New Delhi: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, known for his unconventional roles and raw performances, has once again raised questions on how cinema perpetuates stereotypes around appearances and social class.

In a candid conversation with Rohan Dua, Executive Editor, The New Indian, Nawaz highlighted the tendency of films to judge characters based on how they look rather than their reality.

“We have a lot of apprehension about appearances. People who look like this are considered poor, and people who look like that are considered rich. Even in films, people who look rich are shown to be humble and fair. But in our country, the richest people in the world look like us — they look like Indians,” Nawaz said.

He stressed that Indian cinema often creates an artificial imagination of what wealth and

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