Early life
Siddiqui was born on 19 May 1974 in Budhana, a small town and tehsil in Muzaffarnagar district, in the western
part of Uttar Pradesh state of India, into a zamindariMuslim family of Numberdars He was the eldest of his eight
siblings.He graduated with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Chemistry
from Gurukul Kangri
Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar.
Following this, he worked as a chemist in Vadodara for a year, before leaving for Delhi in search for a new job. Once in
Delhi, he was instantly drawn into acting after watching a play, and in pursuit
to secure admission at National
School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi, he acted in over ten plays
with a group of friends, to fulfill one of the criteria for admission
Career
Siddiqui went to the National School of Drama, New Delhi After graduating from NSD, he moved to
Mumbai. In 2004, which was one of the worst years of his struggle, he couldn’t
pay any rent. He asked an NSD senior if he could stay with him. The senior
allowed him to share his apartment in Goregaon if he was willing to cook meals
for him
Siddiqui made his Bollywood debut in 1999, with a small role in Aamir Khan starrer, Sarfarosh.[After that, he played a messenger in the
movie Jungle, later he
hung out at film studios and shootings but only got stereotypical roles. He
shared screen along with Sunil
Dutt and Sanjay Dutt in Munnabhai
MBBS in the opening scenes
where he tries to pick the pocket of Sunil Dutt.
After moving to Mumbai he tried to
get work in television serials, but did not achieve much successHe did a short
film The Bypass in 2003, where he appeared with Irrfan Khan Beyond that between 2002–05, he was
largely out of work, and lived in a flat he shared with four other people, and
survived by conducting occasional acting workshops
His appearance in Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2007) paved way for other powerful
roles. His first lead role in a feature film was as the wedding singer Chakku
in Prashant Bhargava's Patang (shot in 2007-2008), which premiered
at the Berlin International Film
Festival and Tribeca Film Festival, for which
Siddiqui's performance was praised by renowned film critic Roger Ebert (awarding the film four stars),] a role which 'transformed his acting
style' In 2009, he appeared in a
cameo role in the song "Emotional Atyachar" in the movie Dev D in his moniker as Rangila along with
his duo Rasila (known together as Patna ke Presley).
Siddiqui was noticed in the film New
York. However it was his role of a journalist in Aamir Khan Productions's Peepli Live (2010), that first got him recognition
as an actor.
He became a household name post Kahaani (2012), where he played the archetypal
short-tempered intelligence officer Khan. Anurag
Kashyap's gangster epic Gangs
of Wasseypur followed which
furthered his fame He played his
first primary role as Sonu Duggal in Ashim
Ahluwalia's Miss Lovely which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival a role Siddiqui describes as his
"most real performance so far. Siddiqui
then followed this up with the sequel to Gangs
of Wasseypur. In 2013, he played the lead role in the horror flick Aatma He appeared in Aamir Khan's 2012 release, Talash. His film Patang, which was released in
the U.S. and Canada, garnered much attention with rave reviews from the New
York Times and Los Angeles Times.
In 2014, he played the role of a villain, Shiv Gajra, in Kick
In 2015, Siddiqui's films Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Manjhi
- The Mountain Man released
and he was praised for his roles. Siddiqui appeared in a film based in Gujarat,
titled Haraamkhor For his
performance in Haramkhor,
he was awarded the Best Actor at the New
York Indian Film Festival
Personal
life
He lives in Mumbai with his younger
brother, Shamas Nawab Siddiquiwho is a director. Nawazuddin is
married to Anjali and they have a daughter, Shora and a son who was born on the
actor's 41st birthday.
Filmography
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1999
Terrorist
Waiter
2000
Khabri
(messenger)
In
the scene as one of the leaders of Second Mahad Satyagraha and in background
of Manusmriti Dahan
2003
First
bandit
Cameo
Pickpocketer
2006
2007
Ponnappa's
brother
Local
goon
Asgar
Mukadam
2008
Tahir
Tayyabuddin
2009
Hanif
Zilgai
Special
appearance in song "Emotional Atyachar"
2010
Rakesh
Kapoor
2011
Jethu
National Film
Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)
(also for Talaash, Gangs of Wasseypur and Kahaani)
2012
IB
Officer A. Khan
Gopi
Faisal
Khan
Lions
Favorite Actor
Faisal
Khan
Lions
Favorite Actor
Nirmal
Sen
Taimur
Sonu
Duggal
Theatrical
release 2014
2013
Abhay
Purandar
Nawazuddin
Shiva
Shaikh
Anwar
2014
Shiv
Gajra
2015
Liak
2016
Ramanna
Father
Martin Das
Rama
Ali
2017
Shyam,
Teacher
released
on 13th January, 2017[32]
Babu
Filming
Superintendent
of Police Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar
Dev
(manager of Munna)
Upcoming
film
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1999
Terrorist
Waiter
2000
Khabri
(messenger)
In
the scene as one of the leaders of Second Mahad Satyagraha and in background
of Manusmriti Dahan
2003
First
bandit
Cameo
Pickpocketer
2006
2007
Ponnappa's
brother
Local
goon
Asgar
Mukadam
2008
Tahir
Tayyabuddin
2009
Hanif
Zilgai
Special
appearance in song "Emotional Atyachar"
2010
Rakesh
Kapoor
2011
Jethu
National Film
Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film)
(also for Talaash, Gangs of Wasseypur and Kahaani)
(also for Talaash, Gangs of Wasseypur and Kahaani)
2012
IB
Officer A. Khan
Gopi
Faisal
Khan
Lions
Favorite Actor
Faisal
Khan
Lions
Favorite Actor
Nirmal
Sen
Taimur
Sonu
Duggal
Theatrical
release 2014
2013
Abhay
Purandar
Nawazuddin
Shiva
Shaikh
Anwar
2014
Shiv
Gajra
2015
Liak
2016
Ramanna
Father
Martin Das
Rama
Ali
2017
Shyam,
Teacher
released
on 13th January, 2017[32]
Babu
Filming
Superintendent
of Police Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar
Dev
(manager of Munna)
Upcoming
film
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