Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Recalls 200 Scripts After Gangs Of Wasseypur 2
Nawazuddin Siddiqui said one movie changed his acting career.
That movie was Gangs of Wasseypur 2, directed by Anurag Kashyap.
He said it made him feel famous for the first time.
After the movie came out, he received at least 200 scripts.
He also said some producers gave him blank cheques and let him choose his payment.
Nawazuddin did not accept those projects because he did not like the stories enough.
He said he was willing to wait for a better role.
He soon began receiving films that he considered good.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui says Gangs of Wasseypur 2 made him feel like a star for the first time.
He told NDTV that he received at least 200 scripts after the film’s release.
According to Siddiqui, producers placed blank cheques before him and invited him to set his remuneration.
He rejected the offers because he did not find the scripts compelling enough.
Siddiqui said he chose to wait for better work and soon began receiving films he liked.
- Who
- Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, speaking in an interview with NDTV.
- What
- He recalled receiving at least 200 scripts and blank-cheque offers after Gangs of Wasseypur 2, but rejecting them while waiting for suitable work.
- When
- After the film’s 2012 release; Siddiqui discussed the period in a recent interview, while the film marked 14 years of release this year.
- Where
- In an interview with NDTV.
- Why
- The film changed Siddiqui’s career and led to a major increase in the number and type of offers he received.
- Turning-point film
- Gangs of Wasseypur 2
- Release year
- 2012
- Director
- Anurag Kashyap
- Role
- Faizal Khan
- Scripts received
- At least 200, according to Siddiqui
- Financial offers
- He said blank cheques were placed on his table and producers asked him to name his remuneration.
- Decision
- He rejected the scripts because he did not find them compelling enough.
