We have all loved Manoj Bajpayee as Bhiku Mhatre in 바카라Satya바카라, and Sardar Khan in 바카라Gangs of Wasseypur바카라 and the most recent Srikant Tiwari in 바카라Family Man바카라. But at the time when the actor was doing offbeat cinema, his first big mainstream turn was with Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta starrer 바카라Veer Zaara바카라 in 2004.
The film, according to Bajpayee, was not only a great opportunity for him to 바카라catch up바카라 with SRK, who he had known for years, but also to be on the sets of filmmaker Yash Chopra, who was the one who surprisingly roped him for the project.Â
In an interview with Humans of Bombay, when asked about working with Shah Rukh in 바카라Veer Zaara바카라, Bajpayee quipped that he did the romantic drama for Yash Chopra, who offered him the special role. 바카라No offence to him (Shah Rukh), but I did this film because Mr Yash Chopra called me up and requested me to be a part of it. He was a big fan of my performance in Pinjar and once he saw the film in Delhi with Lal Krishna Advani ji, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji, he was thoroughly impressed with my performance. That바카라s when he thought of offering me this role,바카라 he said.
Bajpayee further added, 바카라It was a guest appearance; I was there only for four-five days. He treated me as good as anyone on the sets. I was welcomed so royally in that film family, the Veer Zaara family. I enjoyed every moment of shooting with Yash Chopra ji.바카라
For the unversed, the film was a cross-border romance with Shah Rukh, an Indian Air Force officer, falling in love with Preity Zinta, daughter of a Pakistani politician.
Bajpayee further mentioned that the film offered an opportunity for him to reconnect with Shah Rukh, who he knew from his Delhi days. 바카라Shah Rukh, I have known for many years from my days in Delhi, so it was also a chance to catch up. Because we don바카라t meet up, we belong to two different kinds of films and filmmaking. So, it was a chance to catch up with him and also enjoy being on the sets of Mr Yash Chopra, who had been such a magnificent, successful mainstream director for so many years. We grew up watching his films! We used to chat for a long, both Yash ji and I. He was very clear in telling me, 바카라I don바카라t make films for an actor like you, so I don바카라t think I would have anything else in the future, but this is very good and it will be great if you agree to do it.바카라 He was such a humble man,바카라 Bajpayee signed off.Â
The actor was last seen in Disney Plus Hotstar film 바카라Gulmohar바카라, co-starring Sharmila Tagore.
