Nawazuddin Siddiqui: Who is anyone to decide if I am ugly or handsome?
| Jul 19, 2017, 19:47 IST
Earlier this week, Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui posted a cryptic tweet, which suggested that he has faced racism in the industry. Check it out below:
Apparently, this tweet was the reaction to a statement was recently made by the casting director of Nawazuddin’s upcoming movie ‘Babumoshai Bandookbaaz’, which said that one can’t cast a fair and handsome person alongside the actor. Adding to the debate that followed, Nawazuddin further said, “Racism exists everywhere, why just the film industry? In our country even a mother, who goes bride-hunting for her son, looks for a fair girl.” However, the actor later clarified that the tweet wasn’t targeting anyone in particular and was a general statement. Later, during the promotions of his upcoming movie ‘Munna Michael’, he said, “If my average look is my USP today, it is because I have linked it to my work. But we waste too much time over these things. Who is anyone to decide if I am ugly or handsome? Everyone is good looking in their own way.”
Apparently, this tweet was the reaction to a statement was recently made by the casting director of Nawazuddin’s upcoming movie ‘Babumoshai Bandookbaaz’, which said that one can’t cast a fair and handsome person alongside the actor. Adding to the debate that followed, Nawazuddin further said, “Racism exists everywhere, why just the film industry? In our country even a mother, who goes bride-hunting for her son, looks for a fair girl.” However, the actor later clarified that the tweet wasn’t targeting anyone in particular and was a general statement. Later, during the promotions of his upcoming movie ‘Munna Michael’, he said, “If my average look is my USP today, it is because I have linked it to my work. But we waste too much time over these things. Who is anyone to decide if I am ugly or handsome? Everyone is good looking in their own way.”