Manoj
Bajpayee
has
an
enviable
body
of
work
but
theactor
still
yearns
to
do
good
roles
as
he
believes
filmmakers
in
Bollywood
are
yet
to
fully
tap
his
potential
as
a
performer.
Bajpayee
is
happy
that
independent
cinema
actors
like
him
are
getting
appreciation
from
both
the
film
industry
and
the
audience.
"...
I
feel
I
need
to
be
used
for
difficult
and
challenging
roles
more
often.
I
am
not
used
to
the
fullest
of
my
ability.
So
to
use
myself
as
an
actor,
I
need
to
work
with
new
and
good
directors," he
told
PTI
in
an
interview.
"Instead
of
me
looking
for
a
director,
they
should
look
for
me,
which
is
not
happening
frequently.
If
the
experienced
directors
are
not
looking
at
me
as
an
actor,
then
I
have
to
look
for
new
directors.
I
have
made
an
effort
to
find
good
directors.
I
want
roles
to
find
me
and
that
has
to
happen
frequently."
Actors
such
as
Irrfan
Khan,
Rajkummar
Rao
and
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui
and
Bajpayee
have
increasingly
become
popular
in
mainstream
cinema
but
Bajpayee
believes
star
system
will
always
be
there.
"Those
mainstream
stars
will
always
be
there.
But
the
strive
is
to
co-exist
and
that
is
happening,
it
is
becoming
stronger
and
stronger
and
these
(independent)
films
are
slowly
and
slowly
consolidating
their
place
in
the
industry,
which
was
completely
absent
earlier."
There
used
to
be
so
much
resistance
to
these
films
and
actors
but
today
they
are
respected.
And
this
year
even
at
the
mainstream
award
ceremonies
independent
cinema
actors
won
awards.
"He
hopes
this
change
keeps
on
growing
so
that
there
is
a
healthy
existence
of
both
kind
of
cinemas
in
the
industry."
Earlier
more
of
commercial
cinema
was
being
made,
now
you
have
independent
cinema.
Today
all
kind
of
actors
are
doing
well,
from
Shahrukh
Khan
to
Salman
Khan
to
Akshay
Kumar
and
Irrfan,
Nawazuddin,
Rajkummar
or
Adil
Hussain."
Bajpayee
believes
his
"Aks" co-star
and
megastar
Amitabh
Bachchan
is
the
last
actor
to
witness
a
huge
fan
following.
"...
That
kind
of
mass
hysteria
was
there
for
him
then
and
even
now
across
all
age
groups.
Earlier
there
was
a
certain
kind
of
mystery
about
the
stars
and
he
was
the
last
one
to
see
it."
"So
that
kind
of
privacy
is
gone,
with
Shahrukh
Khan
it
all
went
away
as
he
had
opened
up
himself
to
everybody.
Today
stars
and
actors
are
available
anywhere
and
everywhere,
be
it
at
a
mall
or
store
launch
or
on
TV
shows.
The
mystery
about
a
star
is
no
longer
there."
Bajpayee
is
currently
awaiting
the
release
of
his
next
film
"Aiyaary",
which
will
be
out
in
theatres
on
February
16.
Credits:
PTI