I treat gangster roles through a human lens, says Nawazuddin
Bollywood Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui said the reason for him being convincing in gangster roles is that he looks at the characters through a human lens. Siddiqui shot to fame with his portrayal of local goon Faizal Khan in Anurag Kashyap's "Gangs of Wasseypur". The actor said he played a gangster four times in his career and has never treated the roles similarly. Here's more.
Never treated my characters as gangsters: Siddiqui
"I have never done a gangster role thinking of it as one. I think it's the role of a man and that's it. He could be bad/good. I have never treated my characters as gangsters. I look at them as humans," Siddiqui said.
Nawazuddin will be seen as gangster in 'Sacred Games'
The 44-year-old actor will be seen again as a criminal overlord in "Sacred Games", a Netflix Original web series. "This role is different because others didn't have as much depth... Faizal Khan (from Gangs of. Wasseypur) of course had depth, you know certain aspects about him after watching the film but here, you go deep into his psychic," the actor said.
About 'Sacred Games'
Set in modern-day Mumbai, Sacred Games revolves around Sartaj Singh, a cynical police officer, played by Saif Ali Khan, who is summoned by an anonymous tip that promises him an opportunity to capture the powerful criminal overlord Ganesh Gaitonde, enacted by Siddiqui. As the stakes mount, Sartaj and Gaitonde realize that they are part of a much larger scenario, which expands beyond the city.
Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane directed 'Sacred Games'
"Sacred Games" has been directed by Anurag Kashyap, who helms portions of Siddiqui, while Vikramaditya Motwane has shot with Khan. For Siddiqui, teaming up again with Kashyap was one of the reasons to come on board the project, apart from the opportunity that a web series gives an actor. "A web series give(s) you a long time to explore a character," he said.
Series is based on novel named 'Sacred Games'
The web series, based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Vikram Chandra, will be available to Netflix subscribers in all territories from July 6.
