Siddharth Nigam is an Indian actor, who works in Indian television and films and is known for his roles of Young Sahir/Samar in Dhoom 3 and Prince Ashoka in Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat. He is currently seen as Aladdin in Sab TV's Aladdin—Naam Toh Suna Hoga.
Early life
Nigam was brought up in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. He completed his tenth class studies at Khelgaon Public School, where he practiced for gymnastics. Later he moved to Mumbai from Allahabad. Nigam has won a gold medal in parallel bar and a silver medal in high bar at 58th National School Games, Pune. He has an elder brother and his mother runs an NGO and a beauty parlour. Nigam started off as a gymnast. He was selected on the national-level gymnastics, where he won a gold medal.
Career
Nigam started his acting career in 2011 by appearing in a Bournvita advertisement. After watching him in advertisement, makers of the film Dhoom 3 called him for an audition to play the Young Sahir/Samar. The film was directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya, and it was released on 20 December 2013. Taran Adarsh of the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama reviewed, "Siddharth Nigam is a talent to watch out for. He's superb!" Writing for India Today Suhani Singh said, "He lights up the screen with his self-assured performance and charming presence." After his successful debut in film, he debuted on television with the role of Young Rudra in the mythological drama series'. The show aired on 15 December 2014 on Life Ok television. In February 2015, Nigam was seen in the historical drama series Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat where he played the lead role of Young Ashoka. For his performance in the series, he received fame and critical acclaim, and won Zee Gold Award for Best Actor Debut - Male, Television Style Awards for Most Stylish Debut - Male,' Lions Gold Awards and Indian Telly Awards for Best Child Actor - male, Indian Television Academy Award 2015 for Desh Ka Ladla. In 2016 he won Golden Petal Awards for Favourite Child Actor. On 15 February 2015, Nigam appeared as a guest in a special Mahashivratri episode on K9 Productions comedy/talk series Comedy Nights with Kapil. In 2016, he was seen in Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 9 as a contestant and later as Young Shivaji in Peshwa Bajirao. In 2017, he portrayed the character of Bindusara son of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya in Chandra Nandini. Currently he is seen as Aladdin in Sab TV's Aladdin—Naam Toh Suna Hoga. He also featured in numerous music videos latest being 'Luck Di Kasam'. Apart from being featured in music videos he has also launched his music label BonBros Records with his brother Abhishek Nigam.
