Manoj Bajpayee recalls how he ‘tried to be someone else’ after getting fame; here’s what he said

Actor Manoj Bajpayee is currently busy with promotions of his upcoming film ‘Bandaa’ which premieres on Zee5 on May 23. In a recent interview, Manoj recalled the time when he tried to be someone else because that is what people expected him to be. However, he soon realised that it does not give him happiness.

Speaking with Bollywood Hungama, Manoj said, ‘Since the time I started getting some kind of recognition, there were choices in front of me. I tried to be someone else after the fame and recognition because people were constantly asking me to be this way or that way, or behave this way or that way. Then in a month, I realised that it’s not giving me happiness.

The actor further said that he felt ‘claustrophobic’ as he couldn’t be himself.

‘I started feeling claustrophobic. I started feeling quite suffocated where I could not be myself and that was the time I decided to do it my way,’ he said.

Manoj added that he has selected roles in which he gets to play characters that are relatable to the common man. ‘It was not a conscious choice to be known as a common man. This is what I was and this is what I was very comfortable with. Whatever happened, happened quite organically after that. I didn’t choose those roles because I wanted to be known a certain way,’ he said.

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