This Article is From Apr 01, 2015

How Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nailed the Interrogation Scene in Black Friday

How Nawazuddin Siddiqui Nailed the Interrogation Scene in Black Friday

Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Kay Kay Menon in a still from Black Friday.

Mumbai: He may not have the brawn but actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's personality has made him the most sought after bad guy in the film industry. He became the masala film villain with Kick and Salman Khan was so impressed with Nawazuddin that he decided to repeat the Gangs of Wasseypur star in Bajrangi Bhaijaan.

Nawazuddin delivered a stellar performance in Badlapur and insiders say that there will be little competition in the best actor in a negative role category for 2015.

"Improvisation is the name of the game," said Nawazuddin, who was speaking to students of cinema at a workshop organised by casting director Mukesh Chhabra recently in Mumbai. (Also Read: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, a Farmer's Son Who's Earned His Place in Bollywood)

"I remember I was giving a shot for Anurag Kashyap's Black Friday where I was being interrogated. My character was supposed to be nervous. However, the actor in me was so nervous that I was facing difficulty with the scene. So with the close-up I decided to keep a chit on the table for my reference. Now when you see the shot it looks like my character is looking for words when interrogated but the truth is I was looking at my dialogues and the scene was a hit," he said. (Also Read: Don't Let go of Uniqueness, Nawazuddin Siddiqui Tells Newcomers )

Black Friday was many moons ago; today Nawaz is a force to reckon with. The actor has reportedly been roped in for the official remake of Japanese thriller film Suspect X, which features Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut. The film is an adaptation of the novel Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. The role that was first offered to Vidyut Jamwal will now be portrayed by Nawazuddin. Now that can't be such a bad thing for the film. We're sure director Sujoy Ghosh is a happy man.
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