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Nawazuddin Siddiqui on his tiff with Irrfan Khan on Lunchbox set: ‘We couldn’t afford to…’
Nawazuddin Siddiqui spoke about his relationship with Irrfan Khan across the many films where they collaborated.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Irrfan Khan in The Lunchbox.
Irrfan Khan’s death in 2020 came as a shock to his fans and peers. Many of his colleagues, who had worked with him for decades across many films, continue to remember the late actor. In a recent interview, when actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui was asked about his relationship with the late actor, and if they had a tiff during the making of The Lunchbox, the actor laughed it off. He recalled that he saw Irrfan as an older brother, and had worked with him in around 7-8 films.
In a chat with Hindi Rush, Nawazuddin was asked about the “rumours of a tiff” between them and the actor said, “That was just the news. I don’t think everything reported in the news is the truth.” He then added, “Our film couldn’t afford this. We were making the film in a very tight budget so we couldn’t spend time on such useless things.”
Nawazuddin shared that Irrfan was his senior at National School of Drama and the two shared a very “long association.” “I think I did the maximum number of films with him. We did some 7-8 films with each other, and out of that, 3-4 films didn’t even release,” he said and shared that he first started working with Irrfan in 2002, and stuck with him when he was preparing for his Hollywood films. “Even when he was preparing for his Hollywood films, I would be with him all the time. Like for instance, I would play his co-actor to give him cues. So he has always had a big role. His aashirvaad (blessing) has always been there. I saw him as an older brother,” he said.
In an earlier interview with ETimes, Nawazuddin’s brother Shamas Siddiqui said that the two actors did not see eye to eye on the set of The Lunchbox. “Both, Nawaz and Irrfan, used to say that they would walk into the set if and only if the other one was present,” he said and added, “I think such a thing happens in movies when both the actors are of such high stature.” He implied that neither of the two was willing to wait for the other one on the shoot.
Nawazuddin and Irrfan famously worked together in The Lunchbox, which also starred Nimrat Kaur. The two also worked together in New York, Paan Singh Tomar but in these films, Irrfan had a much bigger part than Nawazuddin.
Nawazuddin will next be seen in Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders on Netflix.
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