Unlike
many
B-town
actors,
medium
was
never
a
matter
of
concern
for
actor
Manoj
Bajpayee.
The
actor
knows
only
one
thing-
its
his
job
to
act,
and
nothing
can
change
him
as
an
actor
or
as
a
person.
In
his
recent
tete-a-tete
with
a
leading
daily,
Manoj
Bajpayee
spoke
about
if
OTT,
as
a
medium,
has
changed
him
as
an
actor
or
as
a
person.
The
Satya
actor
said
that
he
is
still
the
same
actor
that
he
has
always
been
before,
as
he
still
works
on
the
script
and
character.
Preparation
is
something
that
he
completely
focuses
on,
irrespective
of
the
medium.
"There's
no
compromise.
I
am
still
the
same
actor
who
always
follows
the
vision
of
the
director.
I
am
still
the
same
person
who
always
feels
lucky
and
grateful
that
he
is
still
here
and
is
still
so
relevant.
People
are
watching
my
projects
and
watching
my
work
so
you
know,
I
am
still
the
same
actor,
the
same
person.
Nothing
has
changed.
I
don't
think
anything
will
change
about
me
as
a
person
or
as
an
actor,"
said
Bajpayee.
In
the
same
interview,
the
Special
26
actor
also
said
that
he
misses
the
euphoria
of
theatres.
He
said,
"You
can't
replace
the
collective
viewing
that
only
theatres
provide.
My
film,
Suraj
Pe
Mangal
Bhari,
was
the
first
to
have
released
in
theatres
with
50
per
cent
capacity.
All
of
us
were
very
much
concerned
but
if
we
won't
go
ahead
and
release,
then
who
else
would?
We
decided
we'll
do
it.
And
Suraj
Pe
Mangal
Bhari
ran
for
more
than
100
days."
Speaking
about
the
current
scenario
of
COVID-19
in
India,
which
looks
pretty
bad,
the
Aligarh
actor
said
that
he
is
personally
sad
and
disappointed
that
because
of
the
resurgence
we
have
come
back
to
square
one.
"But
once
the
situation
of
the
pandemic
gets
better,
I
know
that
people
will
be
going
back
to
theatres.
It's
a
different
experience
altogether
from
watching
it
on
a
big
television,"
concluded
Bajpayee.