Nawazuddin Siddiqui to be awarded at Singapore International Film Festival for his role in Sacred Games

Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been garnering much praise and accolades for his role in the Netflix web series Sacred Games ever since he first appeared as Gaitonde in the series. In addition to the acclaim he has been receiving, he will be honoured by Lesley Ho Asian Film Talent Award at the Singapore International Film Festival (SIFF) as well.

The actor will be honoured on November 23.

The Singapore Film Festival's 30th edition will commence on November 21. The festival will close on December 8.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui will holding a seminar session at the event.

Nawazuddin had earlier received Golden Dragon Award at the Cardiff International Film Festival for his portrayal of Gaitonde. “Thank You Mr. Mick Antoniw the Counsel General of Wales UK and Cardiff International Film Festival for bestowing me with the prestigious Golden Dragon Award," he had written then.

Nawazuddin will next be seen in the upcoming film Motichoor Chaknachoor. The film stars Athiya Shetty opposite him and will hit the theatres on November 15. He also has brother Shamas Nawab Siddiqui's directorial Bole Chudiyan in the pipeline. The film has Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead.