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Arshad WarsiArshad Warsi (born 19 April 1968) is an Indian film actor, producer, television personality and playback singer who is the most talented and underrated actor. He is the recipient of several awards including a Filmfare Award from five nominations and is noted for acting in varied film genres.—————————————————————————————————————Arshad Warsi is a hugely underrated actor: Boman IraniBoman Irani feels his good friend Arshad Warsi has a lot more to offer as an actor.Their warm relationship in real life has helped them create magic on the big screen time and again but Boman Irani feels his good friend Arshad Warsi has a lot more to offer as an actor."Arshad is a hugely underrated and undervalued actor. He has a lot more to offer. Arshad to me is someone, who acts with his heart. He is a natural and unique performer. He has a style of his own and has a certain spontaneity that people will love to have," Boman told PTI in an interview.The actors 20-year-old friendship has transcended in films like - 'Munnabhai MBBS', one of the biggest films in their respective careers, its sequel 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai' and 'Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal'."I met Arshad before we started working in films. He was the choreographer in my first play in which I was the actor. Then he went to acting and I went to photography and theatre. We came together in 'Munnabhai MBBS'- my first commercial film. He has grown as an actor," he said.Boman says the beauty of their relationship is that they make each other laugh, support each other through hard times and pull each other's leg."I get along famously with his family as well. I see a lot of his wife's (Maria Goretti) influence in his life as a lot of people see Zenobia's in my life. I am very fond of them and have great love and affection. I can say anything to him... That is the beauty of our relationship. He knows I don't mean him any harm because I love him," Boman said.Boman is pitted against Warsi again in Subhash Kapoor directed 'Jolly LLB', a social satire on the country's judiciary system, in which they both play lawyers. Also starring Amrita Rao, the film releases this Friday.The actors are likely to reunite with Kapoor again as he is directing the third 'Munnabhai' film.———————————————————————————————————DIRECTOR SAMIR TEWARI HAS ROPED IN ARSHAD WARSI FOR HIS DEBUT FILM MR JOE B CARVALHO. HE SAYS THAT THE ACTOR IS VERY VERSATILE, BUT HIS POTENTIAL HASN'T BEEN FULLY UTILIZED YET.Director Samir Tewari has roped in Arshad Warsi for his debut film Mr Joe B Carvalho. He says that the actor is very versatile, but his potential hasn't been fully utilized yet.Samir Tewari said, "Arshad is a great actor. Can you imagine Munna Bhai M B B S without him? He is an incredible actor, but he is the most underrated and unutilized actor."Post the success of Munna Bhai series, Arshad is mostly seen in funny roles despite the fact that he won lots of critical acclaim for his work in Sehar."The problem is people tend to get easily typecast in the industry. Arshad can pull off serious and intense roles so well. I have seen his Ishqiya, where his role is intense. He is certainly a great actor." Samir Tewari added.Meanwhile, Samir is confident about Mr Joe B Carvalho, which is coming out on January 3 and also stars Soha Ali Khan."The comedy is not the same in the film, it's altogether a different comedy. If the film clicks, then a new genre of comedy will be introduced in Bollywood." He added.————————————————————————————————————-Nobody cares about actors in Bollywood: Arshad WarsiIn a candid conversation, Irada actor Arshad Warsi spoke about his family and how he is not happy with the films and roles he is getting.Irada actor Arshad Warsi says that he is not happy with the films and roles he is getting.Arshad Warsi has been talking his heart out recently. In a candid conversation, Arshad Warsi spoke about his family and how he is not happy with the films and roles he is getting.We recently heard you say how you were jobless for three years and you were thankful to God that your wife had a job, why is that so?Thinking about my time in the industry I have got more than enough. But there was a time where I didn’t have film. I think at a point in life one needs to choose between a family and a career. I chose to invest in my family, I wanted to spend time with my lovely wife Maria and my children. I was having a lot of fun during this ‘holiday’. I really wanted to be where my family is, I am totally a family guy.Are you satisfied with films/roles that come your way?Not completely, I am not even sure if the kind of movies I want to do are made in India. I like films like Seher and Irada, basically I like films that have a kind of depth. But then I also like Naked Gun. So I want to do different kind of work, of course, but it also matter what kind