'Struggle made me strong', says Nawazuddin Siddique

I played Manjhi with a real hammer in hand,” says the renowned Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddique.Notably, Nawazuddin was in Bhopal on Monday for the promotion of his upcoming biopic flick ‘Manjhi: The Mountain Man’. As he was on his visit to Bhopal, he talked with The Pioneer about his journey in film industry.

The voyage from a chemist to a noted Bollywood actor has remained a crucial one, says Nawaz. He is now counted among actors, who in a short time have made a big name in the industry. He believes that the crucial period of his struggle played a very imperative role in nurturing his career.“The years, 2004 to 2007, have remained very decisive period of my career. But I believe that this struggling period of my life have made me what I am today,” says Nawaz. Adding to this, he says, “I also believe that the struggling period made me strong to face all the situations that come my way. And I learnt a lot during this time which helped me build a better me.”

On asking about his upcoming film Manjhi, he said, “This role is very different and at the same time it was very difficult for me to play.” As he elaborated more about it, he told about the preparation he made to play a real Manjhi. He says, “Manjhi in 22 years carved a road out of the mountain for his love and I had to do it within one-and-a-half months. So I had to bring that passion in my performance for which I was certainly inspired by a mountain located in our film city. Not only this, when I gave the first shot for this movie to carve the mountain Ketan sir gave me the real hammer and this is the best part of my role.”

He then told about his dream role to which he said, “I have not created any image in my mind yet. But, I always wanted to do roles that leave impact over people as I don’t know what will be my next role. So, unknowingly I get roles and I try to give my best.”He signed off by saying, “I don’t believe in numbers (100 crore club) but I believe that films are those that leave an impact over audience for years. I hope we will get good audience for this movie and it will be a hit.”