Offbeat actors' films have eternal shelf life: Manoj

Commercial cinema may help break or set a new record at the box office when it comes to business but actor Manoj Bajpayee says such films do not have a long shelf life.

Bajpayee, a two-time National Award winner, is known for playing unconventional characters on the big screen- be it his author-backed role of a gangster in "Gangs of Wasseypur" or his portrayal of a clever politician in "Raajneeti".

He believes that working in offbeat films keeps an actor alive in the minds of the audience for a long time.

"Here generally, mainstream cinema runs in theatres. And then people also watch it on TV. But after a certain point, their life gets over and that is where our film's life starts.

It goes on for life," Bajpayee told

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