India, Feb. 11 -- Actor Rajpal Yadav was sentenced to Tihar jail on February 4 in connection with a Rs.9 crore cheque bounce case. Following news of his surrender, several people from the film industry have stepped forward to support him. An interview of his old friend, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, with The Lallantop has now resurfaced, in which the actor details how Rajpal's house was like a langar for struggling actors.

In June 2024, Nawazuddin spoke about his decades-long friendship with Rajpal. He said that Rajpal and he studied together at Bharatendu Natya Academy (BNA) in Lucknow and National School of Drama (NSD) in New Delhi. The actor even said, "We only took training in acting for five years. If we speak academically, Rajpal and I have...