Nawazuddin
Siddiqui's
rags-to-riches
story
is
quite
inspiring!
From
a
struggling
farmer
to
becoming
one
of
the
most
critically-acclaimed
actors
in
the
film
industry,
he
proved
that
hard
work
and
dedication
always
pays
off
in
the
long
run.
The
actor
took
up
blink-and-miss
roles
in
films
like
Munnabhai
MBBS
and
Sarfarosh
to
quench
his
acting
thirst.
However,
Nawazuddin's
father
was
quite
disappointed
with
his
choice
of
films.
Talking
about
it
in
an
interview
with
Cinestaan,
the
actor
said,
"My
father
used
to
get
upset
when
I
did
small
roles.
He
used
to
say,
'why
do
you
do
these
small
roles
where
you
get
bashed
up.
Please
don't
come
here,
it's
embarrassing
for
the
family.
Neighbours
say
that
your
son
is
getting
hammered'.
He
felt
I
was
beaten
for
real,
but
he
was
fine
upon
learning
that
it's
only
drama.
He
asked
me
to
stop
doing
such
roles."
Finally,
when
the
actor
got
a
lead
role
in
Anurag
Kashyap's
Gangs
of
Wasseypur,
he
went
to
his
father
and
asked
him,
"Why
don't
you
watch
my
film
now?"
However,
Nawazuddin
said
that
his
father
never
disapproved
of
his
career
choice.
Earlier,
while
speaking
with
Humans
Of
Bombay,
the
actor
opened
up
about
his
humble
beginning
and
shared
how
he
used
to
borrow
money
from
his
friends
to
make
ends
meet
during
his
struggling
days.
"I
would
borrow
money
from
my
friends,
saying
I'd
return
them
in
2
days.
Two
days
later
I
would
borrow
money
from
someone
else
and
pay
the
first
person
back.
I
lived
in
a
flat
with
four
other
people
-
it
was
about
survival.
I
worked
odd
jobs
-
sometimes
as
a
watchman,
sometimes
selling
coriander.
I
even
held
acting
workshops!
I
must
have
gone
for
a
100
auditions
and
took
up
every
single
role
that
came
my
way,
no
matter
how
small
it
was.
It
took
12
years
before
I
got
a
'breakthrough'.
It
wasn't
easy
-
the
struggle
was
not
beautiful,
it
was
just
that;
a
struggle," the
actor
was
quoted
as
saying.