Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Internationally recognised Indian actor, Padma Shri awardee.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one of Indian cinema's most internationally recognised actors. A National School of Drama graduate from Budhana in Uttar Pradesh, he spent years in small parts - including Black Friday and Peepli Live - before breakouts in Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), The Lunchbox, and Bajrangi Bhaijaan.
His filmography includes Manto, Raees, and Badlapur, and he anchored the critically acclaimed Netflix series Sacred Games as Ganesh Gaitonde. He has received the Padma Shri and has been included among the world's best actors by The New York Times and Variety.
Siddiqui's stage talks cover the long outsider climb, the grammar of serious film acting, and what it means to represent rural and small-town India on a global screen.
- The outsider's climb in a concentrated industry
- Indian independent cinema on world stages
- Preparation and character work
- Staying in character across projects
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