Manoj Bajpayee on dream of working across industries coming true

Actor Manoj Bajpayee has arguably become the ultimate superstar of the web world owing to starring in multiple seasons of The Family Man. But apart from that, his innings in the movies is no different than being a legendary one too where from playing Bhiku Mhatre in Satya to playing Sardar Khan in Gangs of Wasseypur, he has witnessed a career to remember indeed.

Like many actors today, he is excited about working in films across different languages. Talking about it with ETimes, Bajpayee said, “This is a time that everyone had dreamt about, but no one had thought it would really happen. Nobody knew that one day the boundaries between industries will be completely blurred. All of us wanted to work across film industries in the country, and it’s happening now. Look at the movement - we have directors from different regional industries making their foray here. So many of our actors are trying to find their feet in other regional industries. This exchange is wonderful.”

He further adds, “There are so many projects now where people from multiple industries are working together. Today, actors like Vijay Sethupathi, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Priyamani and Fahadh Faasil have a following in the Hindi market, too. Our actors are also finding an audience in other regional markets. Looking at all this, I just hope that 2022 is as dramatic and exciting as last year.”

On the workfront, Bajpayee will be seen in the Malayalam film, Kurup, OTT film Despatch, an untitled series directed by Abhishek Chaubey and will be reprising his role as Srikant Tiwari in The Family Man Season 3.