India, Dec. 12 -- Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has come forward to dismiss long-standing rumours of a rift with his The Lunchbox co-star, late actor Irrfan Khan. In a recent interview, Nawazuddin clarified that the much-publicised chats around the tension was not a true reflection of the bond he shared with Irrfan.

During an interview with Hindi Rush, Nawazuddin looked back at his bond with Irrfan, and went on to dismiss several rumours around the same.

When asked about the "rumours of a tiff" between Nawazuddin and Irrfan, the actor said, "That was just the news. I don't think everything reported in the news is the truth. Our film couldn't afford this. We were making the film in a very tight budget so we couldn't spend time on such useles...