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" I kind of discovered Kolkata when I was shooting here for 'Kahaani.' I found the city fascinating. "
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
City
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" If I am comfortable with my co-star, then that always shows in my performances. "
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" Love stories should be relatable. "
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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 am prepared for any crisis. "
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" I don't want to build any image for myself. I don't want people to say, 'He does only a certain type of role.' I don't want only to be the hero of the story. An actor's weakness is the different roles that he can't do. But I am keen to grab only those roles as I am here to challenge myself. "
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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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" The success of 'Kick' will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in. "
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" I am very confident about my work because I have worked very hard. "
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" I am from a family of farmers from Budhana near Muzaffarnagar. "
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" Behind every easy role, there is a lot of hard work that goes in. "
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" I am quite looking forward to working with Shah Rukh Khan. "
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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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" Even though I hated doing farming and wanted to just get out of the village, I would work from 5 in the morning till 5 in the evening. "
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" Coming from a small town, I didn't have big dreams. My biggest ambition was to find a job for myself. "
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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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" I feel happy that I am being honoured for doing films of my own liking. "
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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 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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" At first, I was hesitant when it came to giving autographs, thinking that I am not even worth giving one. But slowly I got over that phase. "
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" In Mumbai, you have to act in real life, too. "
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" One should go to the line through the character. You should see their lifestyle in the way they speak. "
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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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" Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to. "
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" Many actors come and disappear into oblivion. But not Salman Khan. "
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" I am a five-foot six-inch, dark, ordinary-looking man. People didn't imagine that I would make it. "
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" The village I come from is the most ruthless, lawless land one can encounter. "
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" When I had no money, I would find out which friend had work and money at that point in time and would go and stay with him for a week. All of us theatre guys did that. "
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