
Popular actress Mouni Roy was initially cast as the film’s heroine. If generating a buzz is key to a film’s success, Nawaz’s next film has inadvertently grabbed attention because of a controversy over its leading lady. “ Bole Chudiyan“, pitched in a commercial space of the romantic-drama genre, is crucial for Nawaz also because it marks the feature film directorial debut of his brother Shamas Nawab Siddiqui, who will also look for a successful run for the film, to ensure a smooth launch into the industry. “As a child, I used to love listening to Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar.

That is why they decided to feature my voice,” explains Nawaz, who adds that he loves listening to the old Hindi songs. He may be changing his image with “ Bole Chudiyan“, but Nawaz, ever the perfectionist, maintains a method approach even while making you understand his decision to sing: “I do not want to be a singer in the near future, but the specific rap song has raw elements that goes well with my voice. The song will be used in the film in a sequence where his character is seen singing it to sell bangles. Yes, I learned the lyrics and practiced the song, but somewhere it was the music director who extracted the performance from me,” he says of his rap contribution in the film’s title song, ‘ Swaggy Chudiyan‘. “I am not a singer but I have to say that rapping a song is a different experience, and the credit goes to the music director. Interacting with the press on Saturday evening to promote “ Bole Chudiyan“, therefore, Nawaz seemed more excited about talking of his experience as a rapper.