of people I am working with. I wouldn’t work with ‘a bunch of assh*les’, and waste one to one-and-a-half years of my life.Star power or acting prowess, what works in Bollywood?Definitely the star power, nobody cares about the actors! Actors work in Hollywood. There, if ‘Superman’ is being made, nobody cares if Brad Pitt is playing the superhero or a new guy, the movies are still made in a same way. Here it is not like that!What does Irada mean to you? How was it sharing the workspace with Naseer Sahab?I am extremely proud of the film, I am glad we still have producers making such a film. I loved working on Irada as the film talks about an actual issue. It is always great working with Naseer saab. You know what, I had once worked on a film, and I met Naseer saab somewhere and he said, “Arshad, you are a good actor. What are you doing in this film?” And I didn’t know what to say! Once I was asked about Naseeruddin Shah in a interview, and I had said that he and I are not casual friends, I look up to him… To which I got a SMS the next day by Naseeruddin Shah saying ‘Why can’t we be friends?’ And there was no looking back, we are great friends, we drink together and he is a great actor as we all know.Film careerHe got his first offer to act in Amitabh Bachchan's production company, Amitabh Bachchan Corporation's first production Tere Mere Sapne in 1996. Before that he had made a small appearance as a dancer in a song in Aag Se Khelenge.He followed this by roles in films such as Betaabi (1997), Mere Do Anmol Ratan and Hero Hindustani (both 1998). His performance in P Vasu's Hogi Pyaar Ki Jeet (1999) was praised by News | Rediffmail | Stock Quotes | Shopping's Suparn Verma.Warsi's next release was Madhur Bhandarkar's directorial debut Trishakti (1999). Completed in 3 years, the film performed poorly at the box office.His only film appearances of 2001 were in Ghaath, followed by Mujhe Meri Biwi Se Bachaao (2001) and Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002). Most of these failed to do well at the box office. In Shashanka Ghosh's Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II, he played a common man who saves the life of a goon who is fatally shot. Ronjita Kulkarni wrote that he gave a "winning performance".In 2003, he rose to fame when he starred as Circuit to Munna Bhai (Sanjay Dutt) in Rajkumar Hirani's comedy Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. which turned out to be a huge box office success and gained him much critical acclaim and a nomination at the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.He won the Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for the same. Warsi said in an interview that had the film not worked, his career would have finished.His only release in 2004 was the comedy Hulchul which earned him the GIFA Best Comedian Award and nominations for Screen Award for Best Actor, Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role. Warsi played an airport manager opposite Mahima Chaudhry in Samar Khan's Kuchh Meetha Ho Jaye (2005).His performance in Sehar was positively received by critics and Sanhita Paradkar of Rediff.com wrote that: "finally [he is] in a much-deserved lead role"In the same year he appeared as a supporting actor in the romantic comedies Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? and Salaam Namaste.For the latter, he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He played a computer hacker in the Vivek Agnihotri-directed suspense thriller film Chocolate. Indrani Roy Mitra of News | Rediffmail | Stock Quotes | Shopping said that Warsi gave a "commendable [performance]" in Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi! (2005).Warsi collaborated with Rohit Shetty for Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006), which was the first installment of the Golmaal series. His next release was the comic thriller Anthony Kaun Hai?, directed by Raj Kaushal. The film drew from many Hollywood and Bollywood films and Warsi won praise from critics for his role of a conman. Raj Lalwani opined that the film "belongs to [him]" and that he was "one of the most underrated actors around".He once again teamed up with Rajkumar Hirani and Sanjay Dutt for Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), which won him his first Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor, Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role and Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor.His portrayal of a cameraman kidnapped by the Taliban in the counter-terrorism drama Kabul Express (2006), from Kabir Khan, won appreciation.H S Bunty wrote that Warsi "steals the show".Warsi appeared in the box office success comedy Dhamaal (2007).He played the role of a Pakistani footballer living in London in the sports drama Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007). In director Jaideep Sen's comedy Krazzy 4, Warsi portrayed a person suffering from intermittent