Identified for his outspoken nature, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui as soon as once more pulled no punches in a current interview with SCREEN’s Creators X Creators section. Talking on the event of his fiftieth birthday, the critically acclaimed actor opened up in regards to the harsh realities of the Hindi movie business — from superficial friendships to the growing development of casting untrained actors in lead roles whereas sidelining deserving expertise.
Nawazuddin, who has lengthy been vocal about being an outsider in Bollywood, shared that he doesn’t imagine within the friendships that exist within the business. “There isn’t any friendship right here. It’s all the time based mostly on want and profit. As we speak somebody is essential, tomorrow another person. The chums I worth in life are those from my struggling days, not from the business,” he stated.
He additional defined that insecurity amongst actors usually will get in the best way of real connections. “There’s no robust friendship or loyalty right here as a result of everyone seems to be insecure. The business lacks unity. There’s a separate membership, and even they aren’t united,” Nawaz stated bluntly.
The actor additionally took situation with the form of expertise being promoted in Hindi cinema. He expressed his frustration over how untrained actors are being handed main roles, whereas expert actors are relegated to supporting elements. “Solely in our business will you discover somebody unreliable being taught act simply to make it work. Different industries insist on educated professionals — they don’t let simply anybody in,” he stated.
Nawaz added that the viewers turns into used to dangerous appearing, main them to suppose that the identical actor has improved over time. “We examine their first and fifteenth movie and say ‘look, they’re higher now.’ But when these 15 movies had gone to a deserving actor, that individual would have been one thing else completely. It angers me that nice actors are diminished to character or supportive roles,” he concluded.
