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Can't understand why everybody wants to work in Hollywood: Nawazuddin

Thursday, 7 September 2017 at 07:00

By News X @sunriseradiouk

Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he feels he is presently the highest paid actor in Bollywood in terms of acting.

The critically acclaimed actor, known for portraying complex characters with ease, said, “I am the highest paid actor in the industry as far as acting is concerned. I did not have to ask. They (film-makers) themselves started paying me this.”

The actor, popular for films like Gangs Of Wasseypur, The Lunchbox and Raman Raghav 2.0, wonders why the Indian film industry is obsessed with Hollywood.

“I do not know why there is an inferiority complex among us… Everybody here wants to work in Hollywood and become big. I can’t understand why we have this complex. When we watch films from a powerful country, we feel somewhat inferior. We think our films are not up to their level, but at present, we should feel proud of our films. We are making films with very good content here.”

Siddiqui, who now plays the lead role in most of his films, also says that he never wanted to play the typical hero as a person with no bad qualities doesn’t exist.

“I don’t believe in characters that are either completely negative or posivite, like a hero doesn’t have any bad qualities. A person like him doesn’t exist,” Nawazuddin, who doesn’t act for awards, told reporters.

“So, I never had any interest in a hero’s role or out and out negative role. I prefer grey characters,” the Raees actor asserted.

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