Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s one-take performance in New York left people in tears, Irrfan Khan hugged him: Kabir Khan

Kabir recalled the shoot day and shared that the scene we saw in the film was one take. “It’s a non-stop 3-4 minute take and I never did another take because when I said cut, some of the people in the crew were crying and some of them were clapping. I remember Irrfan walking in half an hour later and he said everyone’s talking about Nawaz’s performance,” he recalled.

The actor played Zilgai in New York, a man who was arrested after 9/11 on suspicion and tortured while in custody. He is eventually let go but is left scarred by the events.

Kabir then took Irrfan to the monitor and showed him the take, which left Irrfan in tears. “I took Irrfan to the monitor and I played it and as he was watching it, tears were streaming down Irrfan’s face. He went and hugged Nawaz,” he shared.

In New York, Nawazuddin Siddiqui played Zilgai, who gets arrested by the authorities after 9/11 and is placed in custody. While in custody, he is tortured but is eventually released. Irrfan Khan played an FBI agent in the film.