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" I decided to be a part of 'Bajrangi'... because I felt that it tells a very relevant story. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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" The Indian audience is getting exposed to world cinema and realising the power of unique plots and distinct characters. "

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" My character in the first instalment of 'GOW' was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from 'Kahaani,' where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second instalment of 'GOW,' it is again very different. "

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" Most people go to ashrams or retreats to destress and rejuvenate themselves. But I come back to my roots, the place where I spent half my life. And when I return, I spend time in the farms, eating a stalk of sugarcane, driving a tractor, and chilling with childhood friends. "

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" Background scores allow me an absolute flight of the imagination, and I travel in my mind's eye. I do not like the scores to have vocal notes, because they act as a limitation to these flights of fancy. "

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" How long will we keep making films where hero-heroine is dancing around trees? "

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" I have seen people climbing up and down the ladder of success, and I learnt a lot from them. "

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" When people say I'm a star, I don't believe it. "

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" I am from a family of farmers from Budhana near Muzaffarnagar. "

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

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" I am doing characters that have so many layers. And I am very lucky that I show a lot of variety. "

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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 in Delhi who were associated with theater. They took me to see some plays in Delhi and Baroda. That led me to believe the I could also act. And it was after that I joined National School of Drama in 1993. "

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" I am very confident about my work because I have worked very hard. "

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" I was introduced to cinema by C-grade films that played in my village, Budhana, in UP. Only films by Dada Kondke, Mahendra Sandhu, and Kanti Shah were available. "

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" For me, as an actor, there is no commercial or independent or art cinema. For me, it's a character that is given by the director. And it is a task for me that I have to fulfill it to the best of my ability regardless of the kind of film that it is. "

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" I am quite looking forward to working with Shah Rukh Khan. "

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Looking Forward

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

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" You will never see me dancing around the trees, chasing a heroine; I will never do films, no matter what the budget, for the heck of it. "

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" I was shooting for 'Kahaani' and 'GOW' back to back. I was in a village on work, where a man extended a paper to me. For a minute I thought he wanted another actor's autograph. I looked back and forth, but there was no one. That was quite an experience. "

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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 the environment on set very casual and friendly. "

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" I found the brick-making process fascinating - how, after being burnt, the brick would come out strong. I liked to sit on the stack of bricks and look as far as I could. I'd do the same at a hillock near my school - just sit on top at leisure and enjoy the feeling of being on top of the world. "

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" If one line about the film excites me, I try to take it forward. "

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" I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity. "

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" The easier it looks on screen, the more hard work goes into making it so. "

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" In my head, I believed even though I am an actor, there was no need to dance. That's not me. "

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" I interact with journalists all the time, and I note how they behave. "

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" The village I come from is the most ruthless, lawless land one can encounter. "

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" Like the way we get to know about the society of Korea, Iran, and other countries through their films, people will get to know about our country. Our films are a mirror of our society. "

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" I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them. "

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" I am trying every genre. "

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