Actor Manoj Bajpayee is often in the news, sometimes for his personal life while sometimes for his professional life. And these days he is making the news headlines because of his film ‘Bhaiya Ji’. His fans are liking this film very much. One of the most important facts associated with this film of Manoj Bajpayee is this is the 100th film of his career. Recently, during an interview while promoting his film, he was seen remembering the golden old days of his career.

Manoj Bajpayee

‘Bhaiya Ji’ star Manoj Bajpayee and ‘King Khan’ Shahrukh Khan started their acting journey with a theater group in Delhi. Remembering the old days, Manoj says, ‘In those days no one had so much money that they could buy their own cigarette and smoke it alone. One cigarette was shared with four people so that everyone could have that.’

Manoj Bajpayee And Shahrukh Khan

Manoj Bajpayee further says, ‘Shahrukh and I used to share cigarettes during the theater days and not only the two of us, everyone there used to share their cigarettes with each other. This habit is still there in me and I share my cigarettes with people who are with me.

Manoj Bajpayee

Manoj Bajpayee has no shortage of money today, but even today he definitely shares his cigarette with someone or the other. Manoj says, ‘I cannot smoke alone, I have got this habit. Someone else will definitely share it with me. My habit of theatre has not gone yet and I feel it will stay forever.’ Manoj Bajpayee has been associated with theatre for a long time whereas Shah Rukh Khan had come to Mumbai much before him. Manoj says that he came to Mumbai when Shekhar Kapur cast him in his film ‘Bandit Queen’. Then he started looking for work here.