Nawazuddin Siddiqui: The stars who charged 100 crores per film are the ones who have ended up harming the films

Trust Nawazuddin Siddiqui to tell things as they are. And in an interview with E-Times, he went all in with his thoughts and feels about films, film stars and everything related to cinema.

When asked to choose between cinema and big0budget ideas, Nawaz (as he is fondly called) said, “It is a historic fact that money has always chased good ideas and passion. I could have a trillion dollars but if I don’t have the ability to think of one decent idea, it’s almost a certainty that my trillion dollars will get reduced into pocket change. From the film industry perspective, if a person has a remarkable script, producers will run behind that person with endless money to get that script. We should give more credence to a capable brain and a person who can come up with good ideas.”

When the interviewer counter questioned whether he feels actors shouldn’t think about the financial aspect of movies, the Gangs of Wasseypur star was quick to say that it is the job of a film producer to worry about box office collections. “Looking at box office numbers is the responsibility of the producer. An actor should not be bothered about ticket sales. I see it as a corruption of the craft. Why should an actor be talking about box office? The stars who charged 100 crores per film are the ones who have ended up harming the films. A small budget or a modest budget film doesn’t fail. Everytime a film's budget is beyond the limits of viability, it will be a flop. Actors, directors, storytellers don’t flop. It’s the film’s budget that makes it a hit or flop.”

Nawazuddin Siddiqui will soon be seen in his highly anticipated movie Haddi where he will be seen essaying the role of a transwoman.