I thought Ram Gopal Varma was a good

"I thought Ram Gopal Varma was a good friend; in return I only got humiliation." - Manoj Bajpai

By I FM News Bureau, June 7, 2007 - 03:19 IST

You last saw him in 1971 and now he is all set to rock in Ganesh Acharya's Swami. Playing the title role in Swami, Manoj was available on IndiaFM's live celebrity chat where he answered all your questions. Here are excerpts from the chat. Dhool ka Shool : hi manu Manoj Bajpai : hi lucky : wassup Manoj...hws wrk goin? Manoj Bajpai : im doing great. my film is releasing on the 8th. plz watch it with ur family Dhool ka Shool : on friday, ramsay's ghutan is releasing. ur wife was in ramsays aatma. is she going for the premiere? Manoj Bajpai : my wife is coming with me for the premiere of swami Manoj Bajpai : bcoz im her swami Pathar: Which film do you prefer Shool or Pinjar? Manoj Bajpai : I prefer both. b'cos they were my choices n both r great films lucky : tell us abt swami. Manoj Bajpai : swami is about an innocent who is madly in love with his wife and spends his entire life fulfilling the wishes of his wife Dhool ka Shool : r u related to Manoj tiwari? Manoj Bajpai : all Manoj's in this world r not related as all Bajpai's r not related. I m related to Swami only. Dhool ka Shool : r u related to Manoj tiwari? Manoj Bajpai : all Manoj's in this world r not related as all Bajpai's r not related. I m related to Swami only. hashim : hi Manoj... hw r u as husband? Manoj Bajpai : i try to be good everyday, sometimes i fail sometimes i succeed, but im not as good as swami as a husband eeee (R style) : will u agree when i say that it was the scene where u slapped rajpal yadav in shool which kick started his career? Manoj Bajpai : yes, u r right, i take great pride in saying that i have introduced a fantastic actor of rajpal's caliber eeee (R style) : will u agree when i say that it was the scene where u slapped rajpal yadav in shool which kick started his career? Manoj Bajpai : yes, u r right, i take great pride in saying that i have introduced a fantastic actor of rajpal's calibre Sai : I was just looking at your interview at another site and you said that the contribution of Satya to your career isn't much. I was surprised because I thought that movie provided you your biggest break and is one of my favorite movies. And your performance in that movie is your best among the films that I've seen. Manoj Bajpai : i got my first and major break in bandit queen by shekhar kapoor. after having seen my work in bandit queen, rgv has given me satya. bolly_lover : are you doing any JAAGO type film?? Manoj Bajpai : i have done a film called jaago by mehul kumar Hamza : y don u wrk with RGV u make good movies togather Manoj Bajpai : never with rgv. we dont get along with each other since the beginning RGV and I didn't get along with each other since the beginning hashim : whts u r upcoming movies? Manoj Bajpai : swami is releasing on the 8th, then there is whisperers and dus kahaniyan by sanjay gupta Dhool ka Shool : are u in rakeysh mehra's dilli 6 Manoj Bajpai : i hope i am in the film. rakyesh is a friend and we had a great time working on aks muli : r u doin a film with ur wife neha? Manoj Bajpai : i hope somebody gives a good script for both of us to feature muli : y dont u do bhiku mhatre kind of stuff now? Manoj Bajpai : i have done it once and it seems everybody hv been doing gangster roles n i hv moved on Hamza : when r u coming to duabi Manoj Bajpai : i hv never been to dubai, if an invitaion comes, i'll definitely visit hashim : r u doning any film with mr.amitabh bachhan Manoj Bajpai : i have had great time shooting for his films, not so great time interacting with the person. i wish him all the best Y2K : r u sure u r Manoj Bajpai ? Manoj Bajpai : yes, i am Manoj bajpai, i wish i cld show u my face rt now Dhool ka Shool : tell us about ur film hanan. what happened to that? Manoj Bajpai : some goof up happened on production level and film got released on dvd. u can always order a dvd of hanan. its a classic muli : u r very talented Manoj...we luv to see u more often Manoj Bajpai : plz tell the directors to give me all the roles Dhool ka Shool : what wud u call Manoj bajpai if he was prime-minister of india? - Manoj Vajpayee Manoj Bajpai : hey there, dont change even a digit of my name, i love the way it is Tams : Is there any war between u and Shahrukh during