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" I used to clean the sets and serve tea to the artistes. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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

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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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" 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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" I used to be the best comic actor in my batch. Everyone knew that my comic timing was impeccable. "

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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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" Often when I feel I am reaching a saturation point in my performances, I think of coming back to NSD and attending workshops. "

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

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Looking Forward

" 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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" I have fallen in love so many times. If one relationship ended, I would search for another girl. I was always madly in love with all the girls that I dated. "

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" Behind every easy role, there is a lot of hard work that goes in. "

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" My character should not be ordinary, cliched, and if I feel that it's difficult to do this character, I take up that challenge to get into his character. "

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" Love stories should be relatable. "

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" There was electricity in our village only for 2-3 hours a day, so all my life, I studied under a lamp. "

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

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

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" Kabir Khan is that rare director who manages to merge Bollywood formula with a good story. "

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