On the birthday of Rajkumar Rao, let us discuss the rise of the actor.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s 2-year old daughter was horrified when she saw her father “die” In Talaash. The little girl had to be urgently reassured that her father was well and alive . Recounting the experience Nawaz says, “It was an ordeal . I’m shooting in Kolkata and my baby watched <em>Talaash</em> in Mumbai when it was premiered last week. When Shora saw me die in the film she was inconsolable. “<em>Baba, mar gaye</em>,’ she kept repeating. My wife didn’t know how to handle the crisis. She rang me up in a panic.”

What a year it has been for the super-talented actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui! Three of his performances in <em>Kahaani, Gangs Of Wasseypur</em> and <em>Talaash</em> were applauded unanimously. And now at year-end Nawaz has bagged a prestigious film with Dibakar Bannerjee which the <em>Shanghai</em> director has decided to make prior to his Kolkata-based murder mystery that he planned to make next.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who started his film career in 1999 with Shool and has done around 30 films till now including <em>Kahaani, Gangs of Wasseypur </em> and <em>Talaash, </em> is churning stellar performances one after another. With him getting widely appreciated in his latest release <em>Talaash</em>, it's not a surprise that his bag is full with challenging roles. While on one hand, he has Ketan Mehta's Mountain Man, on the other he has been signed up for <em>Black Currency</em>.

Reema Kagti’s Talaash is a winner. Opening across India at around 60-75 percent attendance, the film’s attendance showed a steep leap on Sunday. By Monday the verdict was clear. <em>Talaash</em> had collected a whopping 57.50 crore rupees in India. Exhausted after the release Reema speaks to MovieChakkar of the success. <strong>Party time? </strong>