Veer-Zaara? Manoj Bajpai : srk is a very good friend of mine, y r creating such a rumor muli : is it true that u and RGV hate each other? Manoj Bajpai : not true eeee (R style) : u have worked with so many newcomer directors like chandraprakash dwivedi, rakeysh mehra, ganesh acharya. who is the best from these Manoj Bajpai : all of the directors have special qualities n thas what makes them different from each other muli : is any hollywood stuff comin up? Manoj Bajpai : my english film, the whisperers is realeasing in some time. plz watch it haseeb : __Who is your fav actor ????? Manoj Bajpai : naseeruddin shah, daneil de lewis, amitabh bachchan hashim : u r very taleted Manoj....y don talented people get wrk they deserve Manoj Bajpai : dear friend, i hv been getting my due all the time, industry respects me n u love me, that's enough I have been getting my due all the time, industry respects me n u love me, that's enough Sai : You've earlier claimed that RGV is like a brother or father or Guru. How come you now say that you never got along with him? Manoj Bajpai : i have never said that, these r not my words. my father is still alive, my brothers r doing great for themselves n i thght he was a good friend, in return i only got humiliation I thought Ram Gopal Varma was a good friend; in return I only got humiliation shu : who do u think is the best actress Manoj Bajpai : tabu and konkana sen sharma muli : r u religious in real life? Manoj Bajpai : i dont talk about religion. Its a personal thing muli : hw was it wrkin with juhi? Manoj Bajpai : great, she is a fabulous actress n great human being Hiral: Is your Swami based on Malgudi Days or similar to that? Promos look like it atleast Manoj Bajpai : not at all. but innocence is the core of swami and malgudi days Dhool ka Shool : is ur wife acting in any more films. i think she is promising in kareeb and fiza but hogi pyar ki jeet ws a wrng movie Manoj Bajpai : thank u very much. she is waiting for a good role to happen m : hello, Manoj bajpai, i am from belfast, though we dont have hindi movie releases over here yet, wen ever i do happen to c ne of ur films do enjoy ur acting Manoj Bajpai : thank u very much, plz watch my recent film swami muli : r u hapy with da way ur career has shapd up? Manoj Bajpai : im very happy that i got to work in some great films. even the future generation will take great pride in these films muli : which movie of urs is the most favrite? Manoj Bajpai : at this pt of time, swami eeee (R style) : y did u do a film like jaago... i slept thruout the film. dont get angry...u shud be grateful that i even went for that film Manoj Bajpai : yes, i love the fact that u went for the film. everybody makes mistakes eeee (R style) : y did u do a film like jaago... i slept thruout the film. dont get angry...u shud be grateful that i even went for that film Manoj Bajpai : yes, i love the fact that u went for the film. everybody makes mistakes eeee (R style) : the director of whisperers also made my bollywood bride rt? is he a pathetic director and writer. what makes u think whisperers will be any different Manoj Bajpai : with his first film things went completely out of his hand. When u see whisperers, u'll see what a great director he is Dhool ka Shool : how was it being directed by yash chopra... i thought u had two excellent entries in veer zaara... sadly you did do anything substantial after that rocking performance Manoj Bajpai : i respect mr.yash chopra a lot, bcoz of that respect I did the film. watch swami u'll forget everything I respect Mr. Yash Chopra a lot and because of that respect I did Veer Zaara. Tams : U won national Award So Wat do u think about it because nowadays those who deserve dont get it and those who r not must get it...example SAIF DOESNT DESERVE FOR HUMTUM INSTEAD OF SRK IN SWADES????UR COMMENT PLZZZZ............... Manoj Bajpai : i got 2 national awards, satya n pinjar. zubeida and shool won it as best films. my experience with national awards r fanstastic, i think that is the only true award in this country I got two National awards for Satya and Pinjar. My experience with national awards are fantastic, I think that is the only true award in this country. Tams : Do u like Brokeback Mountain???If yes Whom do u think for the bollywood version?? Manoj Bajpai : Manoj bajpai and saif ali khan for indian brokeback mountain Tams : Do u like Brokeback