One of Bollywood's most bankable actors, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is known to sink into the character he is playing on-screen. But while preparing for his role for Sridevi-starrer Mom, the 43-year-old actor was not very happy with his North-Indian accent that he had to use in the film and realised there was scope for improvement before shooting the movie.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui in Mom
So he used actor lyricist Piyush Mishra as a reference to better his accent. The latter was Siddiqui’s senior and inspiration at the National School of Drama and has known him since.
Nawazuddin said, "When I was shooting for the movie in Delhi on the first day, after I was done with the makeup and getting ready for the shot, I suddenly thought of Piyush Mishra. I knew my character had to have a heavy north Indian accent, so I thought I could imitate him to see if it works."
"Surprisingly, when I started imitating him, it went well with the look and the character. I know him in real life, and meet him often. I also worked with him in Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), so I have observed his work. He is multi-talented and inspires me as an actor. In fact, we would all copy him when we were studying at the National School of Drama,” he recalled.
