Manoj Bajpayee will be next seen in the upcoming film Sirf Ek Banda Kafi Hai. The film’s trailer has courted controversy for being inspired by the Asaram Bapu case. Now, when the talented actor attended Aap Ki Adalat, he appealed to the followers of jailed Asaram Bapu to watch the film before opposing its release. Bajpayee told the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of India TV, “Please watch my film first, I think, you will change your opinion”. Rajat Sharma, The film features a courtroom drama in which the star plays a lawyer, fighting against a religious leader accused of raping a minor. Asaram Bapu is currently serving a life sentence, and his charitable trust has appealed to ban the release of the film, calling it ‘highly objectionable’ and ‘defamatory’.
When Rajat Sharma asked what would happen if he called for a boycott, Manoj Bajpayee replied: “”Very good, more people will come to see”. Controversy over the trailer and Asaram Bapu’s men sent a legal notice. , to which Bajpai replied: “I don’t know why they filed the case. We didn’t name anyone (in the film).”
Manoj Bajpayee said, ‘This film (Sirf Ek Banda Kafi Hai) is one of my best films. Must watch it.” It is directed by Apoorva Singh Kharki and stars Bajpayee as advocate PC Solanki.
When asked by Rajat Sharma whether it was he who decided who would direct the film, Bajpayee replied: “Look, most things don’t happen because of me. It is the producer who decides. I have directed producer Vinod Bhanushali.” And told Suparna Verma, “I liked the story, but who will direct it? He said you decide. He also said you decide who will be the writer. The director Apoorva Singh Kharki is a young guy who has done a good job on YouTube.” performed.”
Manoj Bajpayee: I will do 50 films in next 10 years
Manoj Bajpayee had earlier said that he wanted to make money and intended to do 50 films in the next ten years. Talking about the same, the actor said: “Ab bahut din ho gaye bhukmari ke (I have suffered starvation for many days). The good thing is that my films don’t take more than 40 days to complete ‘Sirf Ek Banda Kafi Hai’ was made in 35 days. ‘Gulmohar’ took 34 days to complete. Others who make big films take 70-80 days to 100-150 days. My films are mostly story based. based and character-oriented. Others earn well by making films in 100 days, I earn in 40 days. It is enough for my survival. ‘Paisa zida ho to kitna zida pata nahi, uska toh koi definition nahi’ , but there is a definition of low money’.(There is no definition of big money, but there is a definition of low money)
Manoj Bajpayee on his anger and fights
Manoj Bajpayee opened up about his tussles with various producers and directors. “I didn’t talk to Anurag Kashyap for 11 years, but the reason was different. Once he got angry. It was he who ran, and I followed him to kill him.” When Rajat Sharma reminded him that “you too ran after Tigmanshu Dhulia once with a brick”, Manoj retorted, “Ab chhodiye… Jawaani ki kuch mistakes galatiye, usche kya baate karte.” when I was young)”
Rajat Sharma also recalled the incident of Manoj Bajpayee when he called and abused director Hansal Mehta from America, after which the two did not speak for six years. The actor said, “Jee sahi hai. Accept hai. Maafi maangta hoon. (Yes, I agree. I apologise).”
Talking about Anubhav Sinha, Rajat Sharma asked, “You abused him when you were offered only Rs 2000 per episode?” On top of this, Manoj Bajpayee said, “I narrate. Anubhav Sinha was doing a serial. I had to act as the right-hand henchman of a mafia gang leader. It was a dumb role. The producer offered Rs. promised to give.” 4000 per episode. I did four episodes and the amount came to Rs 16,000. That was in 1993 when I barely had money to live on. I went to the producer, and he said, That was stupid. It was a dumb role and I had no dialogues to deliver. Why should be paid Rs 4000 per episode? I told him, it takes a lot of hard work to play the role of a dumb person. He said I will pay you only Rs 1,500 as you had no communication. I told him keep this money with you, consider it my donation. I threw his check in his office and left. I called Anubhav Sinha. He said, he is the producer, what can I do? I got angry, and told him, you are my good friend but you didn’t take stand for me.
Manoj Bajpayee’s midnight call to Naseeruddin Shah
Manoj Bajpayee revealed how he called veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah in the middle of the night to praise his performance and said, “Naseer bhai, I love you, sir”. “For me, Naseer saab is like the God of acting. When I watch his films, I love his acting. Once, after having drinks with my friends, I watched a scene from one of his films and called. To express his love. When I said, I love you sir, he replied: “Manoj Miyan, Kitna Pee Chuke Ho?” (Manoj, how many pegs have you had?),” he said. .
When Tabu, Katrina Kaif touched Manoj Bajpayee’s feet!
Manoj Bajpayee told how Tabu once touched his feet on the sets of a film. “It was Tabu’s style of showing appreciation. And Katrina Kaif Ultimate done. She touched my feet in front of the entire media…She was very happy and overwhelmed to work with me (in politics). We don’t have a single scene together. He liked my performance. She was feeling very happy.”
When asked how he reacted when Katrina Kaif touched his feet, the actor said, “Thodi Sharmindagee Hui. Itni sundar heroine, woh aakar pair chhoo rahi hai aapke. Woh pahle hi aap buzurgwaar ho gaye (I felt shy. Such a beautiful heroine touching my feet. She made me feel like an old man too soon).
Manoj Bajpayee danced at ‘Ghumghroo’ disco with SRK
How once Manoj Bajpayee revealed Shahrukh KhanDuring his theater days, he was taken to the Ghungroo discotheque at Hotel Maurya Sheraton in Delhi. “I joined Shah Rukh and his friends. There was a South Delhi crowd, smoking expensive cigarettes and I was smoking the best ‘bidi’. I was wearing a sandal. Soon Shah Rukh bought me a pair of shoes. arranged and off I went.” Inside. That was my first trip to a disco lit up beautifully in the dark. So, a man from a village got his first chance to see Shah Rukh and his friends at a disco.