Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Early life
He hails from Budhana, a small village in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh from a Muslim family, where his late father was a farmer. Siddiqui grew up amongst nine siblings, seven brothers and two sisters. After graduating in science from Gurukul Kangri University in Haridwar, Uttarakand, he worked as a chemist in a petrochemical company for a short while. But boredom set in soon, and he moved to Delhi. He graduated from theThe National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi in 1996[8][not in citation given] for his theatre academics.
Career
He 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. Nawazuddin made his Bollywood debut in 1999, with a small role in Aamir Khan starrer, Sarfarosh. After that, he hung out at film studios and shootings but only got stereotypical roles. He shared screen along with Sunil Dutt and Sanjay Dutt inMunnabhai 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 success.He did a short film The Bypass in 2003, where he appeared with actor, Irrfan Khan.[14] Beyond that between 2002–05, he was largely out of work, and lived in a flat he shared with four other people, and survived by conducting occasional acting workshops.
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 Film Festival and Tribeca Film Festival, for which Nawazuddin's natural performance has been praised by world-renowned film critic Roger Ebert (awarding the film 4 stars), a role which 'transformed his acting style'. In 2009, he appeared in a cameo role in hit song "emotional atyachar" in the movie Dev D in his moniker as Rangila along with his duo Rasila (known together as Patna ke Presley). Nawazuddin 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 Nawazuddin describes as his "most real performance so far." Nawazuddin then followed this up with the sequel to Gangs of Wasseypur. In 2013, he played the lead role in the horror flick Aatma. He has appeared in Aamir Khan's 2012 release, Talash. His film Patang, which was recently released in the U.S. and Canada, is garnering much attention for Nawazuddin with rave reviews from the New York Times,[25] and Los Angeles Times.
In 2015, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's films Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Manjhi - The Mountain Man released and he was praised for his roles. Nawazuddin is doing a film based in Gujarat, titled Haraamkhor.Nawazuddin Siddiqui received the Best Actor award for the film at the New York Indian Film Festival(NYIFF).
Personal life
He lives in Mumbai at Yari Road, Andheri West with his younger brother Shamas Nawab Siddiqui. who is a director. Nawazuddin is married to Anjali and they have a daughter Shora and a son who was born on the actor's 41st birthday. They live in Zohra Nagar, Mumbai.
Awards
Siddiqui's first lead role in a feature film was in Prashant Bhargava's Patang, which premiered at the Berlin Film Festival, for which Nawazuddin's performance has been praised by noted film critic Roger Ebert (awarding the film 4/4 stars),[15] a role which 'transformed his acting style'.[16]
He appeared in four major films of 2012 – Kahaani (2012), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 (2012) and Talaash (2012), all of which earned him wide critical reception and awards including Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor, Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Maleboth for his role as Taimur in Talaash: The Answer Lies Within as well as Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Gangs of Wasseypur.
Siddiqui was awarded the Special Jury Award at the 60th National Film Awards 2012, for his work in films, Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur, Dekh Indian Circusand Talaash.[30]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Sarfarosh | Criminal 1 (Credited)/Arrested through Victoria House raid | ||
| Shool | Waiter | |||
| 2000 | Jungle | Khabri (Messenger) | ||
| 2003 | Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. | Pickpocketer | ||
| The Bypass | 1st Bandit | |||
| 2006 | Family | |||
| 2007 | Aaja Nachle | |||
| Ek Chalis Ki Last Local | Ponnappa's Brother (Charasi in Bar) | |||
| Manorama Six Feet Under | Local goon | |||
| Black Friday | Asgar Mukadam | |||
| 2008 | Black & White | |||
| 2009 | ||||
| Firaaq | Hanif | |||
| New York | Zilgai | |||
| Dev.D | Cameo in "Emotional Atyachar Song" | |||
| 2010 | Peepli Live | Rakesh Kapoor | ||
| 2011 | ||||
| Dekh Indian Circus | Jethu | National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Feature Film) (also forTalaash, Gangs of Wasseypur & Kahaani) | ||
| 2012 | ||||
| Kahaani | IB Officer A.Khan | |||
| Paan Singh Tomar | Gopi | |||
| Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 | Faizal Khan | Lions Gold Awards 2012 - Lions Favorite Actor | ||
| Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 | Faizal Khan | Lions Gold Awards 2012 - Lions Favorite Actor | ||
| Chittagong | Nirmal Sen | |||
| Talaash | Taimur | Asian Film Award for Best Supporting Actor | ||
| Patang | Chakku | Screened at the 2012 Berlin Film Festival | ||
| Miss Lovely | Sonu Duggal | Screened at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. Released in India on 17 January 2014 | ||
| 2013 | ||||
| Aatma[31][32] | Abhay | |||
| Bombay Talkies | Purandar | Screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | ||
| Shorts[33] | ||||
| Liar's Dice | Nawazuddin | Sundance Film Festival | ||
| Monsoon Shootout | Shiva | Screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | ||
| The Lunchbox | Shaikh | Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, Screened at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival | ||
| Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa[34] | Anwar | Post-production | ||
| 2014 | Lateef | Lateef | ||
| Kick | Shiv Gajra | |||
| Ghoomketu | Ghoomketu | Post-production | ||
| Miyan Kal Aana | Producer[35] | Cannes 2015,World Film Festival-Canada, Palm Springs International ShortFest | ||
| Haraamkhor | Shyam | Post-production | ||
| 2015 | Badlapur | Liak | ||
| Farzi | Pre-Production | |||
| The Maya Tape | Delayed | |||
| Bajrangi Bhaijaan | Chand Nawab (Pakistani Reporter) | |||
| Manjhi - The Mountain Man[36] | Dashrath Manjhi | |||
| Haramkhor | Shyam | |||
| Shoebite | Delayed | |||
| 2016 | Raees | Filming |
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