2024-03-09 08:54:37
Actor Nassar may be known to few people in Bollywood, but everyone knows Bijjaaldev of ‘Baahubali’. This character was played by Nassar and he was popular everywhere. Nassar is a well-known actor and director of the South. He has also worked in Hindi, English and Bengali films. Today Nassar has a strong fan following, but before earning this status, Nassar had to struggle a lot. Before coming into films, he worked as a waiter in a hotel, and also worked as a security guard. On Nassar’s 66th birthday on March 5, know the unheard story and struggle of his life: Nassar was born in Changalpattu, Madras and his real name was Mohammad Hanif. After completing school and college, Nassar entered the film world in 1985. But this path has not been easy. In his early career, he did small roles in films. After working as an actor for a few years, Nassar debuted as a director in 1995. Gradually Nassar climbed the ladder of success in the film world and gave many hit films.
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Taunted Nassar, sometimes called him a parrot’s beak, sometimes body shamed him.
Nassar is remembered for films like ‘Iruvar’, ‘Lagaan’, ‘Jeans’, ‘Roja’, ‘Angarrakshak’, ‘Khushi’, ‘Baahubali 1’, ‘Baahubali 2’ and ‘Saala Khadoos’.
However, Nassar struggled a lot before coming into films. To survive, he had to do jobs ranging from waiter to security guard. Not only this, Nassar even had to listen to taunts for his looks and poverty. People would compare his nose with a parrot’s beak. The actor himself had told about this in an interview. According to a report published in ‘The Hindu’ in 2014, Nassar had told that he was a Muslim and was economically backward, due to which he had to hear a lot of taunts. People thought that his head was big and his nose was like a parrot. People used to say that he would not be a hero but would make a good villain in films.
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Friend gave me a place to sleep in the puja room, worked as a waiter
Nassar had told that during the days of struggle, he had shortage of food and shelter and did not even have a place to sleep. Then a Hindu friend gave him a place to sleep in the puja room of his house. Nassar wanted him to do a job where he got a fixed salary, but Abbu wanted him to become an actor. Nassar got a job as an airman in the Indian Air Force. But Abbu left him after making him an actor. Nassar had said that when he became an actor, he began to develop a hatred for the way the system worked. He felt that his dream of experimenting with characters was shattered. When Nassar spoke up, he was told to argue. In such a situation, to support himself, Nassar sometimes had to work as a waiter and sometimes as a security guard.
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Work on TV, used to get so much money for one episode
In between, he also had to work in the world of TV. Here he used to get only Rs 75 for an episode. But today Nassar is a big star and director of the South Film Industry. Everyone wants to work with him.