India, Nov. 12 -- Nawazuddin Siddiqui is regarded as one of the finest actors in contemporary Bollywood, celebrated for his versatility and depth of character. Yet, his rise to fame was far from easy. Nawazuddin began with blink-and-miss appearances in films such as Sarfarosh and Munna Bhai MBBS, often playing petty criminals or background characters who were beaten on screen.

In a conversation with YouTuber Raj Shamani, the actor recalled how these early roles deeply unsettled his father. "In the beginning, I was always getting beaten up in films. In Sarfarosh, my first movie, I was beaten. In Munna Bhai MBBS, the same thing happened. I was a thief, a pickpocket, always on the receiving end. People from my village would tell my father, ...