HERE'S THE BOLLYWOOD INSIDER WHO CRITICIZED NAWAZ FOR HIS SKIN COLOUR

"Baap ka, Bhai ka, Daada ka, Sabka Badla lega tera Faizal"—it seems that Nawazuddin Siddique has taken his dialogue from Gangs Of Wasseypur a tad bit too seriously. The supremely talented actor, even though not one of the mainstream stars around, is still one of the most bankable ones. However, the actor recently took to Twitter to reveal one of the most ugly incidents that he had to face on his journey to the top.

Thank U 4 making me realise dat I cannot b paired along wid d fair & handsome bcz I m dark & not good looking, but I never focus on that.

— Nawazuddin Siddiqui (@Nawazuddin_S) July 17, 2017

Speaking on the tweet at a recent press conference of his upcoming film Munna Michael at New Delhi, the actor said, "I tweeted what I felt. Someone had said something to me and that tweet is a reply to that." When asked if the whole industry is like that, the Raees star said, "No, the industry is not like that. But that person belongs to the industry, whose reply I have given. I have been hearing that since childhood but still I am still here and the industry has accepted me. When I was young and I expressed my desire to become an actor, people around me said, 'Have you looked at yourself?'. Even later, when I used to go to offices in Mumbai, everyone used to tell me that I don't look like an actor. So these things are there everywhere, not just in Bollywood."

The media persons were shocked when Nawaz revealed that it was an industry insider for whom he had tweeted. And that person is none other than the casting director of his next flick, Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, Sanjay Chouhan. The entire controversy first started when Chouhan, in an interview given to a daily had apparently said that after Chitrangada Singh quit the film they had to find an actress who could look good opposite the actor as they "can't cast fair and handsome people with Nawaz. It would look so weird."

Siddiqui responded to Chouhan's interview with the tweet (above), "Thank you for making me realise that I cannot be paired along with the fair and handsome because I'm dark and not good looking, but I never focus on that."

However, the casting director later clarified that his comments have been misconstrued. "I was completely misquoted. All I said was the film needed actors as good as Nawazuddin. You need actors who could match his stature. I don't know from where the 'fair and handsome' bit came but I never said the words," Chouhan told PTI. "I would never want to hurt Nawaz sir or the film by giving such statements. I haven't spoken to him yet, but I am deeply saddened by how the comments, which I never made in the first place, have turned out," he added.

Well, we hope both Nawaz and Chouhan sort out their differences and bury the hatchet soon.