It's the safest city in the world, says the 'Thamma' villain about his happy place

One of Bollywood's most unpredictable and versatile actor has a new postcode — and it's not in Bandra in Mumbai.

- By Manjusha Radhakrishnan

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, the man who made you loathe him in thriller Raman Raghav 2.0 and hit Netflix show Sacred Games, now calls Dubai home.

And he's loving every second of it.

“Dubai is the safest city in the world,” he declares, sounding like every expat dad ever.

“When my daughter strolls at night or takes the metro, I'm not worried at all. She’s completely safe — no matter how late it is. That’s everything for a parent. And she isn’t even worrying about losing any of her stuff either. Even if she does, it’s returned,” said Siddiqui in Hindi.

But shuttling between the UAE and Mumbai may be a hectic commute, but that hasn’t stopped the National Award-winning Indian actor from doing work in Bollywood.

'IT'S LIKE BEING A BATSMAN...

This Diwali, Siddiqui is swapping the gritty alleyways of small-town India for a fantastical universe in Thamma, Maddock Films’ big-budget fantasy adventure. It’s a genre detour for a man who built his reputation on realistic (read nasty) roles, but Nawazuddin is relishing the chaos.

“Trust me, I've wanted to do something like this for a while,” he grins.