Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalls the 'brutal' grind of six years in one-scene roles before finally finding his voice.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui spoke at the Bollywood Hungama Style Icons Summit and Awards 2026 about his early career. He spent six years doing one-scene roles before he started demanding bigger parts. "I never came with the dream of becoming an established actor," he said. He simply wanted to keep acting every day.