Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s brother Shamas calls him ‘greedy’: ‘He is a difficult person, abandons people’

The filmmaker also divulged details of his brother’s relationship with his estranged wife. Shamas shared that there were troubles in Nawazuddin and Aaliyah’s marriage from the beginning. But now they are coming out in the light because with time, the ‘tolerance level has gone thin’. Speaking about Aaliyah, who was his friend even before her marriage to Nawazuddin, he said, “As a woman, she has taken a lot. Usne bahut bardasht kiya hai. (She has tolerated a lot).”

Shamas also claimed that Nawaz sabotaged his film Bole Chudiyan by refusing to shoot the patchwork until producer Rajesh Bhatia paid him his dues. The filmmaker felt cheated as his brother didn’t support him. “You have worked with directors, producers…you have done Manto in Re 1, No Land’s Man, Raat Akeli Hai.. you did Roam Rome Mein only to establish your friend. So, why aren’t you supporting me?” said Shamas about the Gangs of Wasseypur actor. Completed in 2019, Bole Chudiyan is yet to hit the theaters.

He also claimed that Nawazuddin never cleared the differences with him and even instructed their family to not to see his newborn daughter. “Woh dikhana chahte hain ki main hi sab kuch hoon. Bade laalchi type ke hain…ab dheere dheere logon ko unka roop pata lag raha hai (He wants to show that he is everything. He is quite selfish and people are coming to know of his personality now),” Shamas added.

Shamas also addressed the rumours about Nawazuddin and Irrfan not having a cordial equation. He admitted, “Friction did exist between them.”