Published 22:10 IST, January 18th 2021
Nawazuddin Siddiqui leaves for London to shoot 'Sangeen', says 'the show must go on'
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who is all set to star in director Jaideep Chopra's 'Sangeen', left for London on Monday amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic
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Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who is all set to star in director Jaideep Chopra's Sangeen, left for London on Monday amid ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. film also features his Sacred Games co-star Elnaaz rouzi.
Nawazuddin on his Instagram shared a picture from airport and wrote, "Off to London, aware of tough conditions but... Show Must Go On." [sic] Nawaz was seen wearing a black face mask and a cap with his hephones on.
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Siddiqui in October described Sangeen as a "unique film" and said that he is thrilled to be essaying a "thought-provoking character". "I am looking forward to teaming up once again with Elnaaz rouzi after 'Sacred Games'. script is an experimental one and I am sure Jaideep Chopra will do full justice to it and toger we will be able to discover something vel," actor said in a statement.
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Sangeen is jointly produced by Gurjit Singh of Golden Era Films and Ankit Khanna of AK Projekts. Chopra, who has also written film, said he could t think of anyone else but Siddiqui for part.
"He is an actor par excellence and I couldn't think of anyone more deserving than him to bring a sense of aunticity to my film. Elnaaz rouzi has an innate creative acumen and this film will showcase her in a brand-new light within cinematic ecosphere," Chopra said in October.
Singer-songwriter-rapper Raftaar, who worked on Siddiqui's Manto, has been roped in for film's music.
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Meanwhile, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's movie Serious Men was released on Netflix and was widely applauded by masses as well as film critics. Sudhi Mishra directorial premiered on streamer on October 2, 2020, and starred Indira Tiwari and Aakshath Das in le roles alongside Nawazuddin.
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(With PTI inputs)
20:48 IST, January 18th 2021