Before
gaining
prominence
in
showbiz,
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
essayed
small
roles
in
countless
movies.
One
such
film
is
Manoj
Bajpayee-Raveena
Tandon's
Shool
in
which
he
made
a
brief
appearance
in
the
role
of
a
waiter.
In
his
recent
chat
with
a
news
portal,
the
Sacred
Games
actor
revealed
that
he
wasn't
paid
for
his
role
in
this
movie
after
the
makers
promised
him
Rs
2500.
Nawazuddin
told
Bollywood
Bubble,
"I
have
small
roles
in
several
films,
I
don't
even
tell
people
about
many
of
them,
but
I
am
there.
I
needed
money,
it
was
a
means
of
survival.
I
played
a
waiter
in
Shool
who
takes
the
order
from
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
Raveena
Tandon.
They
said
they
will
pay
me
Rs
2,500,
but
I
have
never
gotten
it.
There
have
been
many
such
cases,
but
this
one
I
remember
very
well."
The
actor
said
that
when
he
failed
to
receive
any
money
after
them
after
visiting
the
production
office
continuously
for
six
to
seven
months,
he
devised
a
clever
way
to
recover
it
without
anyone
getting
a
clue.
"I
visited
their
office
for
6-7
months
for
Rs
2500.
They
wouldn't
pay
me
but
offered
me
food.
So
then
I
started
visiting
them
at
lunch
time,
and
I
did
that
for
1-1.5
months,
so
my
money
got
settled
like
that," the
Gangs
Of
Wasseypur
actor
told
the
portal.
Helmed
by
Eshwar
Niwas,
Shool
featured
Manoj
Bajpayee
and
Raveena
Tandon
in
leading
roles.
Set
against
the
backdrop
of
the
brutal,
lawless
system
prevailing
in
the
state
of
Bihar,
the
film
revolves
around
an
honest
cop
who
earns
the
wrath
of
a
corrupt
politician.
The
action
crime
flick
had
bagged
the
National
Film
Award
For
Best
Feature
Film
In
Hindi.
Coming
back
to
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
the
actor
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
Tiger
Shroff's
Heropanti
2
in
which
he
essays
the
role
of
the
main
antagonist,
Laila.