Did You Know Anurag Kashyap Scolded Nawazuddin on First Day of Shoot?

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is renowned for his outstanding performances, yet Anurag Kashyap reprimanded him while he was filming Gangs of Wasseypur.

One of the most well-known actors, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is renowned for his outstanding performances and diversity in films. He has advanced to become one of Bollywood’s most admired and sought-after actors. But did you know that Anurag Kashyap once reprimanded him on the Gangs of Wasseypur set?

The 2012 release of the movie Gangs of Wasseypur proved to be a turning point in Nawazuddin’s acting career. The actor admitted that after rejecting the movie, he began acting like Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, two Hollywood icons.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui asserts that his teacher counselled him against doing it during the three to four months he went through that phase. Nawazuddin stated the following on the first day of the Gangs of Wasseypur filming. He said, “Main pura Al Pacino banke gaya (I went like Al Pacino). I would even speak like him.”

Anurag Kashyap, the director, was not pleased with Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s performance and “scolded” him for copying Al Pacino. ”Anurag (Kashyap) scolded me a lot at night. He told me, ‘You’re behaving too much like Al Pacino’. So I threw the entire façade away overnight, and I couldn’t sleep all night. When I went there the morning next day, I went purely as Nawaz,” he added.

Nawazuddin claimed he came to the realisation that he couldn’t “play” a strong guy; rather, he merely needed to channel that energy through himself, which would appear realistic on screen. “You don’t get powers just by playing it. For example, Anurag used to say, ‘You have 25 people standing behind you, so you don’t have to play power. Just be normal, and you’d look dangerous,” he said.

Tiku Weds Sheru, which is available on Prime Video, stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the major role. The actor’s filmography is extensive, and this year saw the release of many films, including Sudhir Mishra’s Afwaah.