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Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee is known for his versatile performances in Satya, Gangs of Wasseypur, The Family Man, Aligarh, and more.
Recently in an interview, Manoj Bajpayee revealed his first meeting with Amitabh Bachchan and it is hilarious.
As per reports, Manoj Bajpayee said that he was drinking with the director Ram Gopal Varma and critic Khalid Mohamed in the car outside when Amitabh Bachchan and his family were watching his film Satya at a screening. After the screening, he was nervous to meet Big B and refused to move out of the car.
Manoj continued that it was Khalid who tricked him into getting out of the car and locked it from inside, saying that he should go and meet his idol. The actor said that he was confused about where to go and hence walked towards the washroom to hide. He continued that as he was about to enter, he heard Abhishek Bachchan’s voice congratulating him from behind.
“Usne bohot tareef karni shuru ki aur baat karta raha. Tab tak peeche se ek aadmi prakat hota hai. Yeh cinemtaic hai pura. Ek lamba sa kad vala aadmi peeche se aaya aur voh meri taraf dekh rahe hain aur yeh hain Shri Amitabh Bachchan aur inko parde pe dekhne ke baad pehli baar dekh raha tha main. Aur voh bhi nashe mein hun main“, the actor continued.
Bajpayee shared that as soon as he saw Amitabh, he felt like his ears were ringing as he said, “Jaise hi unko dekha, literally laga ki kaan se seeti ki awaaz nikli. Seeti sunayi de rahi hai mujhe. Voh kuch bol rahe hain, jo mujhe unki aawaz mujhe sunayi de rahi hai lekin kya bol rahe hain mujhe samajh nahi aa raha. Kyunki seeti ki aawaz loud hoti ja rahi hai aur thoda bohot nasha bhi hai.”
Concluding the incident,the actor said that he finally hugged Amitabh and would never be able forget that moment in his life as he stated, “Ant mein main yeh bolta hun kisi tarah se sahas karke kya main aapko gale laga sakta hun? Ek second ke liye voh ruke fir kehte hain ‘arre bhai kyu nahi?’ Unhone mujhe gale lagaya. Main voh pal bhul nahi sakta apne jeevan mein.”
Manoj Bajpayee later worked with Amitabh Bachchan in movies like Aks, Satyagraha, and Aarakshan.
