Nawazuddin Siddiqui's sister dies at the age of 26

Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's sister Syama Tamshi died on Saturday after a prolonged battle with cancer. Syama was diagnosed with advanced stage of breast cancer at the age of 18. According to reports, Nawazuddin was busy shooting his upcoming film, No Land's Man in United States when the news of his sister's demise reached him. The funeral was held at the actor's ancestral village Budhana in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The actor sometime ago had tweeted about his sister's battle with cancer on her 25th birthday. On the work front, Nawazuddin was last seen in Motichoor Chaknachoor opposite Athiya Shetty.

The actor was recently part of the International Emmy Awards in New York to represent Netflix series Sacred Games and UK series McMafia. The 45-year-old actor shared a few snaps along with the cast and crew of 'McMafia' and wrote, "It's a pure delight to be receiving the beautiful winner trophy at the International Emmy Awards Gala in NewYork with one of my favourite Director James Watkins for our work #McMafia".