Manoj Bajpayee will work with Ram Gopal Varma after 22 years, cinema’s ‘Bhiku Mhatre’ gave the good news.

The duo of Manoj Bajpayee and Ram Gopal Varma gave a classic cult superhit like ‘Satya’ in 1998. Even though the character of Bhiku Mhatre in the film was not a hero, it not only gave popularity to Manoj Bajpayee in commercial cinema, but it also became the biggest film character of his/her career. After this, this superhit pair introduced us to the offbeat films like ‘Shool’ and ‘Kaun’ in 1999 and ‘Road’ in 2002. Now after 22 years, Manoj Bajpayee and Ram Gopal Varma are going to work together again. Manoj Bajpayee has revealed this in the ‘Idea Exchange’ event on Thursday. he/she told that he/she will reunite with ‘Satya’ director Ram Gopal Varma for his/her next film. The director was on a break for some time. his/her last mainstream film in Hindi was ‘D Company’ released in 2021. However, in 2022, he/she also made a film named ‘Ladki: Dragon Girl’.

Talks are going on about the date, RGV returning after the break

Manoj Bajpayee said, ‘The good news is that he/she is going to make his/her next film with me. We are busy finding time and fixing the date for this. It is not that he/she has gone off the radar. he/she was just taking a long break. he/she was resting. Well, we all were jealous of the way he/she was relaxing.

Manoj Bajpayee said – it is not easy to get out of an image

Manoj was asked whether his/her character Bhiku Mhatre in ‘Satya’ stopped him/her from progressing in his/her career or influenced his/her other roles? To this he/she said, ‘It could have happened, if I had tried different roles and genres. Had he/she not taken a different path. With that kind of success or recognition, it is not easy for any actor to come out of the character or image.

‘For 3 years after the release of Satya, I was Bhiku Mhatre to everyone’

Manoj Bajpayee further said, ‘For three years after the release of Satya, I was known only as Bhiku Mhatre. It was only after films like ‘Shool’, ‘Kaun’ and ‘Zubaida’ that people started seeing me differently from the character of Bhikhu Mhatre. This also happened because I constantly searched for different types of films and roles completely opposite to that character. Luckily for me, all those roles became quite memorable.

Would Manoj Bajpayee have played Bhikhu Mhatre differently now?

The actor was further asked whether if he/she had got a chance now, would he/she have played the character of Bhiku Mhatre in a different way? On this he/she said, ‘Maybe, this could have happened with Craft. But, at that age Bhiku Mhatre needed that kind of energy. I can’t do that anymore. There was a different kind of energy inside me then, which I don’t have now.

Manoj took a dig and said – Now bones keep breaking

Manoj Bajpayee also quipped. he/she said, ‘Now most of the time my bones keep breaking. I’m always very careful when jumping around. Every age has its own beauty.

‘Dispatch’ Trailer: Manoj Bajpayee becomes a journalist, will expose the Rs 8000 crore 2G scam on OTT, know the release date

‘Dispatch’ movie will be released on OTT on December 13

Talking about the work front, Manoj Bajpayee will next be seen in the film ‘Dispatch’. This film will stream on OTT platform ZEE5 on December 13. In the film, Manoj plays the role of an investigative journalist, who is busy exposing the Rs 8000 crore 2G scam in the country.