Published 12:01 IST, April 13th 2020

Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalls days he went without food and money: 'Survived on Parle G'

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one of the Bollywood stars who made it huge in the industry without any film family background. Read on to know more about his struggles.

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui is an actor who has carved his niche in industry without any film background. Sacred Games star me it huge in Bollywood with his blockbuster movies like Gangs of Wasseypur, Paan Singh Tomar, Kahaani, Talaash, Lunchbox, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Manjhi: Mountain Man and many more. Nawazuddin Siddiqui also reportedly wrote his own biography, An Ordinary Life, however, it was later withdrawn due to some controversies. 

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In one of book tour interviews, Nawazuddin Siddiqui spoke about his struggle in Bollywood and how he spent days without food and money. star said that he never thought about earning money or how he will become an actor because he was alrey an actor and it was just that he did t have eugh work. Nawaz ded that problem was with survival as he needed money to stay alive and travel for work. 

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In his book, An Ordinary Life, Nawazuddin Siddiqui revealed that he did t have eugh money to eat food and travel for basic needs. He walked miles as he h money for bus fare.  Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor also ded that he and his fellow actor Vijay Raaz survived on Parle G and glucose biscuits for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Nawazuddin Siddiqui also revealed that he faced a premature balding issue as well. 

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Talking furr about his struggles, Nawazuddin Siddiqui also shared that he was used to failure faced by him. However, he never gave up.  Bombay Talkies actor also ded that he came from a poor family background that helped him keep his expectations low. He also spoke about his struggling days when he was studying at National School of Drama in Delhi. 

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Next for Nawazuddin Siddiqui - 

On work front, Nawazuddin Siddiqui was last seen love story drama flick Motichoor Chaknachoor helmed by Debamitra Biswal.  film also stars Athiya Shetty, Navni Parihar and Abhishek Rawat. superstar will be next seen in Holy Cow, Land's Man, Ghoomketu, Bole Chudiyan and more. 

12:10 IST, April 13th 2020