Nawazuddin Siddiqui, born 19 May 1974 in Budhana, Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the most-acclaimed Indian character actors of his generation. After years of bit parts and struggle, he broke through with Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) and has since starred in The Lunchbox (2013), Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015), and Netflix's Sacred Games (2018–2019).
His Parents
Father: Nawabuddin Siddiqui — small farmer.
Mother: Mehrunnisa — homemaker.
His Siblings
Nawazuddin is the eldest of nine siblings — a typical large Bihari/UP rural Muslim family.
His Wife: Aaliya Siddiqui
Aaliya Siddiqui (born Anjana Kishor Pandey), born 1978 in Kanpur, converted to Islam to marry Nawazuddin around 2009. The couple have had a publicly turbulent marriage, with multiple separations and legal disputes documented in Indian media.
Their Children
Shora Siddiqui — daughter, born around 2012.
Yaani Siddiqui — son, born around 2015.
The Siddiqui Family Tree at a Glance
Family Origins: Budhana, Muzaffarnagar district, Uttar Pradesh.
Parents: Nawabuddin Siddiqui (small farmer); Mehrunnisa (homemaker).
Siblings: Nawazuddin is the eldest of nine.
Wife: Aaliya Siddiqui née Anjana Kishor Pandey (Kanpur); converted to Islam around 2009.
Children: Shora (daughter); Yaani (son).
Nawazuddin Siddiqui:
- Born 19 May 1974, Budhana, Muzaffarnagar, UP
- Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar (B.Sc. Chemistry, ~1993)
- Worked briefly as a chemist
- National School of Drama (NSD), New Delhi (1996)
- Bit parts in Bollywood from 1999 onward
- Breakthrough: Gangs of Wasseypur (2012)
- Notable films: Kahaani (2012), The Lunchbox (2013), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015), Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016), Manto (2018), Sacred Games (Netflix, 2018–2019), Photograph (2019), Serious Men (2020)
- Padma Shri (2024)
What the Siddiqui Family Story Teaches Us
A small-farmer father. A homemaker mother. Nine children. A son who studied chemistry, worked as a chemist briefly, then moved to Delhi to study at NSD. A wife who converted to her husband's religion. A complicated marriage that has been part of the public record. Two children growing up in the middle of all of it.
For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Siddiqui story carries the same lesson. Family records include the complications honestly. The Siddiqui marriage has had public separations and reconciliations across more than a decade. The tree records what happened — not what was supposed to happen. Write down the difficult parts too.
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