Nawazuddin Siddiqui Initially REJECTED Gangs of Wasseypur: ‘Anurag Ke Andar Janwaar Jaag Gaya…’ – News18

Nawazuddin Siddiqui has often expressed his gratitude to filmmaker Anurag Kashyap for giving him respectable opportunities in projects like Gangs of Wasseypur franchise, Raman Raghav 2.0 and Sacred Games. In a new interview, Nawazuddin, while discussing his rapport with Anurag, said that he misses working with the filmmaker.

Interestingly, Nawazuddin revealed that he initially turned down the script of Gangs of Wasseypur, calling it “bakwaas (nonsense). In a chat with IndiaToday.in, the actor opened up about his equation with Anurag and revealed the reason behind initially rejecting the film’s script.

“With great difficulty, only five dialogues were written for me, and Manoj Bajpayee had a few random lines. But when we went on the sets, Anurag ke andar ek jaanwar jaag gaya (A beast within Anurag was awakened). The way he started writing on the spot, with that story, the film was made. Before that, no one had a script for the film. Anurag had this vague idea out of which he decided to make the film,” Nawazuddin said.

He continued, “In the beginning, two or three days of shooting didn’t happen due to financial reasons. Later, Anurag told us to go and sit near a pond. He made Huma (Qureshi) and me sit there, and we blabbered something I had said during the workshop, and that’s how the iconic scene was shot. The next day, on a piece of paper, he wrote a few more dialogues for four or five actors, showed them from far away, and called for action. So this was the process of the shoot. But, because of Anurag, it became a habit for me to improvise on set.”

When asked if he missed working with Anurag, Nawaz said, “I always miss Anurag. What I like about him is that he is a very keen observer. He very carefully observes his actors and brings out the best in them. As an actor-director duo, we are an amazing jodi (pair), no doubt, and as a human being, I love him a lot.”