After shocking everyone with his transformation for his role in his upcoming film Haadi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is opening up about his character.
As per his interview with Times of India, the Manto actor is set to play two roles in the Akshat Ajay Sharma directorial. He will be seen playing two separate roles — a woman and a transgender person.
“It’s just been a couple of days. We have started the shoot of Haddi in Noida. It’s a revenge drama. I will be portraying two separate parts, a double role, in the film — I play a woman and a transgender person. Akshat had this script and wanted to make the film for almost four years. Akshat has worked as a second unit director in AK VS AK and Sacred Games, and I have known him since he worked with Anurag Kashyap. We are finally doing the film.”
Talking about the difficulty of playing a woman, the Sacred Games star opened up about the female gaze and understanding a woman’s perspective a necessary step in doing justice to the character.
“If I play a female character, I need to think like a woman, and that’s my test as an actor. Outfit, hair, makeup, all of that is alright, and that’s not my concern. There are experts to look into it, and they know their job. My concern is to get the internal thought process right. What do women think? What do they want? An actor’s job is to get into the head of the character he plays. Your outlook toward life as a woman is bound to be different, which is the most difficult part about Haddi for me. I will have to view the world as a woman would. The film is not about costumes and gestures. The process is more internal,” he said.
Apparently working witrh female directors helped him in portraying a feamle character with the female gaze in mind.
“I have worked with many renowned female directors, which greatly helped me. I realised that women look at the world differently. They are far more compassionate, and they see beauty in everything. For most men, it’s often about power and control. That is also reflected in our relationships. Men tend to be more territorial and exert their authority, even on women. The female gaze is kinder and sensitive. I am trying to get that point of view right.”
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