Nawazuddin Siddiqui recently shared insights into his role as a father and how he encourages his children, Yaani and Shora Siddiqui, to strive for excellence and appreciate the value of art. His daughter, Shora, who is training to become an actor, is currently attending acting school in London, where she’s already participating in Shakespeare workshops at just 14 years old.
In a conversation with ANI, Nawazuddin emphasized the importance of cultivating a taste for art. “Art is not a regular thing, you have to develop a taste for it,” he said, adding that he actively pushes his children to engage with meaningful content rather than getting lost in what he calls “meaningless content” available online. He shared that he applies pressure on his children to choose wisely what they consume, guiding them toward more enriching experiences, “I have been pushing my kids to appreciate and learn about art. My daughter is 14 years old and she is already doing Shakespeare workshops, in London. From a very early age, I used to put hardcore pressure on them to decide what they wanted to see, otherwise, they’d get lost because there was so much meaningless content everywhere so you’d have to be selective about what you want to watch and not watch,” he added.
Nawazuddin also highlighted the need for young people to read more and turn to the works of literary giants like Manto, Premchand, and Bharat Muni’s “Natyashastra’, expressing concern about the negative impact of constant online doomscrolling. He believes that nurturing a love for literature, poetry, and the arts is crucial in today’s fast-paced digital world.
Touching on the broader societal issue, the ‘Sacred Games’ actor noted that the current ecosystem of how children are raised needs a shift, saying, “The whole ecosystem is to be blamed. Entire fabric will have to be changed.”
On the professional front, Nawazuddin was last seen in Zee5’s ‘Rautu Ka Raaz’ and has exciting projects lined up, including ‘Section 108’ and ‘Noorani Chehra.
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