Nawazuddin Siddiqui needs no introduction, everyone knows who’s the reel life Manji who created his own path of fame. The self-made star of Bollywood turned 47 today. Nawazuddin Siddiqui movies like Gangs of Wasseypur, Lunchbox, Khahani, and Manjhi are not the only reason behind his stardom.
The boy from Muzzafurnagar who didn’t watch more than 5 films during his teens became a megastar after a long struggle. He started his career with theatre, short films, and movies where none of us even spotted the Nawaz.
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Here is a list of all those Nawazuddin Siddique movies.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui Go Unnoticed In These 3 Movies
1. Munna Bhai MBBS
Munna Bhai and Circuit were the stars of this movie and we cannot forget the movie for the iconic dialogues. But, did you spot Nawaz in the movie? We bet the answer is No!
Nawazuddin Siddiqui was not a supporting character in Rajkumar Hirani’s comedy film. He had a very short role as a criminal.
Here’s the clip, maybe you recognize him now.
2. Dev D
The classic romantic black comedy, Dev D became popular for the song “Emotional Attyachar.” Did you even realize that one of the singers in the song was Nawaz? Have a look below, if you didn’t spot him in the song.
3. Sarfarosh
The 1999 hit-movie of Amir Khan still entertains us with its popular songs “is Deewana ladke ko” and the patriotic song “Zindagi Maut Na ban Jaye.” But besides Amir and Sonali, there was one more actor in the film and that was Nawauddin Siddiqui.
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He was in the starting stage of his career and looking for roles. Nawaz got a very small scene in Sarfarosh.
The actor was also seen several times in movies like Shool, Ek Chaalis ki las local, firaq, and many short films too. The actor also performed in many short films that are as good as his super-hit movies. Check it out below!
Short Movies of Nawazuddin Siddiqui
1. Carbon
Everyone wants to know the future but we can only predict how the world would like in 2030. The 2017 story of tomorrow “Carbon” is a good one to explore the futuristic world from the eyes of Nawaz.
The sci-fi movie describes the world’s situation in 2067 and also highlights the alarming issue of global warming.
2. The Journey
Although the journey of Nawazuddin from a theatre artist to a superstar of Bollywood began in 2012, he prepared himself with short movies like “The Journey.” It is an emotional journey of a man who crosses the river Ganga with a corpse.
3. Bypass
Two superstars of Bollywood were seen in the short movie Bypass. Irfan was in the lead role and Nawaz played the role of a murderous bandit. It is a silent movie.
4. Recycle Mind
The short comedy “Recycle Mind” is a story about a man who became a dentist from a scrap dealer.
But, did you know Nawaz worked as a chemist and watchman in real life?
The 47-year actor won 2 Filmfare awards in his long career and many international and national awards too for his great contribution. He is one of the highest-paid actors of Bollywood with an estimated net worth of $13 million.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be seen in his 3 upcoming movies “ Bole Chudiyan, Jogira Sara Ra Ra, and No Land’s Man.”