Manoj Bajpayee has yet again spoken his heart out on the kind of discrimination he has faced from the mainstream karta-dhartas of Bollywood, due to him being an outsider.
The extraordinarily talented actor, who’s gained widespread acclaim for his work in movies like Aligarh, Gangs Of Wasseypur and Satya – to name a few, has spoken about how his work is often overlooked by mainstream award shows and how they never recognise him, no matter what he does.
In a recent article by Hindustan Times, here’s what the actor was quoted as telling:
“It happened before Pinjar (2003). When such a great film didn’t see that kind of footfalls in theatres, and not even nominated at any mainstream award functions, it completely — I wouldn’t say disillusioned — it actually put the truth right in front of my eyes. No matter whatever I will do, or what I have been trying to do, these people are not going to award or recognise me, and the audience is somewhere not interested in watching the films I do, so I am on my own.”
Thankfully, the times of changes to some extend – when it comes to audiences, and people are starting to get interested in content-driven quality cinema instead of brainless mainstream potboilers, but the award shows nevertheless continue to path the backs of those who manage to ring the cash register, the loudest.
Manoj Bajpayee – has often been overlooked for his world-class performances in movies like Gali Guleiyan, Bhosle, Aligarh, Special 26 – to name a few.
While award shows may choose to ignore a talent like this and nominate – ‘big names’ and ‘big stars’ instead, history is certainly going to serve a body of work and talent like this, right.
Manoj Bajpayee is greater than most of these awards!
You can read more about his interview excerpts here.