It’s such a joy to see Nawazuddin Siddiqui on screen that many filmmakers write their scripts with the actor in mind. Oddly, when his brother Shamas Siddiqui decided to turn director, he created the universe of Bole Chudiyan, all the while imagining another actor in the central role. “Ayushmann [Khurrana] was my original choice for the film. But the producer wanted to cast Nawaz. When he narrated the story to Nawaz, he loved the script. I have included some incidents from his life in the script, so I felt [the actor] would do justice to the role,” says the first-time director.  

Nawazuddin Siddiqui with Tamannaah Bhatia