EXCLUSIVE: Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalls he was ‘not paid’ for his role in Raveena Tandon & Manoj Bajpayee starrer Shool, says, “Aaj tak 2500 rupaye nahi mile”

Did you know that Nawazuddin Siddiqui was part of the movie Shool which starred Raveena Tandon and Manoj Bajpayee in lead roles? Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one of the most critically acclaimed actors in Bollywood but it was not all cakewalk for him. We sat down for an exclusive chat with Nawazuddin when he recalled not being paid for his role in the movie Shool. The actor played the role of a waiter in the movie but he did not get his payment to date.

Nawazuddin told Bollywood Bubble, “Aese bohot saari films hai. Bohot saari films toh mein batati bhi nai kisiko but mein hoon. (There are so many such films that I dont even tell people about it but I am there.)”

We further asked if he took up the small roles due to bad times, “Nai majboori nai thi. It was the truth of that moment. I needed money, I was not able to survive at that time. I was doing it all for survival. Like in Shool I had done the role of a waiter. Raveena Tandon and Manoj Bajpayee were sitting at the table and I came to take their order. That was it. They said I would be given Rs 2500 which I did not get to date. There are many like that, but I remember Shool very well. It is part of the job.”

 

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While Nawazuddin was bummed for not being paid for his job, he soon found a way to get the score even, the actor revealed, “But I remember this because I went to the office for 6-7 months for Rs 2500. I didn’t get those, but yes I used to get food. What I did smartly later was that I used to reach at lunchtime at their office. So looking at my condition they used to ask, ‘Khaana khayega?, paise toh mai milenge but khaana khaale aaja.’ So like that I ate food for 1 and half month so my money was paid that way.”

Check out the full conversation with Nawazuddin Siddiqui below:

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