Thackeray and Beyond: How did Faisal, Nawazuddin Siddiqui of Bollywood become global and become an anti-hero? | Bollywood

Love it for its flawless performance or hate it for dark roles where it comes into the shoes of a character, but you can not ignore the actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Bollywood Black Horse has carved out a slow and steady place in the area. From playing too minor roles to being mentioned in the credits, this actor from an indefinable village of Uttar Pradesh has come a long way. While he plays Bal Thackeray, leader of Shiv Sena, in the eponymous biographical film, here is his career chart.

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Nawazuddin began his career playing a few roles in such films as Sarfarosh, Munna Bhai MBBS and Peepli Live. His first big victory came as a police officer in Vidya Balan's blockbuster, Kahaani. However, it is as Faizal Khan in the two films Gangs of Wbadeypur that he really found his mojo. It has earned him awards, recognition and – most valuable of all products – key pieces.

The year 2012 was a turning point in his career as Gangs of Wbadeypur 2 was screened at the Directors' Fortnight. Another critically acclaimed film, Miss Lovely, competed in the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival. He has also been screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Rotterdam International Film Festival.

There was more to follow. His film Lunchbox of 2013 was not only presented in Cannes, he also won the Critics Weekend Choice Awards. Despite the spotlight on Irrfan Khan and Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin is well behaved in the film. He was also nominated for the Best Film Award not appearing in the English category of the 2015 British Academy Film Awards.

From important roles in blockbusters to custom roles in smaller films, Nawazuddin portrayed the role of the filmmaker. art of balancing performance and popular roles. In addition to playing prominent roles alongside Bollywood stars, he has also become the anti-hero and has found praise for the same. In addition to playing Badlapur's antagonist in Varun Dhawan and Salman Khan's Kick, as well as an important role in Shah Rukh Khan's Raees, he also starred in shadows in films like Raman Raghav 2.0 , Babumoshai Bandookbaaz and Haraamkhor. Nawazuddin also impressed his fans with his persistent spirit in Manjhi: The Mountain Man, which raised 12.53 Rs at the box office. With such a rainbow of roles and films in his filmography, Nawazuddin is sure to do things big without being wary of the characters he was interpreting.

The actor had already told Hindustan Times in an interview: "Whenever I feel that I've reached a saturation point, I put myself in a new position. I paused in the movies to do reporting work in the last general election. There, I had to propose impromptu performances without script. I wish above all to shock the public and play in all kinds of roles.

In addition to globalizing and standing out in Bollywood, Nawazuddin also made his debut in the South playing in Rajinikanth's petta. The actor finally chose to play the hero again with his main role in Manto and now Thackeray.

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First published: January 26, 2019 08:50 IST