This
versatile
actor
has
proved
his
mettle
in
the
film
industry
by
giving
a
host
of
power
packed
performance
from
inspector
Kripa
Shakar
Thakur
in
Jaago
to
underworld
don
Bhiku
Mhatre
in
Satya.
Winning
a
National
award
for
his
performance
in
Pinjar,
Manoj
Bajpai
has
once
again
grabbed
an
extra
ordinary
film
Swami,
which
depicts
relationships
in
a
person's
life.
Q:
Tell
us
about
your
role
in
Swami.
A:
Swami
is
a
film
about
the
relationship
between
a
husband
and
a
wife
and
their
emotional
love
story.
I
play
the
character
of
Swami
who
is
an
honest
family
man.
He
loves
his
wife
and
wants
to
fulfill
all
her
dreams.
He
is
not
selfish
and
his
heart
is
like
that
of
a
child.
Juhi
Chawla
is
playing
my
wife
in
this
film.
Q:
Is
this
film
based
on
choreographer
Ganesh
Acharya'a
true
life
experience?
A:
Yes,
Swami
is
based
on
Ganesh's
parents'
real
life
experience.
Q:
Ganesh
is
a
choreographer
by
profession.
How
is
he
as
a
director?
A:
We
all
know
that
Ganesh
is
a
good
choreographer
but
he
is
as
good
a
director.
He
himself
is
an
emotional
person
and
always
tries
to
see
things
from
an
emotional
point
of
view.
People
would
expect
song
and
dance
in
the
film
because
Ganesh
is
a
choreographer,
but
in
actuality,
there
is
not
a
single
song
or
dance
sequence
in
Swami.
There
are
a
few
songs
which
run
in
the
background.
Q:
Heard
that
you
cried
at
the
premiere
of
this
film?
A:
(laughs)
No
it
wasn't
me,
it
was
Akshay
Kumar.
Akshay
is
a
good
friend
of
Ganesh
and
thus
had
been
invited
for
the
premiere
of
the
film.
Q:
This
is
your
first
film
with
Juhi
Chawla.
How
was
it
working
with
her?
A:
Juhi
is
an
extremely
talented
actress.
What
else
can
I
say
for
her?
It
would
be
injustice
if
a
person
like
me
comments
on
her.
Q:
You
have
given
some
excellent
performances,
then
why
a
cameo
in
Bewafa?
A:
The
director
if
the
film
Bewafa
Dhamesh
Darshan
is
a
good
friend
of
mine
and
this
is
the
reason
as
to
why
I
agreed
on
even
a
small
role.
He
told
me
that
no
one
else
fitted
in
the
role
of
Dil
Arora
better
than
me.
I
had
full
trust
on
him
and
moreover
I
can
do
anything
for
my
friends.
Q:
Your
character
Dil
Arora
was
quiet
notorious
in
the
film.
How
are
you
in
your
real
life?
A:
I'm
pretty
close
to
the
character
Dil
Arora,
maybe
even
more
notorious
than
Dil.
Q:
Your
last
film
1971
did
not
do
too
well
in
spite
of
a
talented
star
cast?
A:
Guess
there
was
some
mistake
from
our
side.
A
film
goes
through
a
lot
of
people
before
it
reaches
the
audience.
Probably
one
of
us
did
not
stand
up
to
the
expectation
of
the
director.
Q:
You
have
played
a
lot
of
characters.
Which
one
has
been
the
most
comfortable
one?
A:
As
a
performer,
I
find
myself
comfortable
in
all
the
characters.
The
day
I
say
that
I
am
comfortable
with
a
particular
kind
of
role,
that
day
I
would
no
longer
be
an
actor.
Limitations
never
allow
you
to
grow.
Thus
I
have
not
set
any
kind
of
limitations
or
boundaries
when
it
comes
to
choice
of
roles.