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Actor · Hindi Cinema

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Contemporary 2003–present

Rising from bit parts to leading roles through sheer craft, Nawazuddin Siddiqui became the face of a new, performance-first Bollywood. His work in Gangs of Wasseypur and Sacred Games earned international recognition. He is regarded as one of the finest actors of his time.

Honours: Multiple festival honours; celebrated across Cannes-selected films.

Filmography

51 films · compiled from Wikidata

2000s

Aatma poster

Aatma

Bombay Talkies poster

Bombay Talkies

Monsoon Shootout poster

Monsoon Shootout

The Lunchbox poster

The Lunchbox

Shorts poster

Shorts

Muskaanein Jhooti Hai

Kahaani poster

Kahaani

Talaash: The Answer Lies Within poster

Talaash: The Answer Lies Within

Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 poster

Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1

Miss Lovely poster

Miss Lovely

Chittagong poster

Chittagong

Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 poster

Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2

Gangs of Wasseypur poster

Gangs of Wasseypur

Dekh Indian Circus poster

Dekh Indian Circus

Peepli Live poster

Peepli Live

New York poster

New York

Firaaq poster

Firaaq

The Bypass poster

The Bypass

The 1990s

Shool poster

Shool

Signature Roles

McMafia poster

McMafia

Sacred Games

No Land's Man

Noorani Chehra

Best known for: Gangs of Wasseypur · Sacred Games · The Lunchbox · Manjhi · Raman Raghav 2.0

Did You Know?

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) has run continuously at Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir cinema for decades — the longest theatrical run in film history.
Sholay (1975) ran for over five years at Mumbai’s Minerva theatre and its dialogues are quoted to this day.
Mother India (1957) was India’s first film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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