Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Irrfan was never a friend, but neither a rival too

Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Irrfan was never a friend, but neither a rival too
Wednesday, January 08, 2014 12:34 IST
By Santa Banta News Network
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has denied reports of a cold war with his 'The Lunchbox' co-star Irrfan Khan, saying that there is no rivalry between them.

The duo apparently stayed together in a one-room apartment in their struggling days. But once Irrfan rose to prominence, he and Nawaz drifted apart. Both the actors were last seen together in their much acclaimed movie 'The Lunchbox'.

During the shoot they remained cordial and maintained their distance. "We were never friends earlier also and not now as well. We work together whenever we are cast in a film together.

In the future if I get to work with him I will surely do it. There is no rivalry with him. There is nothing like that. He is my senior and I respect him a lot," Nawazuddin told PTI. "We were never in touch with anyone.

Every actor works on various projects and happens to meet a lot of people and then you become busy with other commitments... So there is not much time to talk or meet," he said. It is often said that the art house actor somewhere tries to follow the path of Irrfan as far as his professional life is concerned but the 39-year-old star disagrees.


"Why will I follow his path, I know how to work and I am doing it in my own way. I have never followed anyone's path. I am doing films in my own way," he said. Nawazuddin will be seen next in 'Miss Lovely' alongside Niharika Singh, former Miss India contestant.

The film is about two brothers struggling to produce an illegal sex-horror film in the mid-80s and it is slated for January 18 release.
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