Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Irrfan Khan belong to the breed of actors who prefer artistic side of acting over the glamorous one. The duo shared screen in projects like 'Pan Singh Tomar' and 'The Lunchbox'. The latter completed eight years of its theatrical release recently and on the ocassion, Nawazuddin recalled working with Irrfan. He brushed away the rumors that he and Irrfan were not on good terms while working on the film.

Nawaz recalled, “For me, one of the best experiences was to shoot for the film in a packed train. An entire compartment was booked for our shoot. Irrfan bhai and I had got into our get-up for the movie and sat between the locals. No one really realised but everyone just perfectly synced into our scene. That is the beauty of a local train. Even those who were not in our unit became a part of The Lunchbox."

Talking about Irrfan, Nawaz shared, “Irrfan bhai was like my older brother and I have several precious memories of working with him, even before ‘The Luncbox’ happened.”