Nawazuddin Siddiqui

At NSD, I had an amazing experience learning everything from stagecraft to western drama and Shakespeare, Maxim Gorky, Anton Chekov.

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

I kind of discovered Kolkata when I was shooting here for 'Kahaani.' I found the city fascinating.

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

I have seen many teachers in real life, which come from the same background and morality and treat their profession like just…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

I am ably balancing big and small films. With every big film I do, I try to take up films that are…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

If I am expected to play a dancer, I will learn dancing but won't do the random, meaningless dancing.

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Bollywood has always pampered heroes and treated actors as second class citizens. But, of late, it has realised that there has to…

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'Haraamkhor' is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It's…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

You will never see me dancing around the trees, chasing a heroine; I will never do films, no matter what the budget,…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

In 'Haraamkhor,' I have explored a few things which I wouldn't have been able to do in bigger films. The process of…

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I grew fond of acting rather late. And that was because I was not getting any job. I had a few friends…

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I prefer if friends come over to my office and we talk our heart out over a cup of coffee. I feel…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Commercial hit films such as 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan,' 'Talaash,' and 'Kick' had big superstars to sell them; that may not have been the…

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

I won't give the credit to 'good fortune.' Whatever I have achieved is because of my hard work and passion.

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Muzaffarnagar is 40 kilometers from my village. So I used to see films if I was able to save money and on…

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At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly…

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I can go back to poverty if a situation comes. I have sailed through the worst days of my life, and I…

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I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply…

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Kabir Khan is a director who goes out of his way to make his actors comfortable. He's very chilled out. He makes…

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When someone is looking at me, I feel they are looking at someone standing behind me, not at me.

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui

After graduating from National School of Drama, I started doing theatre in Delhi. But there was not much money in Hindi theatre.

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui