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| Nawazuddin Siddiqui copied Pakistani TV reporter Chand Nawaab in Bajrangi Bhaijaan (Video below) |
Preeti Singh, July 20, 2015, Mumbai, NewsCrunch
The iconic scene in Bajrangi Bhaijaan, in which Nawazuddin Siddiqui struggles to file his report on the crowded over bridge of a railway station, was inspired by a real-life TV report filed by Karachi’s Indus TV reporter Chand Nawaab.
After Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who plays a reporter in the movie, pulled off the hilarious scene, Chand Nawaab has gone viral in this side of the border as well.
Bajrangi Bhaijaan shows Nawazuddin Siddiqui character on the railway over bridge telling the camera that people were leaving
It is a very effective scene, which helps Nawazuddin Siddiqui strike a chord with the audience, making them empathise with him.
To give it a touch of authenticity the Bajrangi Bhaijaan screenplay team led by director Kabir Khan decided to base it on the TV report featuring Chand Nawaab, which had gone viral in Pakistan .
The original TV clip shot in 2008 shows Chand Nawaab on the railway over bridge struggling to say that people were returning home for Eid as passengers keep butting in. He takes multiple retakes to say the words, snarls at the people and the cameraman, before making a mess of the report.
The original TV clip shot in 2008 shows Chand Nawaab on the railway over bridge struggling to say that people were returning home for Eid as passengers keep butting in. He takes multiple retakes to say the words, snarls at the people and the cameraman, before making a mess of the report.
From the dialogue, to the setting, to the camera angle, to the people coming in the way, Bajrangi Bhaijaan copies the Chand Nawaab masterpiece in every possible way.
The original clip had found its way to YouTube and turned Chand Nawaab into a minor sensation inPakistan , though often referred to in jest. After Bajrangi Bhaijaan released, Pakistanis were quick to point out that Nawazuddin Siddiqui was aping their own Chand Nawaab.
For a change, Indians and Pakistanis seem to be sharing a common joke: Thank you, Chand Saab.
The original clip had found its way to YouTube and turned Chand Nawaab into a minor sensation in
For a change, Indians and Pakistanis seem to be sharing a common joke: Thank you, Chand Saab.