. In an interview, he said: “In my village, only three things work: gehu (wheat), ganna (sugarcane) aur gun.”

He shifted to New Delhi after college. His first job there was that of watchman. His interest in theatre grew and enrolled at the National School of Drama.

He is a science graduate and worked as a chief chemist in SCME Petrochemicals in Baroda for almost 3 years.

His dream role is Prince Salim in Mughal-e-Azam. "I know I can pull it off," he said once.

He had an affair with his Miss Lovely co-star, Niharika Singh

He went on to marry Sheeba in an arranged marriage, but soon after they headed for divorce. Anjali and Nawazuddin got back together and now they are married.

There was no theatre in his village. For the closest movie experience, he had to travel 20 km. This is one of the main reasons for him not watching many films.

It was in this film of 2012 that he first wore a suit for his character of a police officer. In fact, he was not confident if he could carry it off well.