Shamas Nawab Siddiqui is an Indian film director. He is the brother of famous Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Wiki/Biography
Shamas Nawab Siddiqui was born on Wednesday, October 5, 1983 in Budhana, Uttar Pradesh, India (age 39 years 2022). He studied at DBS (PG) College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′8″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Shamas Nawab Siddiqui belonged to a Zamindar Muslim family called Numberdars. He is from the Sunni sect.
Parents and siblings
His father late Nawabuddin Siddiqui was a farmer.
Shamas Nawab Siddiqui’s father
His mother Mehroonisa is a housewife. He has six brothers and two sisters. His sister Syama Tamshi Siddiqui died in December 2019 at the age of 26 after battling breast cancer. Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is his eldest brother.
Shamas Nawab Siddiqui (third from right) and his brothers)
wife and children
He married Sheeba Siddiqui on October 15, 2021.
Hiba Siddiqui, wife of Shamas Nawab Siddiqui
In February 2023, the couple gave birth to a daughter named Ira Siddiqui.
Shamas Nawab Siddiqui and his daughter
Profession
director
Shamas Nawab Siddiqui started working as a television director in 2005 and has since directed many television shows. In 2015, he directed the short film Sir, Tomorrow Comes (Miyan Kal Aana) produced by Nawazuddin Siddiqui. The film is based on the Islamic practice of Nikah Halala. The film was later screened at the 2015 Cannes International Film Festival as part of the Short Films Corner category.
Poster of the movie “Sir, Come Tomorrow”
After the success of his first film, he went on to direct a number of films including “Bolechu Diyan”, “Zero Kilometer”, “Charta Pulza”, “Gehu, Gana Gun” and “You Are Not My Husband” .
Poster of the movie “Bole Chu Tiyan”
Producer
Apart from directing, Shamas has also tried his hand at filmmaking. He has produced several Bollywood films such as Manto, Roam Rome Mein (2019) and No Lands Man (2021).
dispute
defamation case
On March 20, 2023, Nawazuddin Siddiqui filed a defamation suit against his estranged wife Anjana Pandey (Aaliya) and Shamas Siddiqui, seeking Rs 100 crore to compensate him for misleading claims made by them losses suffered as a result of the claim. However, the actor later sent a “draft settlement” to his wife. Shamas reportedly served as Nawazuddin’s manager from 2008 to 2020, during which time he was accused of defrauding and defrauding Nawazuddin. The actor claimed that he received legal notices from various government departments asking Shamas to pay outstanding dues of Rs 37 crore. He further alleged that Shamas and Anjana were blackmailing him with “cheap videos” and comments on social media. In response to Nawazuddin’s allegations, Shamas wrote a lengthy post on Twitter for Nawazuddin, challenging Nawazuddin’s defamation case and disclosing his other legal cases.
प्रियेभरई #NawazuddinSiddiqui ये भी एलीगेशन नहीं इमोशंस हैं pic.twitter.com/89B9sWH5gy
— Shamas Nawab Siddiqui (@ShamasSiddiqui) March 26, 2023
Awards
- He won the “Fiction Short” award at the 2021 Chicago South Asian Film Festival for his film “Kilometer Zero.”
- He won the “Best Indian Short Film” award at the Port Blair International Film Festival 2021 for his film “Zero Kilometer”.
- His film Zero Kilometer won an award at the Birsamunda International Film Festival.
- In 2022, he won the “Best Director” award at the 11th Kolkata Short International Film Festival.
Facts/Trivia
- He is also known as Shamasuddin Siddiqui.
- Shamas Nawab Siddiqui has attended film festivals in more than 35 countries for his film Miyan Kal Aana (2015). The film won 14 international awards and received 34 official nominations. In an interview, he spoke about this and said:
I had the opportunity to participate in film festivals in 35 countries Mijan Kal Ana (his early short film, about “Triple Talaq”), I can never forget.
- In an interview, he revealed how his elder brother Nawazuddin Siddiqui encouraged him to pursue a career in filmmaking. He revealed that after Nawazuddin read his notes, he jotted down the scene he imagined. He said,
After reading it, Nawaz bhai asked me if I wanted to pursue higher studies or go to Mumbai with him to study cinematography. He helped me understand world cinema and encouraged me to write screenplays. ”
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