How Did Gully Boy Movie Impact Rapper Naezy's Life

Remember Ranveer Singh's film 'Gully Boy'? It is said that this film is based on the life of 'Bigg Boss OTT-3' member rapper Naezy. In the latest episode, 'Bigg Boss OTT-3' member Paulomi Das directly asked Naezy if 'Gully Boy' is based on his life. Naezy gave a surprising answer to this. Naezy said that many things were shown in this film that were not correct.

Read what Naezy said

In the latest episode of Bigg Boss OTT 3, Paulomi Das asked Naezy, "Was 'Gully Boy' really inspired by your life?" Naezy said, "Yes." Sana Sultan said, "Kya Baat Hai, Bombay 70 Bahut Hard." After this, Naezy said that when Zoya Akhtar heard his song 'Aafat', she was very happy. She had decided to make 'Gully Boy' only after listening to and watching this song.

Naezy told in the show that Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt's Gully Boy, directed by Zoya Akhtar, made many records of its success. The character of the rapper played by Ranveer Singh in this movie is based on Naezy's life. Naezy's real name is Naved Sheikh.

How did Naezy's story reach Zoya Akhtar?

Naezy said, "Many people are associated with this film because pure hip-hop culture is shown in this film. But, the main character in the film Gully Boy was inspired by me. Zoya ma'am was the first one to discover me. My first song 'Aafat' went viral. When she saw my first song, she got the idea that she could make a whole film on it."

Gully Boy Biography of Rapper Naezy

Sai Ketan Rao asked Naezy, "Has this film benefited you in any way?" Naezy said, "Yes! I got recognition. My name was recognized. Although I was already famous in the industry, this introduced me a little to the mainstream public. However, this film also had a negative impact on my life.

Rapper Naezy said, 'Many Bollywood film stars know him. He also said that he has also met Amit (Amitabh Bachchan) ji. Amit Ji once had to lip-sync to my rap, during which he also praised my work.'

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Gully Boy Story

Naezy further said, "Many people, who know that this film is inspired by my life, believe that everything shown in this film is real. I have two girlfriends shown in the film, but in reality, I never had two girlfriends. I never worked as a driver. I was not as poor as shown in the film."