Bollywood
actor
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
has
turned
writer
with
a
memoir
about
his
"less
than
ordinary" life.
"An
Ordinary
Life:
A
Memoir" is
a
story
of
struggle,
of
hope,
of
relentless
persistence
and
the
desire
to
dream.
With
his
memorable
performances
in
films
like
Kahaani,
Gangs
of
Wasseypur,
The
Lunchbox,
Badlapur,
Bajrangi
Bhaijan
and
Manjhi,
Sidiqqui
has
become
one
of
the
most
sought
after
actors
in
Bollywood.
"We
always
have
a
choice," the
actor
writes
in
the
book.
Siddiqui,
who
hails
from
small-town
Budhana
in
Muzaffarnagar,
Uttar
Pradesh,
moved
to
Delhi
to
try
his
luck
at
theatre,
to
eventually
become
the
actor
he
is
today.
However,
the
journey
to
fame
and
fortune
was
far
from
easy
for
the
actor
who
went
from
being
a
manager
at
a
petrochemical
factory
in
Haridwar
to
a
watchman
in
Delhi.
"A
versatile
performer
with
a
strong
grounding
in
theatre,
he
surprises
audiences
with
every
role
he
plays.
This
memoir
is
a
celebration
of
his
life," publishers
Penguin
India
said.
The
book,
scheduled
to
hit
stands
in
October,
has
been
written
by
Siddiqui
with
writer
and
journalist
Rituparna
Chatterjee.With
PTI
inputs.