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" I don't believe in the 100 crore club. "
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
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" Commercial hit films such as 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan,' 'Talaash,' and 'Kick' had big superstars to sell them; that may not have been the case if it were just me. "
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" Muzaffarnagar is 40 kilometers from my village. So I used to see films if I was able to save money and on special occasions like Eid, Diwali. "
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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 that no one talks freely at industry bashes. Everyone has to behave in a certain way, and I think no one is real there. We can't have heart-to-heart conversations, and I start feeling uncomfortable at such dos. "
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" I have done theatre, and I enjoy the process of smaller films a lot more. When I do such films, there are certain things which I get to do which are untapped. The scenes give me the liberty to play and mould the character in accordance to the director's mindset. "
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" The difference between an actor and a star is the budget and the overall presentation of a film. "
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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 don't want to take names, but there are some people who get everything served on a platter. This is a movie, this is your role, and you have to do it. Some people have to strive so hard to reach where they have and want to. "
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" The success of 'Kick' will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in. "
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" If I am expected to play a dancer, I will learn dancing but won't do the random, meaningless dancing. "
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" I still can't believe it when people say I am a celebrity. "
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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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