Nawazuddin Siddiqui broke out in Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday (2007) before career-making performances in Patang (2012), Kahaani (2012) and Kashyap’s APSA Jury Grand Prize-winning Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), which was selected for Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. In 2012, Siddiqui was awarded a Special Jury Award at India’s National Film Awards for his performances across Gangs of WasseypurKahaaniDekh Indian Circus (2011) and Talaash (2012). Siddiqui then starred in the APSA-winning The Lunchbox (2013) and most recently worked once more with Kashyap on Psycho Raman (2016) for which he was recognised with a special mention for Best Performance by an Actor at the 2016 APSAs, the same year he appeared in the global hit Lion (2016). He then appeared in the biopic Manto (2018) about the life of writer Saadat Hasan Manto.

Accolades

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Best Performance by an Actor, 2018

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Best Performance by an Actor, 2018

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Manto

Winner, Best Performance by an Actor, 2018 Nawazuddin Siddiqui broke out in Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday (2007) before career-making performances in Patang (2012), Kahaani (2012) and Kashyap’s APSA Jury Grand…

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Best Performance by an Actor, 2016

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Best Performance by an Actor, 2016

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Psycho Raman (Raman Raghav 2.0)

Special Mention, Best Performance by an Actor, 2016 Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s first break was in Anurag Kashyap’s Black Friday (2007). He later played a journalist in Aamir Khan’s Peepli…

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Films

Manto
2018

Manto

India
2018

Manto

Winner – Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Best Performance by an Actor for Manto, 2018 Follows the most tumultuous four years in the life of Saadat Hasan Manto…

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Monsoon Shootout
2013

Monsoon Shootout

India, United Kingdom, Netherlands
2013

Monsoon Shootout

As heavy rains lash Mumbai, a cop on his first assignment faces a life altering decision when he must decide to shoot or not. Each…

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Psycho Raman
2016

Psycho Raman (Raman Raghav 2.0)

India
2016

Psycho Raman (Raman Raghav 2.0)

Special Mention, Best Performance by an Actor, 2016 Set in present day Mumbai the story follows the life of a serial killer Ramanna who is…

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