Nawazuddin Siddiqui has received high acclaim for his versatile acting, be it in commercial or indie cinema. In the course of his career, we've seen him play diverse roles – from Faizal Khan in Gangs of Wasseypur to Sadat Hasan Manto in Manto.
In his latest film Heropanti 2, which got released on 29 April, we see the actor in a completely different role – that of Laila, who is a cyber-criminal.
But how does Siddiqui manage to balance his indie roles with high-entertainment commercial films?
"My training in theatre has been such that if I'm doing a Shakespearean play, at the same time I'm also doing a folk play or a Mohan Rakesh play, which is on the lines of realism. If I'm doing a Sanskrit play, I'm also also acting in Persian plays. So, while I'm working on some films where my acting has to be no-nonsense and to-the-point, I'm simultaneously also acting in a fun film like Heropanti 2," he says in this episode of Itni Starry Baatein.
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