Nawazuddin Siddiqui's performances have earned him critical acclaim and a huge fan-base. In fact, recently, when he was shooting in Pune shooting for Sohail Khan`s new directorial venture 'Ali', he was pleasantly surprised to see a huge bunch of students waiting to meet him.

An insider said, "Around 55-60 students wanted to meet Nawaz interact with him and click some pictures with him. He met them, and the students also spoke to him about his next film Raman Raghav 2.0, which has been directed by Anurag Kashyap. In fact the students were extremely curios about his role in Raman Raghav 2.0 and found the poster very appealing. They also requested him to pose along with them in the famous binocular pose from the poster and he happily obliged."

Speaking about his experience Nawaz said, "It was great and humbling to see the students` enthusiasm, and how very well-mannered and patient they were to meet me. These are moments that one truly cherishes, as an actor, and one that will stay with me forever."