Manoj Bajpayee recently had his 100th release with his latest film Bhaiyya Ji. The actor has had a prolific career in the film industry and in a recent interaction, the Satya actor spoke about how he couldn’t fulfill his wish of working with many filmmakers who were in the last leg of their careers when he entered the industry. He also expressed his desire to work with Sanjay Leela Bhansali but jokingly said that Sanjay wouldn’t cast him.
Talking to Radio Nasha, he said, “I couldn’t work with Gulzar sahab. I wanted to work with Govind Nihalani for a film like Satya or Aakrosh, but I entered the industry at a time when these people were in the last leg of their careers. However, I did get to work with Shyam Benegal in Zubeidaa.” He then added Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s name and said, “Sanjay Leela Bhansali, par zyadatar filmein voh jo banate hain, mere jaise actors ki zarurat hoti nahi hai vahan. Mujhe kya khubsurat dekha lega woh? Sanjay ke pass kuch hoga nahi dikhane ke liye. (The kind of films he makes, he doesn’t need actors like me. What beautiful thing will he show in me. Sanjay mustn’t have anything to show me). But he is a filmmaker of his own kind. He is unique.”
ALSO READ | Deadpool and Wolverine: Marvel is having a midlife crisis; massaging Ryan Reynolds’ ego isn’t the solution
In an earlier interview with Sushant Sinha on YouTube, Manoj had revealed that Bhansali offered him the role of Chunnilal in Devdas. However, the actor declined the offer as he wanted to play the lead role of Devdas, which was played by Shah Rukh Khan. He said, “Yes, I was offered Jackie Shroff’s role in Devdas, but I immediately said no. I told Sanjay, ‘Sanjay, yaar, meri toh hamesha se ichchha thi Devdas karne ki (I always wanted to play Devdas). That film became a superhit, but I have no regrets about letting it go. I’d wanted to play Devdas since my theatre days, ever since I’d watched Dilip Kumar’s film, or read the book. But I never felt bad.”
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s last directorial was the Netflix series Heeramandi. The show created a lot of buzz but received mixed reviews from critics. The filmmaker is now working on his next film Love And War, which will star Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, and Vicky Kaushal in lead roles.
Click for more updates and latest Bollywood news along with Entertainment updates. Also get latest news and top headlines from India and around the world at The Indian Express.
Disclaimer: The copyright of this article belongs to the original author. Reposting this article is solely for the purpose of information dissemination and does not constitute any investment advice. If there is any infringement, please contact us immediately. We will make corrections or deletions as necessary. Thank you.
