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Ahmed Khan: Nawazuddin Siddiqui holds the screen with his expression alone

Updated on: 31 March,2022 10:39 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Uma Ramasubramanian |

Ahmed Khan discusses roping in Nawazuddin as the antagonist in Heropanti 2, opposite the mighty Tiger Shroff

Ahmed Khan: Nawazuddin Siddiqui holds the screen with his expression alone

Nawazuddin Siddiqui

When one considers the elaborate stunts that Tiger Shroff can pull off, they would assume that the makers of his next, Heropanti 2, would rope in an antagonist with comparable physical prowess to tackle the actor on screen. Ahmed Khan instead picked Nawazuddin Siddiqui, an actor, who, he says, can “hold the screen with his facial expressions alone”.


Tiger Shroff
Nawazuddin Siddiqui


Khan tells mid-day, “When we started scripting the film, we knew we needed a man with [command over his] craft. We began to wonder who would portray this part on the celluloid and deliver exactly what we had in mind. In the film Kick, when I saw Mr Siddiqui perform against Salman Khan, a man who could fight anybody in the world, I realised that this man can hold the screen with his facial expressions alone. So Nawaz bhai was the first and the only option for the role of Laila. When you see his eyes, you can see the pain of the character.”


Ahmad Khan
Ahmad Khan

Khan credits Siddiqui for his ability to showcase the character’s turmoil and malices at once. “When he laughs, he laughs like a hyena. He is so intelligent that he can rule the world, and almost does it. This character is confused, but he expresses it. I requested him to hear the script, and he loved it at the first go.”

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