Whether
it's
bringing
alive
illustrious
writer
Saadat
Hasan
Manto
on
screen
in
Manto
or
a
essaying
a
rustic
sharpshooter
in
his
most
''besharam" film
Babumoshai
Bandookbaaz,
actor
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui's
new
projects
are
about
exploring
the
unexplored.
At
a
time
when
a
mega-budget
entertainer
like
Baahubali
has
set
new
precedents
for
the
Indian
film
industry,
the
versatile
actor
says
a
film's
budget
or
the
stars
and
directors
associated
with
it
don't
motivate
him
to
decide
on
a
project.
"However
big
a
scale
of
a
film,
or
however
famous
a
director
is,
or
a
star,
I
don't
do
a
film
till
I
don't
understand
it."
"If
someone
says
it's
a
Rs
50-crore
or
Rs
70-crore
film,
I
leave
that
and
do
a
Rs
50-lakh
film,
because
satisfaction
is
very
important
for
me.
Maybe
the
Rs
50-crore
film
doesn't
allow
me
to
tap
a
new
side
of
my
potential
that
a
smaller
budget
film
lets
me
discover," Nawazuddin
told
IANS.
"If
nothing
happens
to
me
from
within
after
listening
to
a
film's
story,
then
I
don't
do
it
--
budget
irrespective,"
added
the
actor,
who
for
the
past
three
to
four
years,
has
come
into
his
own.
Starting
with
a
role
in
the
1999
film
Sarfarosh,
Nawazuddin
has
carved
his
own
niche
bit
by
bit
and
is
today
perhaps
among
one
of
the
most
visible
faces
from
Indian
cinema
at
international
film
circuits.
While
Nandita
Das's
directorial
Manto
has
already
made
the
right
noises
at
the
Cannes
Film
Festival
earlier
this
month,
one
look
at
the
trailer
of
the
latter
film
tells
you
how
bold
can
Nawazuddin
get.
The
actor,
who
has
his
roots
in
the
hinterlands
of
Uttar
Pradesh,
said:
"Baabumoshai...
is
a
very
'ajeeb,
tedi-medi'
(strange
and
crooked)
film.
I
don't
know
how
many
people
will
like
it
because
we
are
used
to
soft,
sweet
films
or
patriotic
movies,
but
this
film
breaks
all
barriers."
"It's
very
realistic,
very
desi
and
it
has
all
the
'besharmi'
(shamelessness)
from
which
we
try
to
save
ourselves.
There
are
hypocrites
all
around
who
say
we
don't
want
to
see
these
things,
but
when
alone,
they
see
it
all...
Only
when
they're
out
in
the
society,
they
become
'shareef'."
"This
film
breaks
it
all,
and
I
would
say,
'Bahut
hi
besharam
film
hai
yeh
(This
is
a
very
shameless
film'.)"
In
Manto,
meanwhile,
the
actor
will
be
seen
bringing
forth
the
simplicity
of
the
writer,
who
was
a
strong
advocate
of
free
speech.
"'Manto'
has
been
a
great
experience...
People
know
a
lot
about
his
work
and
he
continues
to
be
known
for
his
daring
and
boldness," Nawazuddin
said,
drawing
a
deep
breath
of
satisfaction
--
understandably
of
getting
his
due
in
the
industry.
"I
am
doing
the
kind
of
roles
that
I
really
want
to
do...
The
industry
is
giving
them
to
me.
I
never
wanted
to
do
black
and
white
kind
of
roles.
Our
(Indian
film)
hero
has
no
drawback
at
all...
So
I
am
not
interested
in
those
roles,"
Nawazuddin
said.
"And
there's
one
villain
who
has
all
the
evil.
I
am
not
interested
in
that
role
as
well.
I
am
drawn
to
close-to-real-life
roles
where
the
character
is
a
mix
of
black
and
white...
I
prefer
grey."