EXCLUSIVE: Manoj Bajpayee Compares His Stardom To Salman, Shah Rukh And Aamir Khan; States, “They Don’t Know What It’s To Be Without Fans…”

Manoj Bajpayee got his breakthrough in Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya, despite the success and sudden stardom, he experienced imposter syndrome. Later, a conversation with Akshaye Khanna helped him ease the struggle. While promoting his upcoming film Jugnuma, the actor sat for an exclusive interview with Bollywood Bubble and got candid about his fans and fame. Manoj admitted that he never got fans like the 5 Khans of Bollywood or Saif Ali Khan. Scroll down to read more and watch the full interview.

Manoj Bajpayee On Stardom And Fame

When asked about his stardom and how fame did not come easily to him, Manoj Bajpayee agreed, feeling claustrophobic when he saw so many fans. He said, “I mean, see, the thing is—please try to understand where I’m coming from. I have been working. I have never gotten into a space where people are chasing me, or following me, or asking for—or, you know, they are just crying looking at you. I’ve never had those kinds of reactions coming from the audience. I’ve been doing my work. Some of them went through the roof. Some of them were middle-range, some stayed under the radar, like Galigulia or Bodhya Singh, which are great films.”

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He added, “So, since my path was not something which would lead to so-called stardom—and it was a conscious choice—I was fine doing those films. Now, for a few years, you know, because of OTT, there’s too much of me coming out—right? in varied roles, in varied genres. And now there is a new kind of audience and a new breed of filmmakers coming up, actors coming up.”

Manoj Compares His Fandom To The Khans, Saif

The Gangs of Wasseypur actor said, “When I’m surrounded by new fans now, I find it claustrophobic because this is not what I’m used to. Look, Salman, Saif, Ajay, Shah Rukh, Aamir—they are used to it. They got their stardom at the age of 25, 26, right? They don’t even know what it is to be without fans. I am used to having no fans. So I find it too much—too much interference into my privacy.”

Manoj Bajpayee will be next seen in Jugnuma, releasing on 12th September. It was screened at MAMI last year.

Watch The Full Interview

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