The actor invited Brunch to experience rural India’s many undiscovered attractions.
The date was September 24, 2016 - a few days before a campaign by Hindu activists forced Nawazuddin Siddiqui to pull out of the Ramleela programme in his native town. Brunch spent a day with the actor as he spoke about his deep roots in the small Uttar Pradesh village, and its rural environs.
(Reuben Singh)
For Nawaz, the cycle has been the most convenient means of transport not just in the village but even when he moved to Haridwar for further studies (Reuben Singh)(Reuben Singh)(Reuben Singh)(Reuben Singh)(Reuben Singh)(Reuben Singh)Nawaz with the reporter Veenu Singh (top) and photographer Reuben Singh (above)