Talha Siddiqui is an Indian screenplay writer, actor, and rapper. He is known for writing seasons 3 and 4 of the Hindi TV series ‘Hostel Daze,’ which streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
Wiki/Biography
Talha Siddiqui was born on Thursday, 24 November 1994 (age 29 years, as of 2023) in Mumbai. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
A childhood photograph of Talha Siddiqui (left) with his brother
He did his schooling at G.B.S.S.School, Noor Nagar, New Delhi. He completed his 12th standard in the Science stream at Rizvi College of Arts, Science, and Commerce, Mumbai. He pursued a Bachelor of Mass Media (Advertising) at Rizvi College of Arts, Science and Commerce in Mumbai.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 10″
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about his parents. He has an elder brother named Lucky Siddiqui.
A family photograph of Talha Siddiqui
Wife
He is unmarried.
Career
Actor & Writer
Talha Siddiqui made his debut as an actor with the web series ‘Jizzy-Veerji’ (2016), which premiered on TVF Play.
Talha Siddiqui (left) in a still from the web series ‘Jizzy-Veerji’
In 2016, he made an episodic appearance in the web series ‘Bachelors,’ which premiered on TVF Play. He worked as an actor and writer for the web series ‘Zeros’ in 2018. The web series was streamed on TVF Play and the YouTube channel ‘The Screen Patti’ (a subsidiary company of TVF).
Talha Siddiqui (right) in a still from the web series ‘Zeros’
In 2019, he wrote the web series ‘Dosti Ka Naya Maidan,’ launched by PUBG Mobile India. The series is based on the friendship that the online game PUBG Mobile has brought irrespective of age. In 2022, he worked as an actor and writer for the TV series ‘TVF Pitchers,’ on TVF Play and ZEE5.
Poster of the TV series ‘TVF Pitchers’
Talha Siddiqui wrote the story, dialogues, and screenplay for season 3 (2022) and season 4 (2023) of the TV series ‘Hostel Daze.’ He has also made appearances in a few episodes of the series. He has worked as a writer for a few more TV series including ‘Weekends’ (2018) on ZEE5, ‘Uncommon Sense with Saloni’ (2021) on SonyLIV, and ‘Campus Diaries’ (2022) on MX Player.
Poster of the TV series ‘Campus Diaries’
In addition to the web series and TV series, he has also worked as a writer and actor for various YouTube videos such as ‘Baap Ki Adalat,’ ‘Late Nights in Office,’ and ‘Serial Eater,’ which were uploaded on the YouTube channel ‘The Screen Patti.’
Rapper
Talha Siddiqui released the music video of his first rap song ‘Rap God Banna Hai’ in October 2016 on his YouTube channel TS.
Talha Siddiqui in a still from the music video ‘Rap God Bnna Hai’
He formed a comical rap duo named ‘Dependent Artists’ along with Jasmeet Singh Bhatia in 2018. They released their first rap song ‘Bohat Hi Zyada Hard’ on their YouTube channel ‘Dependent Artists’ in November 2018. The duo released their second rap song ‘Kharche Bhari’ in December 2018 on their YouTube channel. Some of their other rap songs are ‘Hustle Hai’ (2019), ‘Laparwah’ (2019), ‘Meme Bana Dunga’ (2019), ‘Edgy Hai Vibe’ (2020), and ‘Susti’ (2021).
Poster of the music video ‘Susti’
In 2020, Talha Siddiqui collaborated with popular singer Amit Trivedi for the trap song ‘Karle Trip.’
Poster of the music video ‘Karle Trip’
He has also sung the ‘Udhari Anthem,’ along with Karan Kanchan for season 3 of the TV series ‘Hostel Daze’ (2022). In 2022, he wrote the lyrics and also did a rap in the song ‘Nachoge Toh Bachoge’ for the Bollywood film ‘Rocket Gang.’
Other Work
In 2015, he started working as a performer at a company named ‘Live On Fame’ in Mumbai. He has worked as a line producer for the 2018 English-language film ‘The Wedding Guest.’
Poster of the film ‘The Wedding Guest’
He has also worked as a content writer for a company named ‘Comedy One,’ located in Mumbai.
Award
In 2023, he won the Best Writer Award, shared with Arunabh Kumar, Prashant Kumar, and Shubham Sharma at the ‘e4m Play Streaming Media Awards’ for season 2 of the TV series ‘TVF Pitchers’ (2022).
Talha Siddiqui (second from right) receiving the award with his team
Facts/Trivia
- He wanted to become a writer since childhood.
- He has performed rap songs along with Jasmeet Singh Bhatia in various live concerts.
Talha Siddiqui (right) with Jasmeet Singh Bhatia during a live performance