In our latest episode of FC Unfiltered, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui speaks to a roomful of acting students about his extraordinary journey. He speaks about the days when he went without food, money and was so sick that he had clumps of hair falling out. When asked about whether he ever doubted if he could become an actor, he said - I was always an actor. I just didn’t have work. Siddiqui also speaks about why he’s puzzled by people constantly calling him unconventional - Every second man in India looks like me. How am I unconventional? On acting decisions, he says he can never see himself play the regular 'shaadi-vyah’ roles and defends certain commercial choices like Munna Michael. This year Siddiqui will be seen playing Saadat Hasan Manto in Nandita Das’s film as well Netflix’s first Indian series Sacred Games. He’s currently preparing to play Balasaheb Thackeray in a biopic. Have you subscribed to Film Companion yet? Join us here - http://bit.ly/FCsubscribe Visit us at http://filmcompanion.in Do Like, Share, Comment & Subscribe to our channel. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/FCsubscribe Follow Us On: https://www.facebook.com/filmcompanion https://www.twitter.com/filmcompanion http://instagram.com/filmcompanion The Film Companion is a web channel intended to promote Indian cinema through films review, interviews, discussions, video essays and analytical compilations. It is intended primarily for the purpose of encouraging informed discussions, criticism and review of cinema and towards such purpose the programs use short extracts of cinematograph films, sounds recording and photographic works. These clips and extracts are of a minimal nature and the use is not intended to interfere in any manner with their commercial exploitation of the compete work by the owners of the copyright. The use of works are in compliance with the fair dealing exception provided under Sec. 52 of the Copyright Act, and we asset our use of the works under the exception provided for criticism and review.