Naseeruddin Shah: If my presence disturbs a co-worker it is not a compliment | Hindi Movie News

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah is not flattered when young actors confess about being nervous in front of him. He says he does not consider the situation to be a compliment or an accomplishment.

“It doesn’t please me when young actors say they are nervous when they are working with me, because I don’t think that’s a compliment,” said the actor.

He added: “If my presence disturbs a co-worker, then that is not a compliment or an accomplishment on my part. I try to help them overcome their nervousness, I don’t always succeed,” he said, adding: “I don’t remember being nervous in the presence of an actor who I liked very much, including Dilip Kumar, Sean Connery and Ashok Kumar. It was in fact a pleasure meeting them. So, if an actor gets nervous in my presence, it’s not a good thing,” he added.

Shah is widely regarded as one known India’s greatest actors ever, and his numerous feted performances include roles in ‘Paar’, ‘Nishant’, ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro‘, ‘Ijaazat’, ‘Manthan’, ‘Mirch Masal’ and ‘Mirza Ghalib‘.

I have struggled to sing on screen and in real life as well. I crossed one barrier with ‘Mirza Ghalib’, but Gulzar bhai and Jagjit Singh played a big role in making that successful. If this role gets popular, the credit would go to Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.”