ''[[Bajrangi Bhaijaan]]''
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role|Best Actor in a Comic Role]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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!Year
!Year
!Festival
!Festival
!Category
!Nominated work
!Nominated work
!Category
!Result
!Result
!Ref.
!Ref.
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|2012
|2012
|[[New York Indian Film Festival]]
|[[New York Indian Film Festival]]
|Best Actor
|''[[Dekh Indian Circus]]''
|''[[Dekh Indian Circus]]''
|Best Actor
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dekh Indian Circus: Nawazuddin plays a mute man|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/dekh-indian-circus-nawazuddin-plays-a-mute-man-503150.html|access-date=25 December 2019|website=News18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2012|url=http://www.iaac.us/NYIFF2012/reviews57.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090738/http://www.iaac.us/NYIFF2012/reviews57.htm|archive-date=5 March 2016|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dekh Indian Circus: Nawazuddin plays a mute man|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/dekh-indian-circus-nawazuddin-plays-a-mute-man-503150.html|access-date=25 December 2019|website=News18|date=30 August 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New York Indian Film Festival 2012|url=http://www.iaac.us/NYIFF2012/reviews57.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305090738/http://www.iaac.us/NYIFF2012/reviews57.htm|archive-date=5 March 2016|access-date=12 April 2013}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2013
|2013
|[[Asia-Pacific Film Festival|Asia Pacific Film Festival]]
|[[Asia-Pacific Film Festival|Asia Pacific Film Festival]]
|Best Supporting Actor
|''[[The Lunchbox]]''
|''[[The Lunchbox]]''
|Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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|2014
|2014
|[[Chicago International Film Festival|Chicago South Asian Film Festival]]
|[[Chicago International Film Festival|Chicago South Asian Film Festival]]
|Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|Outstanding Achievement in Cinema
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui to be honoured at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival for 'outstanding achievement' in cinema|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-be-honoured-at-the-chicago-south-asian-film-festival-for-outstanding-achievement-in-cinema-713303.html|access-date=25 December 2019|website=News18}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui to be honoured at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival for 'outstanding achievement' in cinema|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-be-honoured-at-the-chicago-south-asian-film-festival-for-outstanding-achievement-in-cinema-713303.html|access-date=25 December 2019|website=News18|date=12 September 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
|[[New York Indian Film Festival]]
|[[New York Indian Film Festival]]
|Best Actor
|''[[Haraamkhor]]''
|''[[Haraamkhor]]''
|Best Actor
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Honoured to receive Best Actor Award at NYIFF|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/nawazuddin-siddiqui-haramkhor-new-york-film-festival-shlok-sharma-best-actor-award-252568-2015-05-12 |date=12 May 2015 |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |magazine=[[India Today]] |language=en |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Honoured to receive Best Actor Award at NYIFF|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/nawazuddin-siddiqui-haramkhor-new-york-film-festival-shlok-sharma-best-actor-award-252568-2015-05-12 |date=12 May 2015 |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |magazine=[[India Today]] |language=en |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |2019
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Asian Film Talent Award ([[Singapore International Film Festival|SIFF]])
|Asian Film Talent Award ([[Singapore International Film Festival|SIFF]])
|Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent
|''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
|''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
|Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nawazuddin-siddiqui-honoured-with-lesley-ho-asian-film-talent-award-at-singapore-international-film-festival-7694011.html|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui honoured with Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award at Singapore International Film Festival- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=24 November 2019|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/nawazuddin-siddiqui-honoured-with-lesley-ho-asian-film-talent-award-at-singapore-international-film-festival-7694011.html|title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui honoured with Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award at Singapore International Film Festival- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=24 November 2019|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[Cardiff Film Festival|Cardiff International Film festival]]
|[[Cardiff Film Festival|Cardiff International Film festival]]
|Golden Dragon Award for Excellence in Cinema
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|Golden Dragon Award for Excellence in Cinema
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui gets Golden Dragon Award at Cardiff International Film Festival |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/nawazuddin-siddiqui-gets-golden-dragon-award-at-cardiff-international-film-festival-1613778-2019-10-29 |date=29 October 2019 |agency=Press Trust of India |magazine=[[India Today]] |language=en |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Nawazuddin Siddiqui gets Golden Dragon Award at Cardiff International Film Festival |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/nawazuddin-siddiqui-gets-golden-dragon-award-at-cardiff-international-film-festival-1613778-2019-10-29 |date=29 October 2019 |agency=Press Trust of India |magazine=[[India Today]] |language=en |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
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! Year
! Award
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Nominated work
! Category
! Result
! Result
! Ref
! Ref
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| 2012
| 2012
|[[GQ Men of the Year Awards]]
|[[GQ Men of the Year Awards]]
| Breakthrough Personality of the Year
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| Breakthrough Personality of the Year
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindifilmnews.com/bollywood_buzz/gq-men-of-the-year-awards-2012-winners-list/|title=Welcome hindifilmnews.com |access-date=12 April 2013|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818120711/http://www.hindifilmnews.com/bollywood_buzz/gq-men-of-the-year-awards-2012-winners-list/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=TheBollywoodcurry |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8odfyFdf8uk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/8odfyFdf8uk| archive-date=30 October 2021|title=Dia Mirza [and] Nawazuddin Siddiqui at GQ Men of the Year Awards Red Carpet |date=1 October 2012 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindifilmnews.com/bollywood_buzz/gq-men-of-the-year-awards-2012-winners-list/|title=Welcome hindifilmnews.com |access-date=12 April 2013|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818120711/http://www.hindifilmnews.com/bollywood_buzz/gq-men-of-the-year-awards-2012-winners-list/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=TheBollywoodcurry |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8odfyFdf8uk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211030/8odfyFdf8uk| archive-date=30 October 2021|title=Dia Mirza [and] Nawazuddin Siddiqui at GQ Men of the Year Awards Red Carpet |date=1 October 2012 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
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| 2013
| 2013
| [[Stardust Awards]]
| [[Stardust Awards]]
| [[Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| ''[[Kahaani]]''
| ''[[Kahaani]]''
| [[Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
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| rowspan="3" | 2018
| rowspan="3" | 2018
|[[GQ Men of the Year Awards]]
|[[GQ Men of the Year Awards]]
| Actor of the Year
| ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]''
| ''[[Manto (2018 film)|Manto]]''
| Actor of the Year
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|
|
|-
|-
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| Best Actor – Web Series
| rowspan="2" |''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| rowspan="2" |''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| Best Actor – Web Series
| {{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|
|
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| Best Actor (Drama)
| Best Actor (Drama)
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/news18-ireel-awards-2018-check-out-the-complete-list-of-winners-here-1870033.html|title=News18 iReel Awards 2018: Check Out the Complete List of Winners Here|website=News18|access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/news18-ireel-awards-2018-check-out-the-complete-list-of-winners-here-1870033.html|title=News18 iReel Awards 2018: Check Out the Complete List of Winners Here|website=News18|date=6 September 2018 |access-date=21 September 2019}}</ref>
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==External links==
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* {{official}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{IMDb name}}
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}
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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian Muslims]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Uttar Pradesh]]
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nawazuddin Siddiqui - IIFA 2017 Green Carpet (36349709816) (cropped).jpg
Siddiqui in 2017
Born (1974-05-19) 19 May 1974 (age 51)[1]
Budhana, Uttar Pradesh, India[2]
Alma mater
[3]
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
Spouse(s)
Anjana Kishor Pandey
​
(
m. 2009)
[4]
Children2

