His
powerful
avant-garde
roles
in
offbeat
Indian
films
have
set
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
apart
from
the
true-blue
heroes
of
Bollywood.
And
that
is
why
the
actor,
a
'hero'
in
his
own
right,
suggests
that
newcomers
never
let
go
of
their
"uniqueness".
Nawazuddin,
who
was
last
seen
as
a
Machiavellian
villain
in
Sriram
Raghavan's
Badlapur,
feels
that
once
most
actors
get
a
taste
of
fame,
they
start
behaving
in
"a
hero-
type
manner",
which
takes
away
their
individuality.
"Among
what
young
actors
bring
with
them,
there
is
a
uniqueness
in
every
one
of
them.
Don't
let
go
of
that
when
you
join
the
industry.
What
generally
happens
is
that
when
people
get
into
the
industry,
they
tend
to
behave
in
a
particular
hero-type
manner.
"This
shouldn't
happen;
it
takes
away
one's
uniqueness.
When
you're
embodying
a
character,
you
should
have
your
own
uniqueness,
that
is
very
important," Nawazuddin
told
in
an
interview.
His
own
talent
to
slip
into
characters
with
ease
has
been
seen
and
appreciated
in
films
like
Gangs
Of
Wasseypur,
Kahaani,
Kick,
The
Lunchbox
and
Talaash
-
and
most
recently,
in
Badlapur.
The
40-year-old
admits
"gray
characters" attract
him
the
most
"because
there
are
layers
and
complications",
but
he's
also
happy
spreading
laughter
through
some
of
his
works.
One
of
such
projects
will
be
Ghoomketu,
in
which
the
National
Award
winning
actor
has
a
comic
role
to
essay.
"I
don't
particularly
enjoy
portraying
plain
white
characters
or
straight
negative
characters.
I
like
challenging
characters.
"My
character
in
Kick
made
people
laugh.
Even
in
Badlapur,
there
were
chuckles
among
the
audiences,
but
in
my
upcoming
film
Ghoomketu,
I'll
be
seen
in
a
typical
comic
role," Nawazuddin
said.
He
is
particularly
happy
that
Badlapur,
which
also
starred
Varun
Dhawan,
Radhika
Apte,
Huma
Qureshi
and
Yami
Gautam,
managed
to
pull
in
the
audiences
despite
its
release
in
the
midst
of
the
ICC
cricket
World
Cup.
"I'm
extremely
happy
about
the
success
of
Badlapur.
We
were
very
nervous
at
first
because
the
film
had
an
'A'
certificate
and
the
release
was
around
the
cricket
World
Cup.
But
when
the
film
released,
the
response
was
overwhelming.
"Word
of
mouth
worked
wonders
for
the
film.
And
now
everyone
is
happy,
from
the
producers
to
director
to
the
actors," he
said.
Promising
a
surprise
for
his
fans
in
every
film
that
he
does,
Nawazuddin
also
said
it's
difficult
for
him
to
take
time
out
for
his
family.
"It's
difficult
to
take
time
out
from
work
and
that's
the
reason
my
family
members
are
somewhat
miffed
with
me.
My
daughter
and
my
wife
aren't
very
happy
about
me
not
being
able
to
spend
much
time
with
them.
"Just
keep
watching
my
films
and
I
will
surprise
the
audiences
with
every
film;
that's
my
promise,"
said
the
actor,
whose
film
Haraamkhor
is
heading
to
the
Indian
Film
Festival
of
Los
Angeles
(IFFLA).