"When I Moved To Mumbai, I Stayed In Such A Small Place": Nawazuddin Siddiqui On His New Bungalow
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui has become the latest Bollywood star to own a bungalow in Mumbai
Nawazuddin struggled to establish himself in Bollywood for more than a decade before he made his debut with Gangs of Wasseypur in 2012. Recently, in an interview with Bombay Times, the actor described how different his new bungalow was from his earlier houses in the city, which he designed and constructed over three years. The structure of the house is inspired by his old house in the village. The actor spent much of this time in cramped, small flats, often with other aspiring actors. Nawazuddin also talked about the comparisons between the two times.
In an interview with Bombay Times, Nawazuddin said, "Aaj jitna bada mera personal bathroom hai, utnasa mera ghar hua karta tha (Today my bathroom is as big as the house I once lived in). When I moved to Mumbai, I stayed in such a small place, which I shared with four other budding actors). Woh kamra itna chhota tha ki agar main door kholu toh kisi ke pairon mein lag we slept there. Dheere dheere (Slowly slowly), I started sharing my jata tha (That room was so small that if you opened the door, it hit someone's feet), because, we all used to lay our beds on the floor when room with three people, then with two, and it is only from 2005 that I started living alone."
As a mark of respect to his father, Nawazuddin named the bungalow Nawab. In the interview, the actor also expressed his desire to show his father his big Mumbai house but it wasn't to be. "Unka mann Mumbai ke ghar mein nahi lagta tha (He didn't like the flats of Mumbai). So, I always had this thing in my mind that I would get him to a bigger place in Mumbai one day, but he passed away before that. I wish my dad could see this bungalow," said Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui opened up about his decision to build a house. "To tell you the truth, I didn't consciously plan that I want a new house. Ghar hona chahiye - iss concept mein mera belief hi nahi tha (I didn't have belief in the concept that one should have a house). Someone showed me the plot, so I thought let's do it no harm. Things kept happening," said Nawazuddin Siddiqui.
