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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNawazuddin Siddiqui<\/a> faced a tough road to fame long before the spotlight found him. Now famous for his strong acting, his early days in Mumbai were full of doubt, hard work, and struggles to survive. Before his big break in \u2018Gangs of Wasseypur\u2019, life was very different from what it is today. He came to the city with little money, worked as a watchman, and kept doing theatre to improve his skills while waiting for movie roles.<\/p>\n During an April 2026 session on Radio Nasha, the actor got real about the heavy emotional impact of his struggling days. Looking back at how endless failures chipped away at his drive, he admitted, \u201cIn the beginning, you have a lot of confidence and passion. But gradually, after facing repeated struggles, your confidence starts to fade. You begin to doubt yourself, whether what you learned was wrong, which is why you\u2019re not getting work.“<\/p>\n He recounted a long stretch where chances always felt tantalizingly close yet out of grasp, vanishing at the final hurdle. \u201cI have seen that mental state where I started doubting myself, felt unfit. It feels like bad luck has struck you \u2013 like every opportunity slips away just when you\u2019re about to get it. For almost 10 years, I felt like I was manhus (unlucky). Whenever a big opportunity came, it would suddenly slip away.“<\/p>\n Siddiqui shared painful memories of celebrating potential gigs that were abruptly yanked away. \u201cI would even tell my brother and friends that I had got work in a film. But when the shooting dates arrived, I would be fired \u2013 sometimes without even being informed. There were many times when I felt like crying in the middle of the road. And I did cry \u2013 while also looking around to make sure no one was watching.”Those years brought nonstop financial hardship. Reflecting on scraping by day-to-day, he confessed, \u201cI survived on Parle-G biscuits. Whenever I eat Parle-G even today, it takes me back to Delhi \u2013 breakfast, lunch, dinner, it was all Parle-G. Even now, if I eat it, it makes me feel like I have nothing. The taste still brings a lot of pain.”<\/p>\n Even amid the tough times, Siddiqui never quit on acting, breaking through first with \u2018Black Friday\u2019 and then rocketing to stardom via \u2018Gangs of Wasseypur\u2019. He’s since wowed audiences in movies including \u2018The Lunchbox\u2019, \u2018Kick\u2019, \u2018Bajrangi Bhaijaan<\/a>\u2019, \u2018Raman Raghav<\/a> 2.0\u2019, \u2018Raees\u2019, \u2018Mom\u2019, and \u2018Manto\u2019. His TV creds include the acclaimed \u2018Sacred Games\u2019 and the international series \u2018McMafia\u2019.<\/div>\nNawazuddin Siddiqui on fading confidence amid rejections
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<\/h2>\n<\/p>\nNawazuddin Siddiqui\u2019s rise to stardom
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