Even after watching movies like Sarfarosh, Black Friday, Manorama Six Feet Under, Munnabhai MBBS, Ek Challis Ki Last Local and Firaaq, I hardly had an impression of the timid looking in New York who breaks down when Katrina is treated badly by cops. In New York he took me by surprise. When he expresses his sorrow to Katrina while she is been ‘body-searched’ in a shameful manner, it strikes you hard. In New York, Irrfan was the second best actor followed by Neil, Katrina and John. That was 2009.
Cut to: 2012. This year is Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s year. Though he was in a blink-and-miss role in Paan Singh Tomar, he left a statement. Kahaani was his roar. Without menacing mannerisms, Kahaani would have been a bland affair. In absence of the main villain, though on the right side, he acted as a true nemesis for a woman who is challenging the system. If Kahaani was the beginning, a lot more followed with Gangs Of Wasseypur 1 and 2. His portrayal of weed-smoker Bollywood-obsessed gangster gave the perfect Tarantino feel to the narrative. Though I have second thought on how his character was conceived, his performance leaves no smudge marks. Apart from widely appreciated Miss Lovely and Chittagong, struck-in-godown Shoebite and promising Dekh Indian Circus, Nawaz is also playing a role in perhaps one of the most awaited movie of 2012 – Talaash. Meanwhile another movie of his - Patang is busy listening reviews across the globe in film fests.
Filmography of Nawazuddin cements the age-old belief that hard work pays, you just need to push the envelope.
Love
Sujoy Ghosh
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