In our latest episode of FC Unfiltered, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui speaks to a roomful of acting students about his extraordinary journey. He speaks about the days when he went without food, money and was so sick that he had clumps of hair falling out. When asked about whether he ever doubted if he could become an actor, he said - I was always an actor. I just didn’t have work. Siddiqui also speaks about why he’s puzzled by people constantly calling him unconventional - Every second man in India looks like me. How am I unconventional? On acting decisions, he says he can never see himself play the regular 'shaadi-vyah’ roles and defends certain commercial choices like Munna Michael. This year Siddiqui will be seen playing Saadat Hasan Manto in Nandita Das’s film as well Netflix’s first Indian series Sacred Games. He’s currently preparing to play Balasaheb Thackeray in a biopic.
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00:01 - How Shatrughan Sinha inspired Nawazuddin Siddiqui to become an actor.
01:47 - What does political level "chaalbaazi" of a character mean.
03:53 - Preparation for a character.
05:08 - Detailing for a fictional character.
05:51 - Not giving up the struggle.
07:54 - "If I perform a scene, no one else could perform the same scene like I would".
08:33 - The stardom feel.
08:56 - Staying grounded.
09:59 - The task of acting is to engage the audience.
10:59 - Discovering myself through characters and not getting carried away by success.
12:33 - Talking about his preparation for his role in Munna Micheal.
14:21 - Doing a film only for money then too giving 100% conviction to the character.
15:48 - Performing a scene in a different way in the film Genius and content driven versus commercial cinema.
18:15 - Doing any film in which the character would become a hit.
18:59 - "It should only be me and only me in the film".
19:32 - The drive for saying yes to a film and preparing for the film Thackeray
20:26 - As an actor shifting from the character of Manto to the character of Thackeray.
23:21 - The fear while portraying the character of Balasaheb Thackeray.
24:26 - Assignments through power, money and relationships in the industry.
25:52 - Making a 50 crore film with me.
27:07 - The conventional and unconventional actor.
27:59 - Talking about frustration.
28:40 - Family life, real life, staying truthful to the characters.
30:31 - Staying away from Box-office.
31:16 - Failure of Raman Raghav 2.O
33:38 - Wearing the same suit for Cannes Film Festival.
34:17 - Magic Mantra of Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
36:48 - Favorite performance.
38:04 - AQ - Preparation for auditions.
38:57 - Talking about doing acting workshops and theater.
39:27 - AQ - Mukkabaaz and Vineet Kumar SIngh's performance in the film.
40:06 - Equation and understanding with Anurag Kashyap.
41:22 - Behavior with the Director and allowing him to extract the performance by me.
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