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Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Born 19 May 1974 (age 52) · Budhana, Uttar Pradesh, India

Actor
47Films
5.9Avg Monk Scoreacross 29 starring roles
8Recommended+of 29
1999–2025Career

Critics have scored 29 of Nawazuddin Siddiqui's starring roles since 2010, with an average Monk Score of 5.9. Nawazuddin's best-reviewed collaborations are with Ritesh Batra (2 films, avg 7.3) and Anurag Kashyap (5 films, avg 6.3). The most recent, Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders (2025), scored 6.3.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an Indian actor, known for his works in Hindi cinema. An alumnus of the National School of Drama, Siddiqui's breakthrough role was with Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday (2007), which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and was a nominee for the Best Film (Golden Leopard) award at the Locarno Film Festival. He is a three-time nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the Filmfare Awards, winning for The Lunchbox.

Films

Known for

Career arc

Nawazuddin's films, as critics saw them

29 starring roles · Monk Score 0–10

The Lunchbox (2013): 8.4
Munna Michael (2017): 3.8
  1. Paan Singh Tomar (2010): Monk Score 6.1
  2. Kahaani (2012): Monk Score 7.3
  3. Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1 (2012): Monk Score 6.4
  4. Gangs of Wasseypur – 2 (2012): Monk Score 6.3
  5. Chittagong (2012): Monk Score 7.3
  6. Talaash (2012): Monk Score 6.6
  7. Aatma (2013): Monk Score 4.6
  8. Bombay Talkies (2013): Monk Score 6.7
  9. Shorts (2013): Monk Score 5.4
  10. The Lunchbox (2013): Monk Score 8.4
  11. Miss Lovely (2014): Monk Score 6.3
  12. Kick (2014): Monk Score 5.5
  13. Badlapur (2015): Monk Score 6.9
  14. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015): Monk Score 6.6
  15. Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015): Monk Score 5.8
  16. Te3n (2016): Monk Score 5.8
  17. Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016): Monk Score 5.9
  18. Freaky Ali (2016): Monk Score 4.5
  19. Haraamkhor (2017): Monk Score 5.9
  20. Raees (2017): Monk Score 5.8
  21. Mom (2017): Monk Score 6.4
  22. Munna Michael (2017): Monk Score 3.8
  23. Babumoshai Bandookbaaz (2017): Monk Score 4.8
  24. Genius (2018): Monk Score 4.0
  25. Manto (2018): Monk Score 6.5
  26. Thackeray (2019): Monk Score 4.8
  27. Photograph (2019): Monk Score 6.1
  28. Thamma (2025): Monk Score 5.6
  29. Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal Murders (2025): Monk Score 6.3

Highest: The Lunchbox 8.4Lowest: Munna Michael 3.88 of 29 Recommended or better

Collaborators

Who Nawazuddin works with

Credits

Filmography

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Acting (47)

Articles

Featuring Nawazuddin Siddiqui