Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui recently appeared on a television talk show where he says he is presently the highest paid actor in Bollywood in terms of acting.

In the actor's word: "I am the highest paid actor in industry as far as acting is concerned. I did not have to ask. They (filmmakers) themselves started paying me this."

Nawaz is known for his films like "Gangs Of Wasseypur", "The Lunchbox" and "Raman Raghav 2.0", Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Raees.

"I do not know why there is an inferiority complex among us... Everybody here wants to work in Hollywood and become big. I can't understand why we have this complex. When we watch films from a powerful country, we feel somewhat inferior. We think our films are not up to their level, but at present, we should feel proud of our films. We are making films with very good content here," the actor said.

Nawazuddin will next be seen in 'Babumoshai Bandookbaaz' with actress Bidita Bag.

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