Nawazuddin's Raman Raghav Role Was Compared to Heath Ledger at Cannes

Mumbai: Numerous celebrities from the film industry attended a special screening of director Anurag Kashyap's thriller Raman Raghav 2.0 here late on Wednesday.

Raman Raghav 2.0 stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal in pivotal roles.

"I am confident about this film. If you consider the film's trial at Cannes (film festival), we received a standing ovation there. So, definitely for the audiences here I am very confident because the product is good," Nawazuddin said.

"We have put in a lot of hardwork. It remains to be seen how it gets a response here but I hope people here will like it," added Nawazuddin.

Nawazuddin plays a character based on the real-life psychopathic serial killer Raman Raghav from the '60s.

Nawazuddin said that he was compared to Anthony Hopkins and Heath Ledger for his role in the film.

"I was compared to Anthony Hopkins and Heath Ledger. They are such big artists I don't have the same status as them. They have written it in the reviews. It seems so huge for me. It's great, thank God," said Nawazuddin.

His director Anurag Kashyap and co-stars Vicky Kaushal and Sobhita Dhulipala were also present.

The screening was also attended by actors Kangana Ranaut, Gulshan Devaiah Shweta Tripathi, Vivaan Shah and filmmakers Siddharth Roy Kapur, Anees Bazmee, Abhishek Chaubey and Vikas Bahl.

Siddharth Roy Kapur said, "I am very excited. Anurag Kashyap and our relationship is quite old now. We made Dev D together and since then I have always been a fan of his work."

"Raman Raghav 2.0's trailer is spectacular, very interesting and intriguing," added Siddharth.

"What I admire about Anurag is that he is not scared of taking risks. Some risks work, some risks don't. But he never stops trying and that I think is most amazing about him as a filmmaker," said Siddharth.

Filmmaker Vikas Bahl said: "Anurag is a strange filmmaker. There is no other filmmaker who narrates the kind of stories that Anurag does. It is interesting if someone has their own unique stories to tell. And Anurag, to me, is one of the most exciting filmmakers."

Raman Raghav 2.0 will release on June 24.

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