Adnan Siddiqui facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Adnan Siddiqui PP
عدنان صدیقی
Born	(1966-10-21) 21 October 1966 (age 58) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Tv actor, film actor, model, producer, Host
Years active	1988–present
Known for	A Mighty Heart (Hollywood film) Aroosa (PTV) Ishq Junoon Deewangi Mere Paas Tum Ho
Spouse(s)	Palwasha Siddiqui ​ (m. 1999)​
Relatives	Asad Siddiqui (nephew)

Adnan Siddiqui (Urdu: عدنان صدیقی born 23 October 1969) is a Pakistani actor, producer and model who has worked in Lollywood and Hollywood and also made his debut in Bollywood with the Hindi film Mom (2017). He also has his own production house, Cereal Entertainment, churning out serials like Aadat and Ghughi. After PTV's classical drama Aroosa, he played a supporting role in Mere Paas Tum Ho.

Early life and education

He is the youngest in a family of eight children, born in Lahore where his father moved from Uttar Pradesh before shifting the whole family to Karachi some time after the birth of Adnan. Siddiqui was educated at the St. Patrick's High School, Karachi.

His nephew is an actor Asad Siddiqui.

Career

He has appeared in many commercials and drama serials, including Aroosa, Pal Do Pal, Meri Adhoori Mohabbat, Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan, Doraha, Hawa Rait Aur Aangan, Choti Si Kahani, Vasl and Parsa. Siddiqui first started his filming career in the 1990s; he became notable for being cast in the popular drama Uroosa and one of the famous travel reality shows of the time Gulls & Guys directed by Shoaib Mansoor. In 2002, he was nominated for Best Actor (TV) in the Lux Style Awards and was its red carpet host. He also played a small role alongside Angelina Jolie and Irrfan Khan in the 2007 film A Mighty Heart. In 2010, Siddiqui won Best Supporting Actor Award for Ishq Junoon Deewangi on Pakistan Media Award. He made his debut in Pakistani film Yalghaar. Siddiqui has acted in the roles that were better suited for the young actors and he admitted that "people ask why I act with women half my age".

Filmography

Films

Year	Movie	Role	Director	Producer	Country	Notes
2007	A Mighty Heart	Dost Aliani	Michael Winterbottom		United States	Hollywood film
2016	Yalghaar	Col. Imran	Hassan Rana		Pakistan	Urdu film debut
2017	Mom	Anand Sabarwal	Ravi Udyawar		India	Hindi film debut
2022	Dum Mastam	Director (cameo)	Mohammed Ehteshamuddin		Pakistan	Also producer with Akhtar Hasnain under Cereal Entertainment
	Carma - The Movie	Ali Khan	Kashan Admani
2024	Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning	Amar's father	Azfar Jafri

Television

Actor

Producer

As a producer, he has produced several television series and upcoming feature film, Dum Mastam under his production banner, Cereal Productions.

• Seeta Bagri
• Pujaran
• Jalti Baarish
• Aadat
• Ghughi
• Saiyaan Way
• Mein Na Janoo (co-produced with Momina Duraid
• Ghamandi
• Dum Mastam (feature film)

Awards and nominations

Lux Style Awards