Nawazuddin Siddiqui On Facing Criticism For Thackeray: Proud To Have Done The Film
Nawazuddin Siddiqui does not regret starring in biographical drama, Thackeray as the actor says he has made a conscious decision to keep experimenting with unconventional parts.
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oi-Swikriti Srivastava
By Pti
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
does
not
regret
starring
in
biographical
drama,
Thackeray
as
the
actor
says
he
has
made
a
conscious
decision
to
keep
experimenting
with
unconventional
parts.
The
film,
based
on
the
life
of
Bal
Thackeray,
the
founder
of
the
political
party
Shiv
Sena,
was
a
major
commercial
and
critical
failure.
Before
its
theatrical
debut
on
January
25
this
year,
Thackeray
was
labelled
as
a
propaganda
film
in
the
wake
of
its
release
ahead
of
the
2019
Lok
Sabha
elections.
Despite
criticism,
Nawazuddin
said
he
is
proud
to
be
a
part
of
the
film.
"I
am
an
actor
and
I
would
like
to
play
different
characters.
I
am
proud
to
have
done
a
film
like
'Thackeray'.
Whatever
fans
say
it,
I
would
like
to
explore
myself
as
an
actor.
I
am
not
a
regular
actor
who
can
do
similar
kinds
of
roles
for
25-30
years.
I
want
to
keep
experimenting
with
my
roles," he
told
PTI.
The
44-year-old
actor
believes
instead
of
a
film's
box
office
collections,
fans
should
focus
more
on
the
hard
work
he
puts
in
for
the
role.
"I
feel
the
fans
should
look
at
how
I
have
played
a
character,
look
at
my
craft,
skills
and
hard
work
that
I
have
put
in
rather
than
questioning
why
I
did
this
film."
Nawazuddin
was
talking
on
the
sidelines
of
the
launch
of
a
book
The
Stranger
in
Me,
written
by
Neeta
Shah
and
Aditi
Mediratta.
In
2017,
the
actor
was
embroiled
in
a
controversy
after
the
release
of
his
autobiography,
An
Ordinary
Life.
In
his
memoir,
co-written
by
Rituparna
Chatterjee,
Nawazuddin
detailed
his
relationships
and
flings
with
former
Miss
India
Niharika
Singh
and
actor
Sunita
Rajwar
allegedly
without
their
consent.
He
later
withdrew
the
book
and
apologised
for
hurting
the
sentiments
of
the
two
women.
Asked
if
he
would
like
to
rework
on
the
autobiography,
Nawazuddin
said
he
is
not
thinking
about
it.