Actor Manoj Bajpayee will be seen next in ‘Missing’, along with his co-star Tabu. This is something that will leave the audience shocked. Speaking about his co-star the actor expressed, “We worked together in Hansal Mehta’s ‘Dil Pe Mat Le Yaa’r and Akash Deep’s ‘Ghaat’ many years ago. Now I can say we’ve finally done another film together that does justice to her talent, and the talent of Annu Kapoor. Missing is basically about three characters played by three of us actors.”
Further talking about the film the actor said, “I am never satisfied with my own performances. There’s always a hunger... That’s why I am led to new directors. Mukul Abhyankar, who directed ‘Missing’ shocked me, as he will shock audiences. He was constantly excited about the scenes we shot every day. He would call up at the end of the day and say, ‘Sir, yeh aapne kaise kiya?’ I did, because you give. An actor needs a director and co-stars who inspire him. I got both in ‘Missing’.”
Talking about the release of the film he said, “Firstly, the decision is not sudden. We decided April 6 was the correct date when there is no big release. Also, we wanted to keep the release date a secret as long as possible because we did not want to do too much media interaction on ‘Missing’.”
Manoj Bajpayee added, “This is a suspense film in the truest sense. Every twist and turn in the plot is crucial. We can’t give any of it away. I never knew it was so difficult to promote a suspense film. I know the media will ask us questions about the plot and one of us will blurt out something that will give away the suspense. I’ve never been more scared of promoting any of my films.”
The actor also said, “We had to be careful with every frame because almost frame has a suspense element. I can’t tell you anything about my character because I may give away the plot. All I can say is all three of us Tabu, Annu Kapoor and I seldom had a chance to give so much of ourselves to a film.”
Speaking about ‘Aiyaary’ the actor said, “I’m very proud of ‘Aiyaary’. According to me, it is Neeraj Pandey’s most accomplished work and one of my most satisfying performances. It suffered because of the relentless back-and-forth with the release date. Anyway, I’ve put it behind me now. An artist can’t shed tears over what is gone. Luckily, for me, there is always the next challenge.”
