Like every year, BBC’s 100 most influential women list is once again a delightful mix of high-profile and influential women including entrepreneurs, innovators, engineers, sportswomen, business women, fashion icons and artists. After Indian Women’s cricket team captain, Mithai Raj’s name was featured on the list, it was Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s mother Mehroonisa’s name that caught our attention. Yes, his mother Mehroonisa Siddiqui has been named as one of the most influential women by the BBC.
Confirming the news, the Raees star took to Twitter and posted a black and white image of him along with his mother. The proud and ecstatic son wrote: “A Lady who showed courage against all odds being in a conservative Family from a small village-My Mother, 100 Most Influential Women in the world.”
Here’s the image tweeted by Nawazuddin Siddiqui:
A Lady who showed courage against all odds being in a conservative Family from a small village-My Mother #100MostInfluentialWomenInTheWorld pic.twitter.com/rtE9VnEP74
— Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@Nawazuddin_S) September 27, 2017
Apart from Mehroonisa, the list also includes Dr Urvashi Sahni, a social entrepreneur and women’s rights activist, Nitya Thummalachetty, a business analyst, Virali Modi, disability rights activist and Resham Khan, acid attack survivor among others. Last year, actress Sunny Leone also made it to the BBC’s 100 most influential women.
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On the work front, Nawazuddin Siddiqui was last seen in Babumoshai Bandookbaaz. The actor recently confirmed that he was working in a film by acclaimed filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj. Rumours have it that Nawazuddin will be seen alongside Kriti Sanon in the film, however, while talking to a news agency, the actor was quoted as saying:
I don’t know who will be acting opposite me, but I am happy about this collaboration because I always wanted to work with Vishalji. It’s a dream come true.
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