{"id":11679,"date":"2023-05-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/?p=11679"},"modified":"2023-05-18T14:08:07","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T08:38:07","slug":"manoj-bajpayee-argues-that-success-is-having-the-flexibility-to-make-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/2023\/05\/23\/manoj-bajpayee-argues-that-success-is-having-the-flexibility-to-make-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Manoj Bajpayee argues that success is having the flexibility to make decisions."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Manoj Bajpayee got a lot of praise for his recently released OTT film, Gulmohar. Now he will be playing a lawyer in Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai, which is inspired by true events and real characters. In an exclusive chat with Filmfare Manoj speaks about his role and more. Excerpts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What were your thoughts behind signing Banda?<\/strong>
My thoughts were that we could write a fantastic film out of these true events and also the character itself; though it was inspired by the real character, I thought that there was potential to create a fantastic character out of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was the most challenging part?<\/strong>
Most challenging part was the climax, where I had to deliver more than 100\u2013150 lines, and I also knew that my director wanted it in one take.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an actor, what do you take away from a film like this, and what do you give to it?<\/strong>
When you are doing these kinds of stories, which are inspired by true events and real characters, they always improve at the end. They always make you a better person, and they always educate you about so many other things. In this one, I learned so much about the POSCO Act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you reinvent yourself with each project?<\/strong>
The beauty of being an actor is that there is a chance to create various characters for the audience so that they can be entertained and have the opportunity to see the actor in various ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you feel the pressure to do better each time?<\/strong>
I put that pressure on myself; nobody gives me that pressure. I don\u2019t even think about the pressure coming from outside; the pressure comes from within me.The pressure of doing good work and being known for good work<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What do your aspirations look like at the moment?<\/strong>
There are no aspirations. The aspirations are that this year, whatever I am supposed to do, I will do it so well that I go to my breaks satisfied with what I’ve done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If given a chance, would you have done any of your successful films differently?<\/strong>
Not at all. I would not touch any of my films\u2014except Aks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Actors are usually their own biggest critics.<\/strong>
Yes, I don\u2019t even watch my films because I know that I am going to be disappointed with my own work, but that time is gone. I have moved on, I have lived, and I am constantly changing and improving myself to be a better version of myself. My thoughts are changing, and my interpretations are changing. So I keep moving on with time and being a part of great scripts instead of going back in time and reliving the same again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is the best part of being an actor?<\/strong>
That you get to be so many different kinds of people. And be known for the performances that entertain people. And one more thing: you get the best seat in a restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does success mean to you?<\/strong>
Success means freedom\u2014 having the freedom to choose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Manoj Bajpayee got a lot of praise for his recently released OTT film, Gulmohar. Now he will be playing a lawyer in Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai, which is inspired by true events and real characters. In an exclusive chat with Filmfare Manoj speaks about his role and more. Excerpts: What were your thoughts behind …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[15604,82,4732],"class_list":["post-11679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment-news","tag-bandaa","tag-bollywood","tag-manoj-bajpayee"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11679"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11681,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11679\/revisions\/11681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zaanews.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}