Nawazuddin Siddiqui ([nəˈwaːzʊdːiːn sɪdːiːqi:]; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema.[1][5] He is best known for his roles in The Lunchbox (2013), Manto (2018),[6] and Raman Raghav 2.0.[7] As many as eight films in which he features have been screened at the Cannes Film Festival.[8]

Early life

Siddiqui was born on 19 May 1974 in Budhana, a small town in Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India,[9] into a zamindari Muslim family of Lambardars.[1][2] He is the eldest of eight siblings.[10] He spent most of his youth in Uttarakhand.[11][12]

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,[11] to fulfill one of the criteria for admission.[1]

He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director Prashant Bhargava in Patang (2012).[13] He gained international recognition for his work in 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.[14] He has starred in two Emmy-nominated series, Sacred Games (2019)[15] and the British McMafia.

Career

Siddiqui went to the National School of Drama in New Delhi.[16] After graduating in 1999, he moved to Mumbai.[17]

He made his Bollywood debut in the year 1999 with a small role in the Aamir Khan starrer Sarfarosh.[18]Template:Verification-inline He then appeared in Ram Gopal Varma's 1999 film Shool and the 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.[19][20] He did a short film, The Bypass, in 2003, where he appeared with Irrfan Khan.[citation needed] 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.[19] 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.[21]

Between 2004 and 2007, 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. 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. 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.[22] 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,[23] who stated that the role "transformed his acting style"[24] 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.[25]

