Nawazuddin Siddiqui gets a standing ovation for Raman Raghav 2.0

The Team of ‘Raman Raghav 2.0‘ has flown to Cannes Film Festival to showcase their thriller at the prestigious venue. The lead actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui who is depicting the titular role of the notorious serial killer was given a standing ovation by the audience there for his portrayal of Raman Raghav.

The movie tells the story of a deranged serial killer, who went on a murder spree in Mumbai in the 1960’s. Nawaz depicts the role of the killer while Vicky Kaushal plays the role of a cocaine-addled, womanising police officer. The film has been appreciated not only by the audience at the fest but even impressed the International media who have been praising Nawaz for his portrayal of the killer Raman Raghav.

The media had even added that that the Indian actor’s performance will be applauded by Anthony Hopkins of ‘Hannibal’ fame, who would have loved this noir film.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is a regular at Cannes and the Anurag Kashyap film is his eight film in a row to be showcased at the festival. Apart from ‘Raman Raghav 2.0’, his previous films ‘Croisette – Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Monsoon Shootout’, ‘Bombay Talkies’ and ‘The Lunchbox’ were screened at Cannes. His debut production ‘Miyan Kal Aana’, directed by his brother, Shamas Siddiqui, was also screened at the festival.

‘Raman Raghav 2.0’ will be releasing on June 24, 2016.

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