Manoj Bajpayee slams filmmakers for only casting him in poor and middle-class roles; says, “Mujhe rich dikhaane mein dikkat hoti hai”

Actor Manoj Bajpayee, who has starred in three films this year so – The Fable, Silence 2, and Bhaiya Ji, as well as a Netflix show – Killer Soup, is mainly known for films such as Gangs of Wasseypur, Shool, Satya and more. The actor – who is currently filming The Family Man 3, recently opened up about predominately being typecast as poor and middle-class characters. Read on to know what he had to say as he slammed directors for never seeing him “as a rich guy.”

Manoj Bajpayee on being typecast in middle-class roles

During a recent interaction with Bombay Times, Manoj Bajpayee opened up about how the majority of the roles he played on-screen have been those of “middle-class and lower middle-class’ people but never a rich person. He told the publication, “The only film before Gulmohar (2023) where I played a rich guy was Zubeidaa (2001). That was Shyam Benegal’s conviction. He was the one who felt that real maharajas were not Greek gods. They looked normal. In Veer-Zaara (2004), I played a politician from Pakistan. I had two scenes in it, but Yashji (Chopra) was adamant that I do it. He cast me after watching Pinjar (2003).”

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Manoj: “No director could think of me as a rich guy”

Commenting on how other filmmakers were apprehensive about presenting him as a rich guy, the National Award-winning actor said, “These filmmakers had that vision which stems from seeing life up close. Bakiyonko mujhe rich dikhaane mein dikkat hoti hai (The others have trouble depicting me as rich). The roles that I portrayed were mostly set in middle-class and lower-middle-class stories. I am never considered for high society roles. No director could think of me as a rich guy, barring the two stalwarts that I mentioned. This stereotyping exists.”

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