Today
(April
23,
2021),
Manoj
Bajpayee
turned
a
year
older,
but
the
actor
refused
to
celebrate
his
special
day
because
of
the
current
scenario
in
the
nation.
It's
known
to
all
that
the
country
is
constantly
witnessing
a
surge
in
COVID-19
positive
cases,
and
every
day
people
are
grieving
over
the
number
of
deaths
owing
to
the
ongoing
novel
Coronavirus
pandemic.
In
conversation
with
a
leading
daily,
when
Bajpayee
was
asked
how
he
has
planned
to
celebrate
his
birthday,
he
said
that
he
will
not
be
doing
anything,
because
the
society
is
suffering.
"It
(The
celebration)
does
not
feel
right
in
the
given
situation,
at
a
time
when
people
around
you
are
suffering,
it
does
not
look
like
you
go
and
celebrate
your
birthday.
I
am
definitely
not
celebrating.
It
must
be
the
first
time,
that
anybody
associated
with
me
is
not
interested
in
celebrating
this
birthday.
Any
kind
of
celebration
is
for
good
times.
I
do
not
think
this
is
a
good
time.
The
nation,
our
world,
and
our
society
at
large
is
suffering
so
much.
Birthdays
are
not
for
the
time
when
you
suffer," added
the
Sonchiriya
actor.
For
the
unversed,
recently,
Manoj
had
recovered
from
COVID-19.
He
got
infected
with
COVID-19
while
shooting
for
Despatch,
which
is
being
directed
by
Titli
fame
director
Kanu
Behl.
The
Satya
actor
had
tested
COVID-19
positive
after
his
director
was
infected
with
it.
When
asked
what
was
the
toughest
part
about
his
battle
against
COVID-19,
he
said
that
the
most
difficult
thing
was
to
get
back
his
strength
and
stamina.
He
further
added
that
after
every
four
steps,
he
used
to
sit
down
as
if
he
ran
a
mile.
He
further
said,
"I
realised
it
would
be
more
difficult
for
me
if
I
stay
back
in
Bombay.
So,
I
joined
the
shoot
in
Uttarakhand
soon.
I
knew
it
will
take
me
2-3
days,
because
of
the
weather,
the
atmosphere
and
this
place
would
do
some
magic.
That's
what
happened.
It
took
me
eight
days
to
get
better.
Now
that
I
am
talking
to
you,
I
am
far
more
comfortable
with
my
stamina.
All
fantastic
at
this
point,
fingers
crossed."
Well,
we
hope
Bajpayee
regains
his
strength
back
and
stays
healthy.