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The easier it looks on screen, the more hard work goes into making it so.
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A big blockbuster like 'Kick' expands the audience for my films and makes it easier to promote them.
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Bollywood has always pampered heroes and treated actors as second class citizens. But, of late, it has realised that there has to be space for actors who can connect with people.
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'Haraamkhor' is a low budget film. We are not worried about the box office because our film is already in profit. It's got a strong content that will reach people's heart.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui -
I grew fond of acting rather late. And that was because I was not getting any job. I had a few friends in Delhi who were associated with theater. They took me to see some plays in Delhi and Baroda. That led me to believe the I could also act. And it was after that I joined National School of Drama in 1993.
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Prior to joining NSD, I was briefly associated with a small theater group in Delhi called Sakshi. Saurabh Shukla, Manoj Bapayee were my seniors in that group. I performed a few supporting roles in Sakshi plays.
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Muzaffarnagar is 40 kilometers from my village. So I used to see films if I was able to save money and on special occasions like Eid, Diwali.
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My character should not be ordinary, cliched, and if I feel that it's difficult to do this character, I take up that challenge to get into his character.
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'Kahaani' gave me popularity and 'Gangs of Wasseypur' stardom.
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You will never see me dancing around the trees, chasing a heroine; I will never do films, no matter what the budget, for the heck of it.
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It's not necessary that every film has to hit Rs 100 crore box office, or the Rs 50 crore budget. If the film makes double of its project budget, we consider that a hit, and that also means that the film is in profit.
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I am ably balancing big and small films. With every big film I do, I try to take up films that are high on content and small on budget.
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For me, as an actor, there is no commercial or independent or art cinema. For me, it's a character that is given by the director. And it is a task for me that I have to fulfill it to the best of my ability regardless of the kind of film that it is.
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I do big films just to experience personal satisfaction.
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I am quite looking forward to working with Shah Rukh Khan.
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I always thought golf was a game reserved for the rich and the elite... But it's a misconception. It's a highly technical game, and it's a game that you can play and master alone. You require sharp skills for it, and you can play the game alone.
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I would be happy if people just called me an actor.
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As far as Raman Raghav is concerned, he is ruthless.
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The success of 'Kick' will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in.
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Often when I feel I am reaching a saturation point in my performances, I think of coming back to NSD and attending workshops.
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Kabir Khan is that rare director who manages to merge Bollywood formula with a good story.
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When I had no money, I would find out which friend had work and money at that point in time and would go and stay with him for a week. All of us theatre guys did that.
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I don't want to take names, but there are some people who get everything served on a platter. This is a movie, this is your role, and you have to do it. Some people have to strive so hard to reach where they have and want to.
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I used to be the best comic actor in my batch. Everyone knew that my comic timing was impeccable.
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