Shamas Nawab Siddiqui Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Filmmaker
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	05/10/1983
Age	42 years
Birthplace	Budhana, Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India

Bio/Wiki

Other Name	Shamasuddin Siddiqui

Physical Stats & More

Height	173 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

College/University	D.B.S. (P.G.) College in Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Personal Life

Religion	Islam
Caste/Sect	Sunni

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	15/10/2021

Family

Father

Late Nawabuddin Siddiqui (a farmer)

Mother

Mehroonisa

Siblings

Brother(s)	Nawazuddin Siddiqui (actor), Ayazuddin Siddiqui and 5 more
Sister(s)	Syama Tamshi Siddiqui (died in December 2019 at 26 after battling breast cancer) & 1 more

Spouse

Sheeba Siddiqui

Children

He has a daughter named Ira Siddiqui (born in February 2023)

Career

Debut

Film (director)	'Mister, Come Tomorrow (Miyan Kal Aana)' (2015)
Film (producer)	'Manto' (2018)

Awards

He won an award for his film "Zero Kilometer" for 'Fiction Short Film' at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival 2021.
He won an award for his film "Zero Kilometer" for 'Best Indian Short Film' at the Port Blair International Film Festival 2021.
His film "Zero Kilometer" also won an award at the Birsamunda International Film Festival.
In 2022, he won an award for 'Best Director' at the 11th Kolkata Shorts International Film Festival.

Some Lesser Known Facts

Shamas Nawab Siddiqui is an Indian filmmaker recognized for his short film "Mister, Come Tomorrow (Miyan Kal Aana)" based on the practice of Nikah Halala.
He is the younger sibling of Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Born into a Zamindar Muslim family called Numberdars.
His directorial debut, "Mister, Come Tomorrow (Miyan Kal Aana)" (2015), was shown at the Cannes International Film Festival 2015 in the Short Film Corner category.
His film "Miyan Kal Aana" (2015) has won 14 International awards and received 34 nominations, leading him to travel to over 35 countries for film festivals.
Following his debut, he directed films like "Bole Chudiyan," "Zero Kilometer," "Chalta Purza," "Gehu, Ganna aur Gun," and "You Are Not My Husband."
Shamas produced the Bollywood film "Manto" (2018) and subsequently worked on films such as "Roam Rome Mein" (2019) and "No Lands Man" (2021).
During an interview, Shamas shared that his elder brother Nawazuddin Siddiqui visited him in college, where Nawazuddin showed interest in Shamas' cinematic visions and inquired about his interest in cinematography.