Adnan Siddiqui

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).^[3][4] He also has his own production house, Cereal Entertainment,^[5][6] churning out serials like Aadat and Ghughi. After PTV's classical drama Aroosa, he played a supporting role in Mere Paas Tum Ho.

Adnan Siddiqui PP
عدنان صدیقی
Born	(1966-10-21) 21 October 1966 (age 57) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan[1]
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation(s)	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	Palwasha Siddiqui ​ (m. 1999)​ [2]
Relatives	Asad Siddiqui (nephew)

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.^[7] Siddiqui was educated at the St. Patrick's High School, Karachi.^[8]

His nephew is an actor Asad Siddiqui.^[9]

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^[10] and was its red carpet host.^[11] 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.^[1] 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".^[12]

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[13]
	Carma - The Movie	Ali Khan	Kashan Admani
2024	Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning	Amar's father	Azfar Jafri

Television

Actor

Year	Title	Role	TV Channel	Notes	Ref
1994	Aroosa		PTV	Classical hit, Directed by Qasim Jalali	[14]
1996	Pal Do Pal			Super hit, Written by Haseena Moin	[15]
1998	Saibaan			Written by Naheed Sultana Akhtar
1999	Colony 52			Memerable	[16]
	Sila			Memerable, DIRECTED BY MISBAH KHALID	[16]
	Samander Hai Darmiyan			Memerable
	Ghulam Gardish			Memerable
Tum kya milay	Zohaib	Memerable		[17]
2000	Kabhi Kabhi Pyaar Main		Super Hit, Directed By Afreen Baig	[citation needed]
2001	Zaib-un-Nisa	Mahmud		Directed by Sahira Kazmi	[18]
2003	Umrao Jaan Ada		Geo Entertainment		[19]
	Mehndi	Taha	PTV	Super hit drama, Directed By Muhammad Javed Fazil
2004	Wajood-E-Lariab	Mohid Farooq	Indus TV	Written by Umera Ahmed
2005	Aandhi		PTV
	Shiddat	Kashan	Hum TV
2006	Manzil	Sajid	ARY Digital
2007	Yaadain		PTV	Nominted for 7th Lux Style Awards in the category of Best TV Play (Terrestrial)	[20]
	Dually Wed (aka Aurat Aur Char Dewari)	Rafiq	ARY Digital	TV movie	[21]
	Wilco	Major Jamshed	PTV		[22]
2008	Meri Adhoori Mohabbat		Geo Entertainment		[23]
	Kaisa Yeh Junoon		ARY Digital	Nominated in the 2 categories of 8th Lux Style Awards	[24]
	Socha Na Tha
2008–2009	Doraha	Azfar	Geo Entertainment	Nominated in 4 categories of 9th Lux Style Awards, Written by Umera Ahmed	[25]
2009	Mulaqat		Hum TV		[26]
	Aania		TVOne Pakistan		[citation needed]
	Shiddat		Hum TV	Directed By M.JAvaid Fazil	[27]
	Meri Jaan		Hum TV		[citation needed]
2009–2010	Meri Zaat Zara-e-Benishan	Aadil	Geo Entertainment	Nominated for 5 categories of 10th Lux Style Awards, Written by Umera Ahmad	[28]
2010	Vasl	Hashim	Hum TV	Directed by Mehreen Jabbar
	Thori Si Wafa Chahiye	Jasim	Geo TV
	Hawa Rait Aur Aangan		PTV	Directed by Ali Rizvi	[29]
	Diya Jalay	Asfand	ARY Digital		[30]
	Choti Si Kahani	Ahmed	PTV	Nominated for 6 categories of THE 3RD PAKISTAN MEDIA AWARDS, Written by Haseena Moin	[31]
2010–2011	Parsa	Salman	Hum TV	Dramatized By Tahira Wasti	[32]
