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Vijay Varma, who shared screen space with Naseeruddin Shah in Gustaakh Ishq, revealed that it had always been his dream to learn from the legendary actor. “I’ve been hero-worshipping him ever since I was a 20-year-old. I always wanted to work with him. I always wanted to learn under him," he said.

Varma recalled that Naseeruddin Shah had visited the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) — the same institute he graduated from — both before and after his time there, so he never got the chance to attend his classes as a student.

“He had come at the film school I was studying, but before and after I was there," the actor shared, remembering how much he wanted to be part of Shah’s sessions.

Years later, when Varma learned that Shah was conducting a class in Pun

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