Nawazuddin Siddiqui once cleaned stages, served tea in theatres
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui once cleaned stages, served tea in theatres

Nawazuddin Siddiqui
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is regarded as one of the best actors in Hindi cinema.

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No film background
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No film background

Nawazuddin has no family background in movies and coming from a rural, lower-middle-class Zamindari family, his path to establishing himself in Hindi cinema is remarkable. 

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Studies
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Studies

He attended Gurukul Kangri University in Haridwar and received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.

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Worked as a chemist

After graduation, he worked as a chemist for a while, and then after watching a play, an acting bug bit him and he aspired to be an actor.

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National School of Drama

Enrolling in the National School of Drama, hopefuls had to appear in ten plays or more, according to NSD criteria. 

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Odd jobs

The 49-year-old actor had to do a lot of odd jobs during that period while trying his hardest to act in plays.

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Serve tea

Nawazuddin said in an interview that he even had to serve tea to the audience and sweep the stage floor during this time. 

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Bollywood debut

In 1999, he debuted in Bollywood with the film 'Sarfarosh', starring Aamir Khan, in a minor role.

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prominent roles

He rose to prominence with films such as 'Kahaani' and 'Gangs of Wasseypur'. 

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