Nawazuddin Siddiqui calls himself ‘ugliest actor’ of Bollywood.
In a recent interview with an Indian media outlet, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, one of the most versatile actors in the Indian film industry, breaked silence about the impact of people’s opinions on his self-esteem.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui admitted that he has begun to internalize the negative comments about his looks, leading him to believe that he is the ugliest actor in Bollywood.
Siddiqui also discussed his experiences with colorism, both within the industry and from the audience.
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He revealed that the persistent bias and discrimination based on his skin color have made him start to see himself as unattractive.
“Pata nahi shakalo se humari nafrat kyun hai kuch logon ko. Kyunki shakal hi aisi hai – itne badsurat hai humlog (I don’t know why some people hate the way I look. Maybe it’s because I’m just that ugly),” he said.
The ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ star continued, “Humein bhi lagta hai jab apne aap ko aaine mein dekhte hai. Hum bhi bolte hai apne aap ko ‘kyun aa gaye film industry mein itne gande shakal leke?’ (Even I feel it when I look at myself in the mirror. I question why I came into the film industry with such bad looks).”
“I am the ugliest actor – physically – in the film industry,” Siddiqui candidly admitted. “Main toh yeh maanta hoon. Kyun ki main shuru se yeh sab sunte aa raha hoon aur abhi maanne bhi laga hoon (I have been hearing it for so long that I’ve started to believe it). I have no complaints about the film industry. There’s discrimination in society, but not in the industry.”
“none of these ppl are dark” um okay so nawazuddin siddiqui getting rejected for his skin colour wasnt a thing??? and kareena calling bipasha “kaali billi”….wasnt a thing either because twitter has decided these actors werent dark pic.twitter.com/J5xpDYO2BP
— bald ratbir 🕵🏻♀️ (@reallymims) September 30, 2020
On the work front, Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s latest film ‘Rautu Ka Raaz’, of filmmaker Anand Surapur, is now streaming on OTT platform Zee5.