2011	Kasi Yeh Agan		PTV Home		[citation needed]
2011–2012	Jal Pari	Rashid	Geo Entertainment	Directed by Sarmad Khoosat	[citation needed]
2011	Meray Qatil Meray Dildar	Bakhtiar	Hum TV		[33]
2011	Maat	Faisal	Hum TV	Written by Umera Ahmed	[34]
2011	Mohabbat Rooth Jaye Toh	Zain	Hum TV	Written by Faiza Iftikhar	[35]
2012	Shikwa Na Shikyat Hai		Express Entertainment		[36]
	Mohabbat Jaye Bhar Mein	Basharat	Hum TV		[37]
	Sandal		Geo Entertainment	special appearance
	Pat Jahr Ke Bad		Urdu 1
2013	Humnasheen	Hasan	Hum TV		[38]
2013–2014	Ek Thi Paro		TV One		[citation needed]
2014	Darmiyan		ARY Digital		[39]
	Aahista Aahista	Zawar	Hum TV
	Ru Baru	Taimur	Hum TV
	Mere Humdum Mere Dost	Haydar	Urdu 1	Writer Farhat Ishtiaq	[40]
	Jaanam		A-Plus TV		[41]
2015	Kitna Satatay Ho	Hasan	Hum TV		[citation needed]
	Pakeeza	Azeem	Hum TV	Written by Bushra Ansari	[42]
	Karb	Hamza	Hum TV		[43]
	Mohabbat Ho Gayi Tumse	Ryam	TV One Pakistan	Written by Haseena Moin	[44]
2015–2016	Dil Tere Naam		Urdu 1		[45]
2016–2017	Khushboo ka safar		TV One		[46]
2017	Aitbaar		Aaj Entertainment
	Sammi	Rashid	Hum TV	Written by Noor ul Huda Shah
2018	Ghughi	Rashid	TV One	based on Amrita Pritam's novel	[47]
	Belapur Ki Dayan	Shakir	Hum TV	Nominated for 6 categories of Hum Awards	[48]
2019–2020	Mere Paas Tum Ho	Shehwar	ARY Digital	Numerous Hit, Written by Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar	[49]
	Yeh Dil Mera	Mir Farooq Zaman	Hum TV	Written by Farhat Ishtiaq	[50]
2020	Jeeto Pakistan League (Season 1)	(live; himself)	ARY Digital	Captain (Lahore Falcons)/5th Position
2021	Jeeto Pakistan League (Season 2)			Captain (Lahore Falcons)/Winner
2022	Jeeto Pakistan League (Season 3)			Captain (Lahore Falcons)
	Tamasha (2022 TV series)	Presenter (Tv Host)
2023	Siyaah	Bedaar	Green Entertainment	Episode "Iqbal e Jurm"
	Khushbo Mein Basay Khat	Ahmed Zaryab	Hum TV		[51]
2024	Gentleman	Rahmatullah "Rehmati" Bangash	Green Entertainment

Producer

As a producer, he has produced several television series and upcoming feature film, Dum Mastam under his production banner, Cereal Productions.^[52]

• 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

Year	Awards	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref(s)
2005	The 1st Indus Drama Awards	Best Actor Serial in a Leading Role		Nominated
2010	Pakistan Media Award	Best Supporting Actor	Ishq Junoon Deewangi	Won
2012	Hum Awards	Best Actor	Meray Qatil Meray Dildar	Nominated
2013		Best Actor	Humnasheen	Nominated
2014			Aahista Aahista	Nominated
2015			Karb	Nominated
2017			Sammi	Won
2017		Best Onscreen Couple Popular	Sammi	Nominated
2019		Best Actor Popular	Belapur Ki Dayan	Nominated

Lux Style Awards

Ceremony	Category	Project	Result
1st Lux Style Awards[53]	Best TV Actor	N/A	Nominated
12th Lux Style Awards[54]	Best TV Actor (Satellite)	Meray Qatil Meray Dildar
17th Lux Style Awards[55]	Best TV Actor	Sammi
18th Lux Style Awards[56]	Best TV Track	Ghughi

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External links

• Adnan Siddiqui at IMDb
• Adnan Siddiqui on Instagram