Siddiqui then appeared in the 2012 film Kahaani, in which he played the archetypal short-tempered intelligence officer Khan. Anurag Kashyap's gangster epic Gangs of Wasseypur followed, which furthered the actor's fame.[26] He played his first primary role as Sonu Duggal in Ashim Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely,[27] which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,[28][29] a role Siddiqui describes as his "most real performance so far".[30] Siddiqui then followed this with the sequel to Gangs of Wasseypur. In 2013, he played the lead role in the horror flick Aatma.[31] The Lunchbox premiered as part of the International Critics' Week at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and won him multiple awards.[6] He appeared in Aamir Khan's 2012 release Talaash. He received the Special Jury Award at the 2012 National Film Awards[32][33] and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2013 for The Lunchbox. In 2014, he played the lead antagonist Shiv Gajra in the blockbuster Kick.[34]

In 2015, Siddiqui's films Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Manjhi – The Mountain Man were released, and he was praised for his roles. His work in Raman Raghav 2.0 in 2016 won him the Fancine Malaga Award in Spain[7] and in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards,[35] both in the category of Best Actor. The 2018 film Manto was a groundbreaking performance that won him Best Actor at the 2018 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.[6]

Celebrated author Paulo Coelho has recommended 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".[36]

In 2021, he was seen in the American-Bangladeshi-Indian film No Land's Man.[37]

In 2022, Siddiqui will appear in Jogira Sara Ra Ra and Heropanti 2.[38][39] In the same year, he is also set to star in Kangana Ranaut's Tiku Weds Sheru, opposite Avneet Kaur.[40]

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.[41]

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.[42] The marriage soon went downhill, however, and in May 2020, Aalia Siddiqui announced on social media that she was seeking a divorce.[43][44]

Siddiqui lives in Mumbai with his younger brother, Shamas Nawab,[45] an aspiring film director. When not busy acting, he likes to spend time in his hometown of Budhana, where he owns a farm.[46] In a May 2021 interview, he revealed that he now spends the major part of his time there.[47]

Filmography

Main article: Nawazuddin Siddiqui filmography

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),[23] who stated that the role "transformed his acting style".[24]

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.[48]

Major associations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2013 Asian Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Talaash Won
2016 Asia Pacific Screen Awards High Commendation Raman Raghav 2.0 Won
Best Performance by an Actor Nominated
2018 Manto Won [49][50]
2013 IIFA Awards Best Supporting Actor Gangs of Wasseypur & Talaash Nominated
2014 The Lunchbox Nominated
2016 Best Performance in a Negative Role Badlapur Nominated
Best Performance in a Comic Role Bajrangi Bhaijaan Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Nominated
2018 Mom Won [51]
2021 International Emmy Awards Best Actor Serious Men Nominated [52]
2013 Filmfare Awards Best Supporting Actor Talaash Nominated
2014 The Lunchbox Won
2016 Badlapur Nominated
2018 Mom Nominated
2019 Best Actor (Critics) Manto Nominated
2020 Photograph Nominated
Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor in a Web Original Film Raat Akeli Hai Won [53]
2021 Serious Men Won [54]
2012 National Film Awards Special Jury Award Talaash, Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circus Won
2013 Producers Guild Film Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Lunchbox Won
2016 Bajrangi Bhaijaan Won
Best Actor in a Negative Role Badlapur Won
2013 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actor Talaash Won
2016 Bajrangi Bhaijaan Won
2017 Best Comedian Freaky Ali Nominated
Best Actor (Critics) Raman Raghav 2.0 Nominated
2018 Haraamkhor Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Raees Won
2013 Zee Cine Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Talaash Won
2014 The Lunchbox Nominated
2016 Best Performance in a Negative Role Badlapur Won
Best Actor in a Comic Role Bajrangi Bhaijaan Won

Film festival awards

Year Festival Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2012 New York Indian Film Festival Best Actor Dekh Indian Circus Won [55][56]
2013 Asia Pacific Film Festival Best Supporting Actor The Lunchbox Won
2014 Chicago South Asian Film Festival Outstanding Achievement in Cinema N/A Won [57]
2017 New York Indian Film Festival Best Actor Haraamkhor Won [58]
2019 Asian Film Talent Award (SIFF) Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Sacred Games Won [59]
Cardiff International Film festival Golden Dragon Award for Excellence in Cinema N/A Won [60]

Other awards

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref
2012 GQ Men of the Year Awards Breakthrough Personality of the Year N/A Won [61][62]
2013 Stardust Awards Best Supporting Actor Kahaani Won
2018 GQ Men of the Year Awards Actor of the Year Manto Won
Indian Television Academy Awards Best Actor – Web Series Sacred Games Nominated
iReel Awards Best Actor (Drama) Won [63]

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