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Budhana, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an Indian film actor who works in Hindi cinema. After a period of unnoticed performances in his early career, he received the Special Jury Award at the 2012 National Film Awards and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2013.
Known for
- Tumbbad II2027
- Shekhar Tonite — Self2026
- Thamma — Yakshasan2025
- Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders — Inspector Jatil Yadav2025
- I'm Not An Actor — Adnan Baig2025
- Costao — Costao2025
- Adbhut2024
- Saindhav — Vikas Malik2024
- Rautu ka Raaz — Inspector Deepak Negi2024
- Haddi — Haddi2023
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1974-05-19 ) 19 May 1974 (age 52) , Budhana , Uttar Pradesh, India
- Education
- National School of Drama Gurukula Kangri University
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1999–present
- Works
- Full list
- Spouse
- Aaliya Siddiqui ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2009 )
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Budhana
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- National School of Drama
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Islam
- Official website
- nawazuddinsiddiqui.com
- Image
- Nawazuddin Siddiqui at IFFK 2021 4 (cropped).jpg
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- Nawazuddin Siddiqui
- date of birth
- 1974-05-19
- start of work period
- 1999-00-00
- name in native language
- नवाज़ुद्दीन सिद्दीकी
- social media followers
- 2939464
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Encyclopedic overview
Nawazuddin Siddiqui ([nəˈwaːzʊdːiːn sɪdːiːqi:]; born 19 May 1974) is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a National Film Award, an IIFA Award, and two Filmfare Awards, as well as a nomination for an International Emmy. After studying acting at the National School of Drama, Siddiqui had minor roles in films such as Sarfarosh (1999), Shool (1999), and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003).
Siddiqui first gained recognition for his role in Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2004) and the 2012 Gangs of Wasseypur duology. Further success came for his supporting roles in The Lunchbox (2013), for which he won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor; Kick (2014); and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). He went on to gain critical acclaim for his roles in Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016), Raees (2017), Mom (2017), and Manto (2018).
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