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

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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" I don't understand what A grade commercial cinema is. If you are talking about box office success, mine are A+ then! "

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" If I am comfortable with my co-star, then that always shows in my performances. "

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" I was introduced to cinema by C-grade films that played in my village, Budhana, in UP. Only films by Dada Kondke, Mahendra Sandhu, and Kanti Shah were available. "

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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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" 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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" 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 have seen people climbing up and down the ladder of success, and I learnt a lot from them. "

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

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

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Looking Forward

" It's very difficult switching over from one character to another. "

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

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

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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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" 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 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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" It's not necessary that every film has to hit Rs 100 crore box office, or the Rs 50 crore budget. If the film makes double of its project budget, we consider that a hit, and that also means that the film is in profit. "

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" I interact with journalists all the time, and I note how they behave. "

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" I am trying every genre. "

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" My experience has offered me the sensibility that encourages me to try newer characters. "

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" The film industry is mostly about unidimensional characters. "

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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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" Most people go to ashrams or retreats to destress and rejuvenate themselves. But I come back to my roots, the place where I spent half my life. And when I return, I spend time in the farms, eating a stalk of sugarcane, driving a tractor, and chilling with childhood friends. "

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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 decided to be a part of 'Bajrangi'... because I felt that it tells a very relevant story. "

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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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" A big blockbuster like 'Kick' expands the audience for my films and makes it easier to promote them. "

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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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