Bollywood

‘I Like Kamal Haasan Sahab, But Couldn’t Do This’ Nawazuddin Siddiqui Opens Up On His Relationship With South Actor

By Gunjan Chaudhary

July 19, 2024

Bollywood star Nawazuddin Siddiqui has once again come into the limelight with his statement. This time the actor talked about his long-time connection with ‘Indian 2’ star Kamal Haasan. In a recent interview, he also revealed the task given by Kamal, which he could not complete. Speaking to Filmfare, Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalled the experience of working as a dialogue coach for Kamal’s film ‘Abhay’ (Aalavandhan) in 2001.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

While praising Kamal Haasan and remembering his old days, Nawazuddin said, ‘I like Kamal Haasan sahab. I was also the dialogue coach for his film Abhay. I was unemployed then so I used to choose such programs. A senior from NSD asked me if I wanted to work in the South. That’s how I worked for the Hindi dialogues in the film.’

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

He further said, ‘Then through these opportunities, I could interact with Kamal Haasan. Once, I presented Tughlaq’s speech to him, I was very proud of it. He asked me if I could present the same thing in 10 different ways. I said I could present it in 3 to 4 ways at the most. However, he can do it, he is a dancer and has control over his whole body, and he is a very good actor.’

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Nawazuddin Siddiqui had mentioned his scenes being edited from the film ‘Hey Ram’ in another interview. In the interview, he had said, ‘It was a really important role. I had to become a victim of a mob attack, whom Kamalji saves. I was excited about this opportunity to share screen space with my idol. However, my scene was later cut from the film after which I cried bitterly. I remember I was consoled by Kamal ji’s daughter Shruti. Kamal ji had cut my role, but I had no ill will towards him in my heart.’