EXCLUSIVE: Nawazuddin Siddiqui on his struggles as an actor

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one of the most popular faces of B-town today. People revere him for his mind blowing acting skills and exceptional dedication towards movies. Recently, the actor had his movie Afwaah hit the theatres. In the light of that, we sat for an exclusive interview with the actor wherein he shed light on several things. In the same interview Nawazuddin Siddiqui also spoke about how initially people didn’t consider him to look like an actor.

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As the conversations got candid, the host asked him if it was difficult for him to convince people that he wanted to be an actor. The Jogira Sara Ra Ra actor said that initially it was difficult to convince his family about his acting career. The actor commented, “Of Course bahut difficult tha pehele toh shuruvat toh humari gharse hogayi thi, jab mene bola ki mein actor banna chahata hu toh ghar se bolna shuru kardiya ki bhai apni shakal toh dekhle.” The actor also added that he was demoralized by this.

Later, as the interview proceeded further, the Gangs of Wasseypur actor also talked about the industry’s perspective on such actors. Well, his talks only get interesting further. The actor added, “Phir jab Mumbai aaye toh assistant ko doubt rehta tha. Ki ye actor dikhne mein…. Pehele toh ye bahut tha na, abhi toh thak god ye sari cheeze hogayi. Abhi content driven cheeze chalne lagi jaha humare faces khapne lage. Otherwise jab hum aaye the yaha pe 2000 mein tab assistant hume upar se niche tak dekhta tha ki kaun ho aap log? “

Nawazuddin Siddiqui also said now the industry has changed a lot and people have started admiring content films. The actor further added, “Phir cinema thoda different hua, humlog ki jarurat lagne lagi. Woh international film festival mein screening hone lagi. Phir hume cast karna shuru kar diya.”

Apart from his struggles as an actor also finally opened up about the controversy with his ex wife Aaliya. 

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