New Delhi: It has been 10 years since 'Pinjar' and Manoj Bajpayee still recalls how the film brought out his vulnerable side. Or how even after almost 15 years, not winning a National Award for 'Shool' pinches even though he lost to Mohanlal, a titan of Indian cinema.
In the second part of his interview (Read the first part here) Bajpayee talks passionately about the milestones in his career and the roles that made him the man he is today. He lists personal reasons for each of the films. He also talks about the man who taught most directors the art of making edgy cinema - a man forgotten by most and to whom most of today's filmmakers owe a sea of debt - Ram Gopal Varma.
Bandit Queen
"If you ask me why Bandit Queen was special to me, I'd tell you that it impacted my whole mind which was still in the process of growing up at that time. It got released in 94-95 and impacted the minds of all the wannabe directors like Neeraj (Pandey), Dibakar (Banerjee), Vishal (Bharadwaj), Imtiaz Ali and Tigmanshu who was part of the Bandit Queen team," he says....
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