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Costao's Nawazuddin Siddiqui on how industry differentiates between actors based on their looks: 'Here, we have categories…'
Nawazuddin Siddiqui recently opened up on how the industry treats actors who don't look a certain way. He admitted there are categories here, unlike internationally.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s career trajectory is nothing short of impressive. The upward-going graph is a testimony to his hard work and dedication to reach where he is today. But is he still considered a hero by the industry? Sharing his two cents on the matter, the ace star stated that Bollywood differentiates between actors. He further revealed that there are categories such as actor, hero, star, and superstar. Read on!
Nawazuddin Siddiqui went on to do minor and supporting roles to playing key characters in films like Gangs of Wasseypur, Raman Raghav 2.0, Manto, and more. But despite working in the Hindi film industry, he feels that he is being discriminated against by makers. During an interview with Mid-Day, the Haddi actor was asked if the industry doesn’t trust actors who don’t fit its stereotype of how a hero should look.
Sharing his two cents on the matter, Siddiqui stated that they don’t differentiate between actors based on their looks internationally, as they just cast a good actor. “Here, we have categories like actor, hero, star, superstar,” he stated, adding that Bollywood has great actors, but they’re spotted doing smaller roles in movies and web shows.
According to him, they aren’t supporting actors but are great actors. However, no one thinks of making a film with them. “And maybe no one ever will. We will be gone one day, but this will go on,” the actor expressed. Giving the example of stars like Irrfan Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, and Naseeruddin Shah, the Mom actor opined that the problem is that none of these great actors ever made a film worth Rs 20-30 crore.
He further stated that today, everyone showers praise on them and calls them great actors, but no one ever made a big film with them. Speaking his mind about actors who are categorized as ‘heroes’, Nawazuddin said, “But those whom you are trusting, what are they doing? We are seeing what’s happening to the films that are coming nowadays with new actors.”
On the work front, Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be next seen in the biographical crime drama film, Costao. Directed by Sejal Shah, it is set to release on May 1, 2025, on Zee5.
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