India, Oct. 25 -- Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been one of the poster boys of independent cinema for well over a decade. The acclaimed actor has been seen in critically acclaimed films like The Lunchbox, Photograph, Gangs of Wasseypur, and more. In a recent interaction, the 51-year-old lamented the lack of visibility and box office success for indie films in India, which struggle to gain a foothold while fighting against mainstream commercial entertainers.

In an interview with PTI, Nawazuddin said, "I'll keep doing independent cinema. It is very important to balance it with a certain kind of mass film. I think it will be very bad if it happens (independent cinema fizzles out). I think it should continue to be made... It is said that our class...