Nawazuddin Siddiqui will next be seen in Bombay Talkies.
Mumbai:
Nawazuddin Siddiqui had caughtthe attention of filmmaker Dibakar Banerjee after BlackFriday and he was keen on casting him in Oye Lucky! LuckyOye but couldn't locate the actor.
The 39-year-old actor entered Bollywood in 1999 with ablink and miss role in Aamir Khan starrer Sarfarosh.
However, his first breakthrough role came in 2004 with AnuragKashyap's Black Friday, the film on Mumbai's 1993 bombings,where he played a terrorist.
After 14 years of struggle, his role as the hot-headedIntelligence Bureau officer Khan in Kahaani and drug-addledFaizal Khan in Kashyap's two part revenge drama Gangs ofWasseypur, finally changed things for him.
"It is not that after Gangs of Wasseypur I thoughtof working with Nawaz. I wanted to work with him since 'BlackFriday', because I have been seeing him in small and bitsparts in lots of films and he has impressed me," Dibakar toldPTI.
The director loved his performance in films likePatang, Peepli Live and many others where he has left amark.
"I wanted to work with him in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye.I just couldn't find him. I wanted Nawaz to act as Abhay'ssidekick in the film, but that was ultimately played by ManuRishi. He made it as his role and did a good job," he said.
But now Dibakar is working with Nawazuddin for hisupcoming film 'Bombay Talkies', which celebrates 100 years ofIndian cinema.
It is for the first time that four top directors fromBollywood - Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar andAnurag Kashyap - have come together for a venture comprisingfour short films.
Dibakar's short film is based on Satyajit Ray's shortstory, which is an emotional tale of a father-sonrelationship.
However, the setting has been changed. From being a storyabout a middle-class Bengali family, it will now be about aMarathi family.
"My film is based on a story written by Satyajit Ray in1960s and I read it as a kid. When I heard about 'BombayTalkies' I felt this story would be the best for this film. Iadapted it and changed it," Dibakar said, without divulgingany further details.
Dibakar has opted for Rabindranath Tagore and Chopin'smusic for his segment in 'Bombay Talkies'. "I have adapted itand composed it myself. It was lovely. I was working withflutist Rakesh Chaurasia and many other live musicians. I holdfilm background music higher than the song. I loved doing it,"he said.
The producer-director is all praise for Karan Johar andsays this film (Bombay Talkies) will be the re-invention ofJohar.
"I wanted someone like Aditya Chopra or Karan Johar forthis film. I liked the idea of having them. When Ashi Dua, theproducer told me she has spoken to Karan about this, I said,just get him on board. I had an instinct that Karan waswaiting for something like this, to break out (of his films),"he said.
"I think Bombay Talkies is a debut of a director calledKaran Johar and you will get to see many more fresh films fromhim," he added.
The 39-year-old actor entered Bollywood in 1999 with ablink and miss role in Aamir Khan starrer Sarfarosh.
However, his first breakthrough role came in 2004 with AnuragKashyap's Black Friday, the film on Mumbai's 1993 bombings,where he played a terrorist.
After 14 years of struggle, his role as the hot-headedIntelligence Bureau officer Khan in Kahaani and drug-addledFaizal Khan in Kashyap's two part revenge drama Gangs ofWasseypur, finally changed things for him.
"It is not that after Gangs of Wasseypur I thoughtof working with Nawaz. I wanted to work with him since 'BlackFriday', because I have been seeing him in small and bitsparts in lots of films and he has impressed me," Dibakar toldPTI.
The director loved his performance in films likePatang, Peepli Live and many others where he has left amark.
"I wanted to work with him in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye.I just couldn't find him. I wanted Nawaz to act as Abhay'ssidekick in the film, but that was ultimately played by ManuRishi. He made it as his role and did a good job," he said.
But now Dibakar is working with Nawazuddin for hisupcoming film 'Bombay Talkies', which celebrates 100 years ofIndian cinema.
It is for the first time that four top directors fromBollywood - Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar andAnurag Kashyap - have come together for a venture comprisingfour short films.
Dibakar's short film is based on Satyajit Ray's shortstory, which is an emotional tale of a father-sonrelationship.
However, the setting has been changed. From being a storyabout a middle-class Bengali family, it will now be about aMarathi family.
"My film is based on a story written by Satyajit Ray in1960s and I read it as a kid. When I heard about 'BombayTalkies' I felt this story would be the best for this film. Iadapted it and changed it," Dibakar said, without divulgingany further details.
Dibakar has opted for Rabindranath Tagore and Chopin'smusic for his segment in 'Bombay Talkies'. "I have adapted itand composed it myself. It was lovely. I was working withflutist Rakesh Chaurasia and many other live musicians. I holdfilm background music higher than the song. I loved doing it,"he said.
The producer-director is all praise for Karan Johar andsays this film (Bombay Talkies) will be the re-invention ofJohar.
"I wanted someone like Aditya Chopra or Karan Johar forthis film. I liked the idea of having them. When Ashi Dua, theproducer told me she has spoken to Karan about this, I said,just get him on board. I had an instinct that Karan waswaiting for something like this, to break out (of his films),"he said.
"I think Bombay Talkies is a debut of a director calledKaran Johar and you will get to see many more fresh films fromhim," he added.
