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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1974-05-19 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Budhana, Uttar Pradesh, India

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Biography:

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

Acting

2025

2024

Saindhav as Vikas Malik
Rautu ka Raaz as Inspector Deepak Negi

2023

Haddi as Haddi
Tiku Weds Sheru as Shiraz 'Sheru' Khan Afghani
Afwaah as Rahab Ahmed

2022

Heropanti 2 as Laila
Holy Cow as Cop

2021

2020

Ghoomketu as Ghoomketu
Raat Akeli Hai as Inspector Jatil Yadav
Serious Men as Ayyan Mani
AK vs AK as Self (voice)

2019

Petta as Singaar 'Singaaram' Singh
Photograph as Rafi
Thackeray as Balasaheb Thackeray
Housefull 4 as Ramsey Baba
Bebaak as Interviewer
Motichoor Chaknachoor as Pushpinder Tyagi

2018

Mukkabaaz as Baaraat Singer
Manto as Saadat Hasan Manto
Genius as MRS (Mr Samar Khan)
McMafia as Dilly Mahmood
Sacred Games as Ganesh Gaitonde

2017

In Defence Of Freedom as Sadat Hasan Manto
Raees as IPS Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar
Mom as Daya Shankar "DK" Kapoor
Munna Michael as Mahinder Fauji
Babumoshai Bandookbaaz as Babu Bihari
Jagga Jasoos as Two-Headed Bashir Alexander (Guest Appearance)

2016

Lion as Rama
Te3n as Martin Das
Freaky Ali as Ali

2015

Badlapur as Liak
Bajrangi Bhaijaan as Chand Nawab
Manjhi: The Mountain Man as Dashrath Manjhi
Lateef as Lateef
Haraamkhor as Shyam Tekchand

2014

Miss Lovely as Sonu Duggal
Kick as Shiv Gajra
Yudh as Sanjay Kumar Mishra

2013

Bombay Talkies as Purandar
The Lunchbox as Shaikh
Aatma as Abhay
Liar's Dice as Nawazuddin
Sniffer as Mohammad Anwar

2012

Talaash as Tehmur
Chittagong as Nirmal Sen
Paan Singh Tomar as Gopi Jadav
Kahaani as Mr. Khan

2011

2010

Peepli Live as Rakesh

2009

New York as Zilgai
Dev.D as Band Singer
Firaaq as Hanif
India's Got Talent as Self - Guest

2008

Summer 2007 as Digambar
Black & White as Tahir Tayyabuddin

2007

Ek Chalis Ki Last Local as Ponnappa's Brother
Aaja Nachle as Dhan Kuber

2006

Family: Ties of Blood as Aryan’s Friend #2

2004

Black Friday as Asgar Mukadam

2003

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. as Pickpocketer
The Bypass as First bandit

2000

Jungle as Khabri

1999

Shool as Waiter
Sarfarosh as Terrorist

1998

C.I.D. as Alex

-

Bole Chudiyan as Gopal Rathore
The Nexus: Shadows of Destiny as Dr. Vikram Verma
Raat Akeli Hai 2 as Inspector Jatil Yadav
I'm Not An Actor as Adnan Baig

Production

2021

No Land's Man as Producer

2015