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When Nawazuddin Siddiqui talked about how portraying Manto made him more honest and frank, it was a revelation.

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When Nawazuddin Siddiqui talked about how portraying Manto made him more honest and frank, it was a revelation.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui is one of his generation’s most well-known actors. The actor has progressed from bit parts and extras to leading roles in award-winning films and commercial blockbusters over the course of his long career. As he celebrates his birthday—appropriately at the Cannes Film Festival—a look back at when the actor revealed how his immersive acting process can be a stumbling block at times.

In his biopic Manto, Nawazuddin played the controversial Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto. Nawazuddin attempted to imbibe Manto’s qualities and attributes in order to get into the skin of his character. In a previous interview, the actor admitted that this backfired because he became too blunt and truthful in his real life and paid the price. Around the time of the film’s release, Nawazuddin was involved in a number of controversies, the majority of which stemmed from his tell-all memoir.

“You are not a computer,” he told The Times of India in an interview. So playing a character like Manto has an effect on you, and you must try to break free from it because you must move on to the next character, the next project, where you must begin from scratch. For the next 10-12 days after the shoot, I was still in the same emotional state. ‘This character needs to get out of my head soon, or else it will be bad for me,’ I told Nandita (Das, the director). Because I had become too honest and truthful at the time. Us waqt itna zyada sach bolne laga tha ki maine apni band bajwa li

The actor is currently in Cannes as part of an Indian delegation led by Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur, where he walked the red carpet. “Representing India is always special,” Nawazuddin told Hindustan Times about his birthday celebrations in Cannes. It doesn’t matter if it’s my birthday or another day. Because Cannes is held around the same time every year, I’ve spent five to six of my birthdays there. I am not one of those people who celebrates birthdays. It’s like any other day.”

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Aamir Khan likely to be part of Anurag Basu’s biopic on Kishore Kumar, is ‘fascinated’ by filmmaker’s approach: Report

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Aamir Khan likely to be part of Anurag Basu’s biopic on Kishore Kumar, is ‘fascinated’ by filmmaker’s approach: Report

Aamir Khan is “a big admirer of Kishore Kumar and loved the vision that Anurag Basu has to bring the life of legend to the spectacle,” as per the report.

Actor Aamir Khan has reportedly been offered a biopic on Kishore Kumar, which will be helmed by filmmaker Anurag Basu. Pinkvilla reported, citing its source, that Aamir and Anurag “have been discussing the Kishore Kumar biopic for producer Bhushan Kumar.” The duo had four to five meetings so far. (Also Read | Here’s the common advice Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan gave to their sons Abhishek Bachchan, Junaid Khan)

Aamir could be part of Kishore Kumar biopic

The source said, “The Kishore Kumar biopic is a subject close to the heart of Anurag Basu and Bhushan Kumar, and they are looking to bring it to the spectacle in the best possible way. Aamir Khan is also a big admirer of Kishore Kumar and loved the vision that Basu has to bring the life of legend to the spectacle. The filmmaker has treated it very differently, and that’s what has fascinated Aamir the most.”

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Aamir is yet to choose among six films

“Aamir has taken as many as 6 films in consideration, and every film is in different stages of development. While the script of Kishore Kumar Biopic, Ujjwal Nikam Biopic, and Rajkumar Santoshi’s comedy is locked, Ghajini 2, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s next, and Zoya Akhtar’s next are in the development stage. Aamir has liked all the films, and will take a call on his immediate next by the end of this year. Of the 6 films, he will do three for sure in different timelines and might let go of the other three,” added the source.

“Aamir has taken as many as 6 films in consideration, and every film is in different stages of development. While the script of Kishore Kumar Biopic, Ujjwal Nikam Biopic, and Rajkumar Santoshi’s comedy is locked, Ghajini 2, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s next, and Zoya Akhtar’s next are in the development stage. Aamir has liked all the films, and will take a call on his immediate next by the end of this year. Of the 6 films, he will do three for sure in different timelines and might let go of the other three,” added the source.

About Kishore Kumar

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Kishore Kumar was a well-known playback singer, musician and actor. His songs are widely popular. Besides Hindi, he sang in Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia and Urdu. His popular songs include Ye Raatein Ye Mausam, Hum Toh Mohabbat Karega, Ae Haseeno Nazneeno, Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai, Khoobsurat Haseena, and Gaata Rahe Mera Dil.

About Aamir’s films

Aamir is currently gearing up for his upcoming film, Sitaare Zameen Par. In this film, Aamir stars alongside Genelia D’Souza and also takes on the role of producer under his banner, Aamir Khan Productions. The film is expected to be released in the coming months. As a producer, he is also coming up with Lahore 1947, which stars Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Shabana Azmi, Karan Deol and Ali Fazal. It is directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.

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