Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema.PTI (24 April 2017) Watch: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Explains That He Isn't Just A Muslim, But A Bit of All Religions HuffPost. Retrieved 24 April 2017. He is an alumnus of the National School of Drama. Siddiqui's feature film debut was alongside director Prashant Bhargava in Patang (2012), and his performance was appreciated by cinema critic Roger Ebert. He also gained international recognition for his work with director Anurag Kashyap in Black Friday (2007), the Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) duology, and Raman Raghav 2.0.
Siddiqui is best known for his roles in The Lunchbox (2013), Manto (2018), and Raman Raghav 2.0. He is the only actor in the world to have eight films officially selected and screened at the Film Festival Junction.
The actor continues to take time out from his filming schedule to farm in his native Uttar Pradesh. He has starred in two Emmy-nominated series, Sacred Games (2019) and the British McMafia.
Filmography
Film
+ Year Title Role Notes 1999 Sarfarosh Terrorist / Informer Shool Waiter 2000 Jungle Khabri (messenger) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Leader 2003 The Bypass First bandit Mudda – The Issue Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Pickpocketer 2006 Family Nawaz 2007 Aaja Nachle Dhan Kuber Ek Chalis Ki Last Local Ponnappa's brother Manorama Six Feet Under Local goon Black Friday Asgar Mukadam 2008 Black & White Tahir Tayyabuddin 2009 Firaaq Hanif New York Zilgai Dev.D Singer at wedding Cameo 2010 Peepli Live Rakesh Kapoor 2011 Dekh Indian Circus Jethu 2012 Kahaani IB Officer A. Khan Patang Chakkku First lead role Paan Singh Tomar Gopi Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 Faizal Khan Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 Chittagong Nirmal Sen Talaash: The Answer Lies Within Taimur Miss Lovely Sonu Duggal 2013 Aatma - Feel It Around You Abhay Bombay Talkies Purandar Shorts Unnamed Liar's Dice Nawazuddin Monsoon Shootout Shiva The Lunchbox Shaikh Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa Anwar 2014 Kick Shiv Gajra 2015 Lateef Lateef Badlapur Liak Bajrangi Bhaijaan Chand Nawab Manjhi – The Mountain Man Dashrath Manjhi 2016 Raman Raghav 2.0 Ramanna Te3n Father Martin Das Lion Rama Freaky Ali Ali 2017 Haraamkhor Shyam Raees SP Jaideep Ambalal Majmudar In Defence of Freedom Saadat Hasan Manto Short film Mom Daya Shankar "DK" Kapoor Munna Michael Mahinder Fauji Babumoshai Bandookbaaz Babu Bihari Carbon: The Story of Tomorrow Man from Mars Short film 2018 Mukkabaaz Himself Cameo Genius Samar Khan Manto Saadat Hasan Manto2019 Petta Singaar Singh / Singaram Tamil film Thackeray Bal Thackeray Photograph Rafiullah / 'Rafi' Housefull 4 Ramsey Baba Roam Rome MeinRajMotichoor Chaknachoor Pushpender Tyagi2020 Ghoomketu Ghoomketu Raat Akeli Hai Jatil Yadav Serious Men Ayyan Mani2021No Land's ManNaveen / SameerBangladeshi film2022 Heropanti 2 Laila Saran2023 Afwaah Rahab AhmedJogira Sara Ra Ra Jogi PratapTiku Weds SheruShiraz "Sheru" Khan AfghaniHaddi Haddi 2024 Saindhav Vikas MalikTelugu filmRautu Ka RaazDeepak NegiAdbhut Detective Gajraj Awasthy 2025 Costao Costao Fernandes Thamma YakshasanMain Actor Nahin Hoon Adnan Baig Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders Inspector Jatil Yadav Netflix film 2026 D.C.P Vijay Khanna Post-production Brigadier Veerendra "Veer" Chauhan, Agent B.S.F, D.I.A Completed D.C.P Dev Prasad Post-production Aman Verma Post-production
Television + Year Title Role Notes 2001CIDAlexEpisode: "The Case of the Elusive Killer" 2019 Thriller Factory TridevAudio series 2018 McMafia Dilly Mahmood 2 episodes 2018–2019 Sacred Games Ganesh Gaitonde 16 episodes
Music videos + List of Nawazuddin Siddiqui music video credits Year Title Singer 2021"Baarish Ki Jaaye"B Praak2023"Yaar Ka Sataya Hua Hai" Short film Year Work Role Network Notes2007Salt 'N' Peppershort film
See also List of awards and nominations received by Nawazuddin Siddiqui
References
External links Nawazuddin Siddiqui filmography at IMDb