MUMBAI : Nawazuddin Siddiqui has frequently thanked director Anurag Kashyap for blessing him with prestigious opportunities in projects such as Sacred Games, Raman Raghav 2.0, and the Gangs of Wasseypur franchise. Speaking about his friendship with Anurag in a recent interview, Nawazuddin mentioned how much he missed collaborating with the director.
It's interesting to note that Nawazuddin stated he first rejected the Gangs of Wasseypur script, referring to it as "bakwaas (nonsense)". The actor discussed his equation with Anurag and the reason he first rejected the film's script in an interview with the popular news portal.
“With great difficulty, only five dialogues were written for me, and Manoj Bajpayee had a few random lines. But when we went on the sets, Anurag ke andar ek jaanwar jaag gaya (A beast within Anurag was awakened). The way he started writing on the spot, with that story, the film was made. Before that, no one had a script for the film. Anurag had this vague idea out of which he decided to make the film,” Nawazuddin said.
He continued, “In the beginning, two or three days of shooting didn’t happen due to financial reasons. Later, Anurag told us to go and sit near a pond. He made Huma (Qureshi) and me sit there, and we blabbered something I had said during the workshop, and that’s how the iconic scene was shot. The next day, on a piece of paper, he wrote a few more dialogues for four or five actors, showed them from far away, and called for action. So this was the process of the shoot. But, because of Anurag, it became a habit for me to improvise on set.”
Regarding if he missed working with Anurag, Nawaz replied, “I always miss Anurag. What I like about him is that he is a very keen observer. He very carefully observes his actors and brings out the best in them. As an actor-director duo, we are an amazing jodi (pair), no doubt, and as a human being, I love him a lot.”
(Also read: "Atmosphere Speaks to an Actor": Nawazuddin Siddiqui Realized While Shooting with Irrfan Khan for Short Film
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