After
a
debacle
debut
with
Fun-Can
Be
Dangerous
Sometimes,
Siddharth
Koirala
wasn't
seen
for
sometime.
Now
he
is
ready
to
strike
back
with
a
thought
provoking
film
Anwar
directed
by
Manish
Jha
(who
directed
the
critically
acclaimed
Matrabhoomi)
where
he
plays
the
title
role.
From
a
sleaze
fest
to
a
social
drama,
Siddharth
goes
for
a
drastic
change
in
genre
and
image.
Where
were
you
after
Fun?
I
was
traveling
basically.
I
needed
a
break
from
everything
including
the
backlash
I
got
from
it.
What
is
Anwar
all
about?
Anwar
is
about
this
Muslim
boy
who
gets
caught
in
the
wrong
place.
He
is
a
very
sensitive
man
who
is
very
conscious
of
his
deeds
and
actions.
He
lands
up
being
in
the
wrong
place
at
the
wrong
time
and
people
start
mistaking
him
for
a
terrorist.
He
is
stuck
in
a
temple
and
people
think
that
he
is
there
to
blow
it
up.
This
looks
like
a
complete
contrast
from
Fun.
So
are
you
looking
into
more
diverse
roles?
I
did
Fun
because
I
had
to
start
somewhere.
It
was
meant
to
be
a
thriller
but
it
ended
up
being
quite
sleazy
and
there
was
no
thrill
in
it.
I
was
bound
by
a
contract
and
couldn't
get
out
of
it.
And
working
with
Manish
Jha
would
have
been
indeed
a
different
experience?
He
is
amazing.
Before
Manish
got
in
touch
with
me,
I
had
just
seen
a
couple
of
scenes
of
Matrabhoomi.
I
had
not
seen
the
entire
film
but
in
those
few
scenes
that
I
saw,
I
said
that
I
would
love
to
work
with
the
director
mainly
because
he
knows
what
he
is
doing.
His
people
were
trying
to
get
in
touch
with
me
but
I
was
out
of
the
country.
When
I
got
the
message,
I
flew
back
here.
When
we
sat
down
and
spoke,
I
realized
that
apart
from
being
a
very
good
director
he
is
passionate
about
his
work.
After
that
meeting
we
decided
that
we
would
be
working
together
on
Anwar
and
we
never
looked
back
after
that.
You
share
screen
with
your
sister
Manisha
as
well.
We
have
just
one
scene
together.
She
is
playing
a
journalist
who
is
doing
reports
on
what
is
happening
in
the
temple.
Did
she
give
you
any
acting
tips?
She
has
never
told
me
how
to
go
about
my
career.
She
just
tells
me
-
do
what
you
have
to
do
and
do
it
honestly.
That
is
how
I
have
been.
I
have
been
dealing
with
my
own
people
and
do
things
myself.
She
does
tell
me
sometimes
that
I
need
to
concentrate
and
focus
on
my
career
a
bit
more.
Anwar
also
has
a
wide
range
of
character
artists
like
Rajpal
Yadav,
Vijay
Raaz,
Yashpal
Sharma,
Hiten
Tejwani
and
Nauheed
Cyrusi.
I
had
an
amazing
experience
working
with
Nauheed.
I
had
seen
her
in
the
Piya
Basanti
video
which
she
had
done
long
back
and
I
really
liked
it.
I
had
no
clue
whether
she
was
a
good
actor
or
not.
And
just
before
her
first
shot
she
was
very
cool
and
casual
and
gave
a
perfect
shot.
That
was
the
first
time
I
saw
her
shoot
and
realized
that
she
was
naturally
talented.
My
mother
is
a
big
fan
of
Hiten
Tejwani
since
she
watches
a
lot
of
television.
Besides
being
a
very
good
artist,
he
is
a
very
good
human
being.
Whenever
I
was
a
bit
nervous
and
needed
to
focus,
he
helped
me
out.
I
gelled
with
him
pretty
well.
I
consider
Vijay
Raaz
as
one
of
the
best
actors
in
India.
I
was
really
happy
working
with
him.
He
used
to
sit
and
talk
about
various
things
apart
from
acting
as
well.
He
was
a
tremendously
focused
person
though
he
doesn't
look
like
that.
He
was
totally
in
his
character.
The
first
time
when
I
saw
him
was
when
he
was
eating
that
flower
in
Monsoon
Wedding.
He
is
mind-blowing.
Is
there
music
in
the
film?
Yes,
there
us
and
I
love
the
music
of
Anwar.
All
the
songs
are
mind-blowing.
The
way
they
have
been
picturized
the
song
is
also
amazing.
We
worked
really
hard
as
well.
We
were
shooting
in
Lucknow
and
it
was
very
hot
somewhere
near
48
degrees
and
to
top
that
there
were
those
hot
lights.
Somehow
we
managed
and
Manish
stirred
everyone
through.
Tell
us
the
USP
of
the
film?
It's
got
beautiful
thoughts
and
issues
that
we
need
to
look
into
by
the
whole
world.
It's
got
a
very
nice
message
of
love.
What
else
are
you
doing?
I
have
done
Partho
Ghosh's
film
Roothi
Hai
Khushiyan.
Then
I
will
be
starting
another
film
called
Because
I
Love
You.
After
that
I'm
still
waiting
or
some
good
scripts
to
come
my
way.
There
was
word
that
you
are
reviving
your
production
house
Moving
Images?
There
are
too
many
people
talking
about
that.
So
far
there
are
no
plans.