Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui who had marked his Kollywood debut with Petta featuring Superstar Rajinikanth in the lead and who is fondly remebered as ‘Petta Villain’ has a sad news to share on the personal front!
His sister, Syama Tamshi Siddiqui who was of 26 years old had passed away on Saturday reportedly after a long battle with cancer. At the age of 18, she was diagnosed with advanced stage of breast cancer.
The actor had been shooting in the US for director Mostofa Sarwar Farooki's ‘No Land's Man’ when he got the news of his sister's death. Her funeral was reported to be held at the actor's ancestral village, Budhana in Uttar Pradesh.
Last year, on the eve of his sister’s 25th birthday, Nawazuddin Siddiqui had revealed about her fight with cancer, "My sister was diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer at 18 but it was her will power and courage that made her stand against all the odds. She turns 25 today and still fighting."