Talha Siddiqui

Some Lesser Known Facts About Talha Siddiqui

• Talha Siddiqui is an Indian screenplay writer, actor, and rapper. He is known for his work in Hindi TV series and web series.

• He had a passion for writing since childhood. In an interview, he revealed that he wanted to write science fiction since he was 14 years old.

• He started his career as a performer in 2015 at a company named ‘Live On Fame,’ located in Mumbai.

• Before he started working as a writer for web series and TV series, he worked as a content writer for a company named ‘Comedy One’ in Mumbai.

• After making his debut as an actor with the web series ‘Jizzy-Veerji’ (2016), he appeared in an episode of the web series ‘Bachelors’ (2016), starring Bhuvan Bam. The series premiered on the OTT platform TVF Play.

• He has worked as a writer for the web series ‘Zeros’ (2018), which premiered on TVF Play and its subsidiary YouTube channel ‘The Screen Patti.’ He also made a few appearances in the web series.

  

• Siddiqui worked as a line producer for the English-language film ‘The Wedding Guest’ in 2018.

  

• In 2018, he teamed up with Jasmeet Singh Bhatia to form a rap duo named ‘Dependent Artists. The duo released their first rap song titled ‘Bohat Hi Zyada Hard’ in November 2018 on their YouTube channel ‘Dependent Artists.’ The following month, they released their second song titled ‘Kharche Bhari’ on their YouTube channel.

• The duo has made a few more rap songs such as ‘Hustle Hai’ (2019), ‘Laparwah’ (2019), ‘Meme Bana Dunga’ (2019), ‘Edgy Hai Vibe’ (2020), and ‘Susti’ (2021).

  

• Apart from making music videos, the duo also give live performances in concerts.

  

• Talha Siddiqui worked as a writer for the TV mini series ‘Dosti Ka Naya Maidan’ in 2019. The series was launched by PUBG Mobile India.

• In 2020, he did rap in the song ‘Karle Trip’ from the album ‘Songs of Trance.’ The song was sung by popular singer Amit Trivedi.

  

• In 2022, he wrote the TV series ‘TVF Pitchers,’ which premiered on TVF Play and ZEE5. He also acted in the web series.

• In the same year, he worked as a lyricist for the song ‘Nachoge Toh Bachoge’ from the Bollywood film ‘Rocket Gang’ (2022). He also did a rap in the song.

• He worked as a story writer, dialogue writer, and screenplay writer for seasons 3 and 4 of the TV series ‘Hostel Daze’ in 2022 and 2023 respectively. He also acted in the TV series. ‘Hostel Daze,’ which was streamed on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video.

  

• For season 3 of the TV series ‘Hostel Daze’ (2022), he sang the song ‘Udhari Anthem’ along with Karan Kanchan.

• Talha Siddiqui has written several TV series such as ‘Weekends’ (2018) on ZEE5, ‘Uncommon Sense with Saloni’ (2021) on SonyLIV, and ‘Campus Diaries’ (2022) on MX Player.

  

• Besides the web series and TV series, he has written and acted in several YouTube videos including ‘Baap Ki Adalat,’ ‘Late Nights in Office,’ and ‘Serial Eater.’ The videos were uploaded on the YouTube channel ‘The Screen Patti’ (a subsidiary company of TVF).