Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee said that he has taken inspiration from megastars Amitabh Bachchan and Shatrughan Sinha for his upcoming film ‘Bhaiya Ji’. Director Apoorva Singh Karki, who made the superhit film ‘Sirf Ek Hi Banda Kafi Hai’, has made this film which Manoj’s fans are eagerly waiting for. Manoj Bajpayee said that he grew up watching commercial films and the big stars of the time. Manoj said that all those stars are his inspiration. Be it Shatru Ji, Vinod Khanna Ji, Amit Ji or Jitendra Sahib.
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Manoj Bajpayee told news agency PTI, “These things happened subconsciously. I knew I had to do some things to look attractive. So that everyone likes the character of Bhaiya Ji.” About Big B, Manoj said how can one live without being inspired by him. The audience also looks up to him. That’s why I also took inspiration from him to play Bhaiyaji.” Manoj said that whenever he watched mainstream action films as a child, he felt like a hero.
I like to call myself a ‘Deshi Star’.
Manoj Bajpayee said that commercial films have the same effect on us. We become full of enthusiasm. That energy is felt. Everyone felt like heroes when they left the theater. This is the purpose of good commercial films. Manoj said that he prefers to call himself a ‘desi actor’ when it comes to labels like superstar and action star. Manoj Bajpayee said, “I am obviously a desi actor… I love stories connected to our culture, villages and soil.”
Manoj Bajpayee has done all the stunts himself
Manoj Bajpayee said that the heroes of our films should look like this, not like the heroes of western films. We need good films with good stories that are at the core of our culture. ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is actor Manoj Bajpayee’s 100th film. Manoj Bajpayee said about the shooting of the film, “Shooting this film was very difficult as I did most of the action scenes myself.” Fefsi Vijayan, a legend in the Tamil industry, wanted Manoj to do all the action scenes himself.
The FFC did not want to compromise on the matter at all. Manoj Bajpayee said that he is happy that he was pushed and now everything looks amazing on screen.