Nawazuddin Siddiqui wants to stay away from all this #MeToo

Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he wants to stay away from controversies as they shift the focus of the audience from his work to personal life. The celebrity star was talking about with reference to the ongoing #MeToo wave in B-Town.

“I am just the same person. I am an actor and I just want to work. I just want to act. I don’t want to talk about anyone and what is happening in my personal life. I don’t want people to focus on that. I am known and have become popular due to my work and so I just want to concentrate on my work”, said Nawazuddin Siddiqui.

There were some allegations against him claiming that he hired a private detective to spy on his wife.

“I do not feel bad. I just feel why to focus on someone’s personal life. Celebrities are also a human being. Everyone criticizes celebrities for every little thing and that should not happen. They are normal human beings,” he added.

When asked about the sexual assault allegation against filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, Nawazuddin Siddiqui maintained a no comment stance.
“I just don’t want to talk about it. Why unnecessarily create controversy again,” he said.

The 44-year-old actor said he is afraid of controversies and wants to concentrate on his work.

“For me my career is important. After so many years of struggle, I am getting work, so I want to focus on it. I want to try and stay away from all this. Now whether I get affected or not, it is a personal thing”, he added further.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui became the popular name of Bollywood with the success of 2012 film Gangs of Wasseypur. But he got involved in a controversy in 2017 after the release of his autobiography An Ordinary Life.

He mesmerized the entertainment world with the performance in the title character in the Biopic Manto, and recently his performance in the web series Sacred Games is being appreciated all around the world.

In his memoir, co-written by Rituparna Chatterjee, Siddiqui detailed his relationships and flings with former Miss India Niharika Singh and actor Sunita Rajwar allegedly without their consent.

The book was later withdrawn by the actor and he also apologized for hurting the sentiments of women whose name he had mentioned in the memoir.

Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be seen next in Thackeray, which is coming out this Friday. His other upcoming projects include Motichoor Chaknachoor, Photograph, and Roam Rome Mein.