Overview
- He said people from his Western Uttar Pradesh village mocked his on-screen beatings, prompting his father’s warning to stop coming home.
- Siddiqui avoided visiting his village for three years until his breakout performance changed the conversation.
- He cited blink-and-miss parts in Sarfarosh and Munna Bhai MBBS as examples of early typecasting that left him on the receiving end of violence.
- After Gangs of Wasseypur, he asked his father for feedback and was told, “This time you did a good job,” which he describes as a turning point.
- He added that his mother was consistently supportive, even praising a scene in Kick where he sits on stacks of cash.