Manoj says that he could never see eye-to-eye with his former mentor who actually gave him the break in Satya
Manoj says that he could never see eye-to-eye with his former mentor who actually gave him the break in Satya
Manoj Bajpai got recognition in Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya, but says he will never go back to his mentor.
“You will never see me doing a film with him (Varma) again. The wound that he has given can never be healed,” Manoj said.
Varma gave Manoj a role in Satya after watching him in Shekhar Kapur’s Bandit Queen. But the two never got along well. Manoj alleged that Varma always humiliated him during the making of Satya.
The final break came when Varma was casting for Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag and met Manoj for Samba’s role. But it didn’t work out and the director said Manoj and he could never see eye to eye. The day after the meeting with Manoj, Varma signed Sushant Singh for Samba’s role.
Now, Manoj has found a new friend in Bollywood’s funny man Govinda whom he met on the sets of Money Hai To Honey Hai. The difference in their approach to acting has not affected that friendship.
Manoj, who has been associated with serious films like Bandit Queen, Satya, Shool and Pinjar, said acting is tough — be it in serious or comedy films.
“I find acting difficult. People think that it is a cakewalk, but it is one of the most difficult things. If anyone says that acting in comedy films is tougher than in serious films then I suggest that he should go to a doctor. Comedy requires spontaneity and serious films require more craft,” the actor says.
On future projects, Manoj said he is working in Gupta’s Acid Factory and Anand Kumar’s humorous film on sealing of commercial establishments in Delhi, titled Jugaad.
The actor is also doing Prakash Jha’s Rajniti, which is expected to go on the floor in January 2009.
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