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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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" 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. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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" The village I come from is the most ruthless, lawless land one can encounter. "

" I would be happy if people just called me an actor. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

People

Just

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I knew I would get offers to play the villain after 'Kick,' and I had already decided to reject all of them. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" One should go to the line through the character. You should see their lifestyle in the way they speak. "

" I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Talash.' "

" I was shooting for 'Kahaani' and 'GOW' back to back. I was in a village on work, where a man extended a paper to me. For a minute I thought he wanted another actor's autograph. I looked back and forth, but there was no one. That was quite an experience. "

" I am very confident about my work because I have worked very hard. "

" For me, as an actor, there is no commercial or independent or art cinema. For me, it's a character that is given by the director. And it is a task for me that I have to fulfill it to the best of my ability regardless of the kind of film that it is. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Character

Cinema

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I am trying every genre. "

" 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. "

" Only heroes get stereotyped. As they do the same kind of roles again and again. "

" I am a five-foot six-inch, dark, ordinary-looking man. People didn't imagine that I would make it. "

" Being a recognised face has its problems. I miss the freedom to go anywhere I want to. "

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

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Miss

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