Never said can't cast fair actors with Nawaz: Casting head
The casting director of Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, Sanjay Chouhan, has said he never made the remark that fair actors cannot be cast with Nawazuddin Siddiqui. "All I said was the film needed actors as good as Nawazuddin. You need actors who could match his stature," he added. Sanjay further said he would never want to hurt Nawazuddin by giving such statements.
The casting director of Babumoshai Bandookbaaz, Sanjay Chouhan, has said he never made the ?fair and handsome? remark about actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, that has led to a controversy.Bengali actor Bidita Bag (L) and Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui pose for a photograph during a promotional event for Babumoshai Bandookbaaz.
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						Hours after Nawazuddin tweeted a cryptic message on racism in Bollywood, it was widely reported that Chouhan, in an interview to a daily, had 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 tweet late Monday, ?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.?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, 2017However, the casting director clarified Tuesday evening 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. Meanwhile, Nawaz who was in Delhi on Tuesday to promote his upcoming film, reiterated his stand on the skin-colour debate and told HT City, ?A lot of people in this industry are racist. Because of this, I have been rejected a lot of times.?Follow @htshowbiz for more