Nawazuddin Siddiqui thinks like woman while playing female role

• Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be seen dressed as a woman in the upcoming film Haddi.
• The revenge drama is directed by Akshat Ajay Sharma and is due to hit cinema screens this year.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui said, “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 roles in the film — I play a woman and a transgender.

These are two separate parts, it’s a double role. 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. I have known him since the time he has worked with Anurag Kashyap. We are finally doing the film.”

While certain fans rushed to call attention to that Nawaz’s female look might have been propelled by Archana Puran Singh’s haircut, the entertainer explained that there was no such reference, nor will he attempt to imitate anybody.

He said, “If I am playing a female character, I need to think like a woman and that’s my test as an actor. Outfit, hair, make-up, yeh sab toh theek hai… that’s not my concern.

There are experts to look into it and they know their job. Woh sab baahri cheezen hai and those will be taken care of. 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 perception, outlook towards life as a woman is bound to be different and that is the most difficult part about Haddi for me.

Ek aurat ke nazariyese duniya dekhni hogi. The film is not about costumes and gestures. The process is more internal.”

Nawaz’s cooperation with female chiefs on different ventures came helpful for the prep.

He uncovered, “I have worked with many renowned female directors and that helped me a great deal. 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 also reflects in our relationships. Men tend to be more territorial and unko adhikaar jatana hai, auraton par bhi. The female gaze is kinder and sensitive. I am trying to get that POV (point of view) right.”

The entertainer requires near three hours day to day to get his female look right — hair, make-up and furnish.

On a lighter note, he shared, “My daughter was very upset when she saw me dressed as a woman. She now knows that it’s for a role and is fine now. I must say this, after this experience, I have huge respect for actresses who do this on a daily basis.

Itna saara taam jhaam hota hai. Hair, make-up, kapde, nails… pura sansar leke chalna padta hai. Now I know why an actress may take longer than her male counterpart to get out of her vanity van. It’s absolutely justified. I will have more patience now (laughs)!”

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