‘People Always Offer Me Middle Class Or Poor Person Roles In The Films’, Manoj Bajpayee On Being A Victim of Stereotyping
Manoj Bajpayee is one of the self-made actors of Bollywood who has made his mark as a brilliant actor on the basis of his ability and hard work. He is one such name who has struggled a lot in his life to achieve the dream of becoming a strong person. Recently, he was awarded the ’70th National Film Award’ Special Mention. Manoj has spoken openly about his film journey and said that he too was a victim of stereotyping. The actor revealed that he is only offered roles of middle-class or poor people in shows and films.
Manoj Bajpayee
Manoj Bajpayee, in a recent interview with one of the media houses, lamented that he is cast in roles of middle-class or poor people and never of a rich person. “The only film before Gulmohar in which I played a rich man was Zubeidaa. It was Shyam Benegal’s belief. In Veer-Zaara, I played a Pakistani politician. I had two scenes in it, but Yashji was adamant that I do it. He cast me after watching Pinjar,” he said.
Manoj Bajpayee
Manoj further said that filmmakers were quite confused about showing him as a rich man. These filmmakers had a vision that came from observing life closely. Others have a problem showing me as rich. The roles I played were either based on a middle-class or poor story. No director can see me in a rich man’s role. This stereotyping still exists in the industry.
Manoj Bajpayee
If we talk about the work front of Manoj Bajpayee then let us tell you that he is in a lot of discussion about his upcoming series ‘The Family Man 3’ and the audience is also excited to see the actor rocking the screen once again. However, the release date of the series is not yet revealed to the audience.