Mountain???If yes Whom do u think for the bollywood version?? Manoj Bajpai : Manoj bajpai and saif ali khan for indian brokeback mountain ankit : who according 2 u is the most talented actor Manoj Bajpai : madhuri dixit....all the way fidashah : Dear Manoj Ji,must come Matiari,a classic town of Sindh,Pakistan,we love ur acting Manoj Bajpai : i love u all muli : y did u do smthing like fareb? Manoj Bajpai : fareb was a good script which went wrong eeee (R style) : tell us the status of panchchi Manoj Bajpai : paanchi is shelved fidashah : wud u love to act with Amit ji? Manoj Bajpai : i have done it once and i wld love to do it thousand times. we have mutual admiration club, i love him Chintan : who's the best khan in bollywood ??? Manoj Bajpai : feroz khan Chintan : who's the best khan in bollywood ??? Manoj Bajpai : feroz khan Dhool ka Shool : have u thought of going back to theatre? Manoj Bajpai : i love theatre. Contemplating to get back to it Dhool ka Shool : have u thought of going back to theatre? Manoj Bajpai : i love theatre. Contemplating to get back to it fidashah : who is ur fav director? Manoj Bajpai : shekhar kapoor muli : is swami a delayed film? Manoj Bajpai : swami is releasing on the 8th of june, day after tomorrow.....entire world knows it, how come u missed the promos? Maddy : Hello Manooj, Is swami something like baghban in Ganesh way? Manoj Bajpai : swami is a beautiful story of husband and wife. its nowhere similar to any indian film eeee (R style) : tell us about ur role in dus kahaniyaan? Manoj Bajpai : i cant tell u much about dus kahaniyan. it is a beautiful story aamir : Manoj how do you rate SRK as an actor Manoj Bajpai : i dont rate other actors. thas ur job to do aamir : Manoj how do you rate SRK as an actor Manoj Bajpai : I don't rate other actors. That's your job to do fidashah : plz do one film with Rekha ji,she will create sensation with u also..wil u? Manoj Bajpai : im ready to do it anytime, though i hv already worked with her in zubeidaa Ali_Austria : what do u think about your Character as RAZA in Veer Zaara?? Manoj Bajpai : it was a brief and good role. i did the film for yash chopra fidashah : would u like to do some efforts to keep peace between pakistan and india? Manoj Bajpai : i love all the people in pakistan. hope they love me too. lets love each other n peace will be maintained I love all the people in Pakistan. Hope they love me too. Let's love each other and peace will be maintained. Dhool ka Shool : y does anurag kashyap keep on putting yash chopra and big films down claiming that their films do not cater to him? Manoj Bajpai : y dont u ask anurag kashyap. lets talk bout swami Rom : What do you think of Mithunda as an actor? Manoj Bajpai : he is a fab actor bilal_007 : U WERE TOO GOOD IN ROAD....y dont u du smtng lk it? Manoj Bajpai : i have done it once n u liked it. thank u Rom : is it true that Mithunda was the original choice for the Swami? Manoj Bajpai : i heard the same. i dont have any confirmation about it. watch the film fidashah : do films with Mira Nair,shyam Bengal,and also Farah Khan Manoj Bajpai : y dont u ask them to give me the role niki : Hi, What would you suggest a political leader to make Bihar a great place. I am from Patna and feel bad but still love it and visit it often. Manoj Bajpai : i wld suggest them to love the state first. then only they can do something about it Tams : WHO IS UR FAVOURITE .....SHAHRUKH,HRITHIK,SALMAN,AKSHAY,SAIF??? fidashah : which kind of school of cinema would u prefer? Chintan : du u think formal training is necesary for acting? Manoj Bajpai : training is very essential for acting fidashah : r u inspired by some old actors? Manoj Bajpai : motilal, dilip kumar Rom : Have you seen any satyajit rays film? Manoj Bajpai : i have seen almost all of satyajit rays film Rom : Manoj, there is filmmaker in UK i know who liked to cast you in his Bengali film. How do we get in touch with you? Manoj Bajpai : plz call me, i'll be there Rom : Are you interested acting in Bengali film? Manoj Bajpai : if the script is good, i will definitely do it

RGV has this problem of being a 'temporary friends'. The next day he will be your 'temporary enemy'

Originally posted by: lucky_lakshmi

RGV has this problem of being a 'temporary friends'. The next day he will be your 'temporary enemy'

Well said👏👏

I didn't find Jagoo boring, I thought it was a very unique movie.😛