Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sejal Shah on Challenges of Bringing True Heroism to Screen for ZEE5 Global’s ‘Costao’: ‘It’s About Bravery, Honesty, Discipline and Suffering’
Real heroism comes at a devastating cost in Indian film “Costao.”
“The reality is you don’t always win the way you want to win,” director Sejal Shah tells Variety about her true-story drama premiering on ZEE5 Global. The film chronicles Goan customs officer Costao Fernandes, who made history by intercepting a massive gold smuggling operation in the 1990s only to find his life destroyed when he killed a politically-connected perpetrator in self-defense.
Star Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been one of India’s most prolific and most appreciated actors in recent years. His credits include “Manto,” “Raman Raghav,” “Gangs of Wasseypur,” “The Lunchbox,” and series including Netflix’s “Sacred Games” and Prime Video’s “McMafia.” He received an International Emmy nomination for 2020 Netflix film “Serious Men.”
“The journey of Costao is an amazing one. It’s about bravery, honesty, discipline, and suffering,” Siddiqui says. “Whenever I choose a script, I always...
“The reality is you don’t always win the way you want to win,” director Sejal Shah tells Variety about her true-story drama premiering on ZEE5 Global. The film chronicles Goan customs officer Costao Fernandes, who made history by intercepting a massive gold smuggling operation in the 1990s only to find his life destroyed when he killed a politically-connected perpetrator in self-defense.
Star Nawazuddin Siddiqui has been one of India’s most prolific and most appreciated actors in recent years. His credits include “Manto,” “Raman Raghav,” “Gangs of Wasseypur,” “The Lunchbox,” and series including Netflix’s “Sacred Games” and Prime Video’s “McMafia.” He received an International Emmy nomination for 2020 Netflix film “Serious Men.”
“The journey of Costao is an amazing one. It’s about bravery, honesty, discipline, and suffering,” Siddiqui says. “Whenever I choose a script, I always...
- 4/29/2025
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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