Adnan Siddiqui

Adnan 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 actor Asad Siddiqui.^[9]

Adnan 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 Pakistani debut in the 2017 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]

He owns the production house Cereal Entertainment.^[5][6]

Siddiqui has expressed a long-standing interest in music, particularly in playing the flute. Siddiqui described how his interest in the instrument began after encountering a flute seller in Karachi, which inspired him to take up the flute. He stated that he is largely self-taught and had earlier trained himself to play the harmonica, which facilitated his transition to learning the flute.^[13] Among his numerous public renditions with the flute, in 2020 he posted a video of himself performing a flute rendition of Noor Jehan’s patriotic song "Ae Watan Ke Sajeele Jawaano" to commemorate Youm-e-Fizaya and to pay tribute to the Pakistan Air Force.^[14]

In 2021, he made his singing debut with the song "Dil Chahta Hai" as part of the music television series Kashmir Beats. The track features Siddiqui as the vocalist and was released as a studio performance under the series, marking his first recorded appearance as a singer.^[15]

Year	Movie	Role	Director	Producer	Country	Notes
2002	Daira	Ozi	Azfar Ali		Pakistan	Urdu film debut; adaptation of Mohsin Hamid's Moth Smoke[16]
2007	A Mighty Heart	Dost Aliani	Michael Winterbottom		United States	Hollywood film
2017	Yalghaar	Col. Imran	Hassan Rana		Pakistan
	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[17]
	Carma - The Movie	Ali Khan	Kashan Admani
2024	Umro Ayyar - A New Beginning	Amar's father	Azfar Jafri

As a producer, he has produced several television series and films under his production banner Cereal Productions.^[58]

• Seeta Bagri
• Pujaran
• Jalti Baarish
• Aadat
• Ghughi
• Saiyaan Way
• Mein Na Janoo (co-produced with Momina Duraid)
• Ghamandi
• Dum Mastam (feature film)