Mumbai: National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee, who is understood for his movies like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Satya’, ‘Aligarh’, ‘The Family Man’, has shared that he was actually keen on dancing and thought to exhibit his abilities as a dancer on the display till he noticed Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan’s dance.
The actor, who shall be quickly seen within the upcoming streaming movie ‘Gulmohar’ together with Sharmila Tagore, not too long ago appeared on chat present ‘The Bombay Journey X Sunday Brunch’.
Talking about his affinity for singing he stated, “Since I`m from theatre, there used to be a prerequisite that an artiste should know how to sing. Main naachta bhi tha (I used to dance as well).”
Manoj revealed that he’s a skilled Chhau dancer. “Main Chhau dance mein trained hoon par fir jab maine Hrithik ko dekha toh maine socha aaj se dancing ka khwaab band (I`m trained in Chhau dance but when I saw Hrithik performing, my dreams of dancing were shattered). I was like ‘Ab ye nahi seekh sakta main’ (I can’t learn this now).”
‘Gulmohar’, which additionally stars actor Suraj Sharma, marks Sharmila Tagore’s return to the display after greater than a decade. The movie is all set to stream on Disney+ Hotstar from March 3.
