Nawazuddin Siddiqui conferred with Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award for Sacred Games at SIFF

Nawazuddin Siddiqui received Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award from a business tycoon Charles Ho at the Singapore International Film Festival. The recognition was for his performance in Sacred Games.

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui on Saturday received Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award at the Singapore International Film Festival for his Netflix’s Emmy-nominated original series Sacred Games. The actor received the award from a business tycoon from Beijing, Charles Ho.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui played the role of gangster Ganesh Gaitonde in Sacred Games.

Nawazuddin, who attended the festival with director Anurag Kashyap, expressed gratitude for receiving the honour on his social media handle. “It’s an absolute honour to be felicitated by the prestigious #LesleyHoAsianFilmTalentAward at ‘Singapore International Film Festival’ (@SGIFF) for contributing towards International cinema with #SacredGames by the charming Mr Charles Ho #Gratitude #Humbled,” he tweeted.

Nawazuddin is awaiting his next release Motichoor Chaknachoor, a wedding comedy which is slated to hit silver screens on November 15.

Meanwhile, he also wrapped up the shooting of his upcoming film ‘Bole Chudiyan,’ which is helmed by his brother Shamas Nawab Siddiqui.

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