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" I have seen many teachers in real life, which come from the same background and morality and treat their profession like just another one rather than a noble profession. "
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Real
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" I always thought golf was a game reserved for the rich and the elite... But it's a misconception. It's a highly technical game, and it's a game that you can play and master alone. You require sharp skills for it, and you can play the game alone. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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 kind of discovered Kolkata when I was shooting here for 'Kahaani.' I found the city fascinating. "
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" Bollywood has always pampered heroes and treated actors as second class citizens. But, of late, it has realised that there has to be space for actors who can connect with people. "
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" I am from a family of farmers from Budhana near Muzaffarnagar. "
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" The easier it looks on screen, the more hard work goes into making it so. "
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" When someone is looking at me, I feel they are looking at someone standing behind me, not at me. "
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" My job is to work hard and be honest with my character, and that's in my control. I can only try to give my best performance. "
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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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" I was determined to be an actor and make a name in the industry, and hence, I did. "
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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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" Prior to joining NSD, I was briefly associated with a small theater group in Delhi called Sakshi. Saurabh Shukla, Manoj Bapayee were my seniors in that group. I performed a few supporting roles in Sakshi plays. "
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