Nawazuddin Siddiqui travels incognito in Mumbai local to arrive in time for interview; fans say, ‘he’s a gem’. Watch

is being praised by fans for his humility after he was seen travelling in a Mumbai local train. A video shared by a fan on Instagram on Tuesday showed the actor on a platform on the Mumbai local and later sitting in a train. The actor himself also revealed that he was travelling in a train to avoid getting stuck in Mumbai traffic.

In the video, the actor could be seen dressed in a red t-shirt and black track pants, with his face fully covered in a white mask, a cap, and a pair of sunglasses. The Instagram user captioned the video, “Nawazuddin Siddiqui at Mumbai local train seating opposite of me.”

The video has been shared across social media since then, and fans of the actor have been praising him. One wrote, “Good awareness,” while another commented, “he’s a gem.” A third one wrote, “Houseful of talent, hard work and humility! #Respect.”

Others said the actor should not have been clicked on camera as he travelled. An Instagram user wrote, “He is also human only,” while another said, “Let’s make it normal for them to travel this way. Rather than gathering around pouncing.”

Meanwhile, others realised that it was the same train ride that Nawazuddin was mentioning at ABP Ideas of India event in Mumbai on Saturday. It was revealed that Nawaz was in Kerala in the morning, and was shooting at Meera Road before the interview, which was far away from event venue. In order to reach on time, he boarded the local train and then took a lift from someone. When asked, how he managed to do so without other travellers noticing him, Nawaz said, “I wore a safa and a mask. Aajkal easy ho gaya hai mask ke wajah se (it has become easy these days due to face masks).”