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DYK Nawazuddin Siddiqui Trained Ranveer Singh For Band Baaja Baaraat?

DYK Nawazuddin Siddiqui Trained Ranveer Singh For Band Baaja Baaraat?

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Last Updated:May 08, 2025, 10:08 IST Nawazuddin Siddiqui confirmed that he trained Ranveer Singh for his debut film Band Baaja Baaraat. Nawazuddin Siddiqui denied any credit for Ranveer’s impressive acting skills. (Photo Credits: Instagram) After over a decade of struggle, Nawazuddin Siddiqui carved a niche for himself with powerful performances in some of the most memorable films and series. But beyond captivating audiences with his acting, did you know he once worked as an acting coach? Yes, it’s true—he actually trained Ranveer Singh for his debut film, the critically and commercially successful Band Baaja Baaraat. In an interview with Pinkvilla, Nawazuddin Siddiqui confirmed that he trained Ranveer Singh for his debut film Band Baaja Baaraat, saying, “Kuch waqt ke liye kiya tha (I did for some time).” Reflecting on that time in 2010, Nawazuddin admitted he had no idea that just two years later, he would gain widespread recognition with the game-changing film Gangs of Wasseypur. He recalled his role and said, “Aesa kabhi nahi socha tha. Mein toh ek tarah se workshop lene wala …

I’m not unconventional looking, most Indians look like me, says Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Bollywood

I’m not unconventional looking, most Indians look like me, says Nawazuddin Siddiqui | Bollywood

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Chandigarh, Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he enjoys the ability to merge with the crowd but that has also led to some funny situations like being stopped from entering the set of his own films. I’m not unconventional looking, most Indians look like me, says Nawazuddin Siddiqui Siddiqui said in the initial years, whenever he would approach people for auditions, they would tell him that he didn’t look like an actor. “I would get angry. You go to someone’s office and introduce yourself as an actor and they would ask ‘Who are you?’. I would say I am an actor. They would be like, ‘You don’t look like one’,” Siddiqui said during a session at the second edition of the Cinevesture International Film Festival here on Saturday. The actor said as someone who came from theatre, he had pages of dialogues from plays like “Andha Yug” and “Tughlaq” memorized and that helped convince people to some extent. “During interviews, they would say, ‘You are unconventional looking’. Bhai, how am I unconventional when crores of people look …