New Delhi: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui opens up about his friendship with filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, describing a bond built on mutual respect, shared outlooks, and quiet understanding.

Speaking in a conversation with Rohan Dua, Nawazuddin says the connection began the very first time he saw Anurag — a moment when he felt the director “looked at me from a different point of view.” That initial feeling, he says, proved accurate once they started working together.

“He has a very positive thing in his mind, in his heart and in his mind about me. I felt this when I saw him,” Nawazuddin says. “When I started doing films with him, I realized how intelligent he is, how educated he is, how much he studies.”

Nawazuddin stresses that their friendship is calm rather than dramatic — they do not talk c

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