Playing an unhinged serial-killer is not one of the easiest things to pull off but Nawazuddin Siddiqui said that he was confident about his role in Raman Raghav 2.0 because Anurag Kashyap was behind the camera.
Nawazuddin, 42, first collaborated with Anurag in a small role in the director’s debut film Black Friday but it was Gangs of Wasseypur 2 that saw the actor play his first memorable lead role.
The Badlapur star said that he shares a great chemistry with Anurag, who he feels manages to get the best out of him.
“I feel very confident with Anurag. When he is behind the camera, I feel I can be the best actor in the world. He gives me that kind of security, which an actor seeks in his director. I can’t explain the chemistry we have but we can sit for hours together without exchanging a word,” Nawazuddin told PTI in an interview.
Anurag has already spoken about how disturbing it was for Nawazuddin to play the role as the actor fell ill during the making of the film, which is a contemporary take on notorious serial killer Raman Raghav. The movie is scheduled to release this Friday.
Nawazuddin said it was hard to believe that a person like this Raman Raghav existed and it was a disturbing process to prepare for it.
“The process of preparing it was disturbing. He is not a normal person. He is proud of his killings and has a justification for it. I may not think like that but when you are playing a character like this, you have to believe that otherwise you won’t be able to justify it,” said Nawazuddin.
To unwind from shooting, Nawazuddin often takes a trip to his village in Muzaffarnagar and spends time farming.