Exclusive: Manoj Bajpayee: Quite Humbling That Satyameva Jayate Is Being Cheered By Masses!
Satyameva Jayate actor Manoj Bajpayee opens up about the film's successful run at the box office and the film being his highest opener till date.
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Satyamev
Jayate
Day
2
Box
Office
Collection:
John
Abraham
|
Manoj
Bajpayee
|
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Sharma
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John
Abraham-Manoj
Bajpayee
starrer
Satyameva
Jayate
hit
the
theatrical
screens
on
Independence
Day.
Despite
a
clash
with
Akshay
Kumar's
Gold,
the
film
not
only
managed
to
impress
the
audience,
but
also
broke
box
office
records.
Despite
an
'A' certificate,
Satyameva
Jayate
set
the
box
office
on
fire
and
made
a
whopping
Rs.
20.52
crores
on
its
opening
day.
The
action-thriller
managed
to
be
retain
a
strong
hold
on
Day
2
as
well
as
it
minted
a
box
office
collection
of
Rs.
7.92
crores
on
Thursday.
The
total
box
office
collection
of
the
film
now
stands
at
Rs.
28.44
crores.
Satyameva
Jayate
is
not
just
John
but
even
Manoj
Bajpayee's
highest
opening
film
till
date.
Clearly,
the
audience
has
given
a
thumbs
up
to
his
commercial
avatar
as
well.
Filmibeat
got
in
touch
with
Manoj
Bajpayee
who
exclusively
told
us,
"It's
quite
humbling
that
this
film
is
being
cheered
by
the
mass.
I
am
particularly
happy
for
my
director
Milap
who
waited
for
this
day
with
lot
of
patience
and
perseverance.
Finally
Nikhil
and
me
started
together
with
a
bang.
We
were
trying
to
work
with
each
other
since
a
long
time."
Earlier,
filmmaker
Milap
Zaveri
too
had
exclusively
opened
up
to
Filmibeat,
"I'm
very
happy
to
have
created
so
many
records
with
the
super
opening
of
Satyameva
Jayate!
Highest
for
John,
T
series,
Emmay,
myself,
Manoj
sir!
And
highest
"A" opening
in
history.
A
big
thank
you
to
the
audience!
And
congrats
to
Gold
too
for
their
opening!
Satyameva
Jayate
is
made
for
the
masses
of
india
and
I'm
so
happy
they
have
loved
it."
Helmed
by
Milap
Milan
Zaveri
and
bankrolled
by
Bhushan
Kumar,
Krishan
Kumar,
Monisha
Advani,
Madhu
Bhojwani
and
Nikhil
Advani
under
T-Series
and
Emmy
Entertainment,
Satyameva
Jayate
revolves
around
Veer
(John
Abraham)
who
goes
on
a
spree,
bumping
off
corrupt
officials.
Manoj
Bajpayee
plays
the
role
of
a
cop
named
DCP
Shivansh
who
is
out
to
nab
this
violent
vigilante.