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Siddharth Nigam

Siddharth Nigam snapped promoting his film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan at Mehboob Studios in Bandra (cropped)
Siddharth Nigam snapped promoting his film Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan at Mehboob Studios in Bandra (cropped) Image: Wikimedia Commons. Bollywood Hungama / CC BY 3.0

Overview

Siddharth Nigam is an Indian actor who works primarily in Hindi-language television, with appearances in films. He came to wider notice for portraying the younger versions of Aamir Khan's characters Sahir and Samar in the 2013 Yash Raj Films production Dhoom 3, and subsequently established himself on television through historical and fantasy serials.

Key facts

Name Siddharth Nigam
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actor
Industries Indian television, Hindi cinema
Notable film role Young Sahir / Samar in Dhoom 3 (2013)
Notable television roles Ashoka, Bindusara, Aladdin

Career

Nigam made his feature-film debut as the young Sahir and Samar in Dhoom 3 (2013), the third instalment of Yash Raj Films' Dhoom action franchise, in which he played the childhood version of the lead characters portrayed by Aamir Khan.

On television, he played the young Mauryan prince Ashoka in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, a historical serial dramatising the early life of the emperor Ashoka. He went on to portray Prince Bindusara, Ashoka's father, in StarPlus's historical drama Chandra Nandini, which is set in the Maurya Empire and centres on Chandragupta Maurya and Nandini.

He subsequently took the title role in Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga, a fantasy adventure serial based on the folk tale of Aladdin.

Selected works

Film

  • Dhoom 3 (2013) – young Sahir and Samar

Television

  • Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat – young Ashoka
  • Chandra Nandini (StarPlus) – Prince Bindusara
  • Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga – Aladdin

Significance

Nigam is associated with a wave of Indian television productions in the mid-2010s that revisited figures from the Maurya dynasty, in which he portrayed two successive generations of Mauryan royalty — Ashoka and Bindusara — across different serials. His casting as Aladdin further extended his profile into the fantasy-adventure genre on Indian television.

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