Published 16:56 IST, May 18th 2020
Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been put under home quarantine with his family till May 25
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, along with his family, has been put under home quarantine after he travelled to his hometown from Mumbai amid the Covid lockdown
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Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui recently travelled from Mumbai to his hometown in Budhana, Uttar Pradesh with his family amid nationwide Coronavirus lockdown. As per government rms, y have w been put under home quarantine. government recently anunced that people stuck in or cities can return back to ir hometowns after y are granted permission to do so.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui under home quarantine with family in hometown
Nawazuddin Siddiqui reached his hometown on May 11. While initial media reports suggested that Sacred Games actor had travelled to Budhana to celebrate Eid, Nawazuddin took to social media on Monday to refute claims. He clarified that he had undertaken journey as his mor suffered anxiety attacks, post death of his younger sister.
He said in his tweet, "Due to recent loss of my younger sister, my mor who is 71 yrs old got anxiety attack twice. We have followed all guidelines given by State Government. We are #HomeQuarantined at our hometown Budhana. Please #StaySafe #StayHome."
After he reached Budhana, authorities directed him and his family to remain in home quarantine till May 25 which will mark 14-day period. media reports also revealed that actor received permission from authorities in Mumbai to travel back to his hometown.
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A poster at his home says he will remain in quarantine till May 25.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui's mor, bror, and sister-in-law also travelled back to Uttar Pradesh along with him. doctors had taken samples of actor and his family to tested for Coronavirus. According to reports, entire family tested negative for virus.
On work front, actor ruled Netflix earlier in 2019 with release of second season of popular show Sacred Games. He starred in multiple or films in 2019 including Housefull 4, Motichoor Chaknachoor and Photograph. As for year 2020, Nawazuddin Siddiqui has five films in pipeline.
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He will be seen in Sanjay Sharma directorial Black Currency: Fake Currency Truth Unfolds and a horror thriller titled Maya Tape. Siddiqui will also be seen in Land's Man along with Eisha Chopra. actor is also set to star in his bror Shamas Nawab Siddiqui's film Bole Chudiyan.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui will also be seen in Pushpendra Nath Misra's directorial venture Ghoomketu. film revolves around an aspiring writer from UP who runs away to Mumbai. He gives himself a deadline of 30 days to try and prove his worth. Along with Siddiqui, film also stars Anurag Kashyap, Richa Chadha, and Ragini Khanna.
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film will be seen on Zee5 and will be available for streaming from May 22. It is also a bonus for Ranveer Singh and Amitabh Bachchan's fans as y will be seen in cameo roles in film along with actor Sonakshi Sinha. teaser of film was released on Friday and has attention of audience for being a total laugh riot. Actors Huma Qureshi, Chitrangada Singh, and filmmaker Nikkhil Advani also have cameos in film.
09:55 IST, May 18th 2020