Filmmaker and actor Anurag Kashyap's film 'Gangs of Wasseypur' is often in the news. Everyone talks about him. Because of its story and its characters. The artists who are working in it. About which the director has once again told something. He has shared some stories about Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Rajpal Yadav. let us know. While talking to Rkz Theater and Films Group, Anurag Kashyap was asked about his first meeting with Nawazuddin. Let us tell you that both of them met during the casting of Ram Gopal Varma's film 'Satya'. But what is the story behind this? Anurag told further.
Anurag Kashyap met Nawazuddin
Anurag Kashyap said, 'There was a very good actor named Rajpal Yadav, who came to Mumbai but was leaving the city because he was depressed and had given up. An actor named Ashraf Ulhaq has passed away on Black Friday. He asked me if you could talk to this man (Rajpal) and give him some hope. So, we met them at the railway station and Nawazuddin Siddiqui was carrying his suitcase! This is how I met Nawaz.
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Anurag Kashyap gave this role to Rajpal
Anurag Kashyap told how he told Rajpal Yadav that he was casting for the film 'Shool' and there was a role for him. Ultimately Rajpal said yes to the scene in which he was playing the role of a coolie.
When Rajpal got the role, Nawazuddin also asked for work.
Anurag further said, 'Rajpal's career started from there. Nawaz was also there so he asked me, can I also get a role? I told him there were no roles left, but maybe I could place you somewhere else.
Anurag cast Nawazuddin
Nawaz told Anurag, 'I don't have money to eat, I will do anything.' That's why in 'Shool', Nawaz played the role of a waiter in a scene with Manoj and Raveena. And from there both of them started working together.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui dominates once again
After 'Shool', Nawazuddin played a small role in Aamir Khan's 'Sarfarosh' and worked with Anurag Kashyap for the first time in his directorial debut 'Black Friday'. He later became famous by acting in both Sujoy Ghosh's 'Kahaani' and 'Gangs of Wasseypur'.