New Delhi: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who plays the role of Pramod Ahlawat in the crime drama ‘Haddi’, spoke about working with actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the film.
Directed by Akshat Ajay Sharma, the film stars Nawazuddin, Anurag and Zeeshan Ayyub in the lead roles. Nawaz plays the role of Haddi/Harika, while Zeeshan is seen as Irfan.
Anurag Kashyap directed Nawazuddin in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ and ‘Raman Raghav 2.0’, among others. Speaking to the news agency IANS, Anurag Kashyap spoke about working with Nawazuddin as co-stars.
“Mujhe usko maarne me bahut maza aya, usko bhi mujhe maarne me bahut maza aya (I loved beating him and he also loved beating me). This is what our give and take was,” said Anurag.
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Calling Nawzuddin Siddiqui a great friend, the 51-year-old director said: “Emotionally also I feel very close to him. There was no awkwardness. Hamne bhaut maze kie, usne bade shauk se mujhe mara, maine bade shauk se usko mara.”
About Haddi
Produced by Zee Studios in association with Anandita Studios, the film stars Nawazuddin in a dual role, one of which is a transgender. The film also stars Ila Arun, Saurabh Sachdeva, Rajesh Kumar and Ivanka Das in lead roles. It is aired on Zee5.
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On the work front, Anurag Kashyap recently directed “Kennedy”, a neo-noir thriller. The film stars Sunny Leone and Rahul Bhat in the lead roles. As an actor, he will next be seen in ‘Leo’, a Tamil action thriller directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj.
The film stars Vijay and Trisha, along with Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Mansoor Ali Khan and Mysskin.