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" If I am expected to play a dancer, I will learn dancing but won't do the random, meaningless dancing. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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" I don't believe in the 100 crore club. "

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

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

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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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" Before 'Raman Raghav 2.0,' I played a criminal in 'Badlapur.' Though the character was innocent, he was not correctly interpreted by some sections of the audience. "

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" I think there is no racism in this film industry. They are only in need of talent, though it takes time; but, if you are talented, you will get your due. I am thankful to be part of this industry. "

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

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" There are thousands of ways to make people laugh - satire, black comedy, slapstick. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" As far as Raman Raghav is concerned, he is ruthless. "

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" Back in 1993, I was studying in Delhi, and I had a girlfriend. I had never touched a girl before that in my entire life. One day, I decided to go out with her to a garden. We were sitting beside each other, and I just glanced around to see if anyone was looking at us, and I put my hand over hers. I thought love started in this way. "

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" 'Freaky Ali' may look like an easy role to others, but it is not easy. "

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" I don't want my work to be heavy. The challenge is to make it interesting and engaging, keeping in mind the need for method acting. This is what I have learnt from Bharat Muni's 'Natya Shastra' and from the Russian theatre legend Stanislavsky. "

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" Looks is a matter of perception. At Cannes, Europeans think I am good looking, while in India, I am not. "

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" In 'Haraamkhor,' I have explored a few things which I wouldn't have been able to do in bigger films. The process of shooting this film was so organic that it enhanced me as an actor and an artiste. "

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

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" I am trying every genre. "

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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I do big films just to experience personal satisfaction. "

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

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