explosive disorder. The film failed to generate favourable reviews.Ameeta Gupta praised Warsi's performance in Deepak Shivdasani's comedy Mr. Black Mr. White (2008).He reteamed with Rohit Shetty for the comedy Golmaal Returns (2008).His first release of 2009 was Kisse Pyaar Karoon, followed by Ek Se Bure Do. He played lead role in Neeraj Vora-directed comedy Shortkut, a remake of the Malayalam film Udayananu Tharam (2005)In 2010, Warsi won the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor and the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor for the black-comedy Ishqiya. He appeared alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Vidya Balan.He produced and acted in Hum Tum Aur Ghost.The film received negative reviews and performed poorly financially.He once again collaborated with Rohit Shetty for the comedy Golmaal 3. It was a commercial success.Raja Senopined that "Warsi [was] killing all the streetside-cred he's built up with bhai-sidekick roles by overdoing it."His 2011 releases include the comedies F.A.L.T.U and Double Dhamaal, which were both above-average grossers. The former was directed by Remo D'Souza and was inspired by the 2006 American comedy film Accepted, directed by Steve Pink.Preeti Arora called the latter a "huge disappointment".His only film role in 2012 was in a guest appearance in Ajab Gazabb Love. CNN-IBN wrote that Warsi was "good and effective".His first release of 2013 was the action-thriller Zila Ghaziabad in which he played the role of a gangster. Charu Thakur criticised the film but praised Warsi's performance.He played a lawyer in the Subhash Kapoor-directed Jolly LLB, his first solo hit.Raja Sen wrote that he was "earnest to a fault".He was awarded the BIG Star Entertainment Award for Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film (Male) and the IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and Apsara Film Producers Guild Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role for his performance in the comedy drama.The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi. Warsi played an important role in the Amrit Sagar Chopra-directed sex comedy Rabba Main Kya Karoon (2013). He starred as the titular detective in Samir Tewari's comedy Mr Joe B. Carvalho opposite Soha Ali Khan.Panned by critics, the film failed to perform well at the box office.He starred in Abhishek Chaubey's Dedh Ishqiya (2014).He received a head injury while shooting an action scene for Manish Jha's comedy film The Legend of Michael Mishra.Ashish R Mohan's comedy Welcome to Karachi (2015) featured Warsi alongside Jackky Bhagnani and Lauren Gottlieb. Rohit Vats and Shubha Shetty-Saha lauded Warsi's acting and comic timing.His upcoming films include The Legend of Michael Mishra, Guddu Rangeela, Fraud Saiyyan and Bhaiyyaji Superhitt while film Zamaanat, a courtroom drama directed by S Ramanathan, is still unreleased.WikipediaTelevision careerWarsi was the co-host of the dance show Razzmatazz (2001) on Zee TV.He starred opposite Karisma Kapoor in the TV serial Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny from 2003 to 2004. It aired on Sahara One.He hosted a popular award show Sabse Favourite Kaun (2004) for STAR Gold.He was the host of Bigg Boss 1 (2006), the Indian version of the reality television series Big Brother which was aired on Sony Entertainment. Warsi won the Indian Television Academy Award for Best Anchor—Game/Quiz Show for this.He has also done a small cameo on Disney Channel's television show Ishaan: Sapno Ko Awaaz De (2010).Wikipedia2. Manoj BajpayeeManoj Bajpayee is one of the gems we have in the industry. The highly talented actor has a long list of wonderful films and performances on his side but none of his films has worked at Box Office.We'd love to see long queues outside the ticket windows one day for a Manoj Bajpayee movie.—————————————————————————————————————-Why is Manoj Bajpayee so underrated despite acting in much better movies than some of the superstars of Bollywood like Salman Khan and Hritik Roshan? Is it because Indians mostly run after good looks?—————————————————————————————————————Why Manoj Bajpayee is the most Underrated Actor in Tinseltown?By - Team RadioCitySuddenly the movie aesthetes of cine-goers has undergone a change. Today, a ‘Talvar’ or a ‘Manjhi’ can be backed by leading studios in the country. We now have crowd pullers in Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Irrfan Khan.But way before this metamorphosis occurred, one man stormed into Indian cinema as Bhiku Mhatre and owned this space. Yet, he chose to refrain from the spotlight in this unforgiving world of showbiz.We will be indebted to Ram Gopal Verma for ‘Satya’ for it gave us Manoj Bajpayee, a name that has existed in films for 18 years but is seldom cited.Guess it’s the curse of not having PR machineries and active social media churn out enough hype to keep the audience vested. Or maybe, Bajpayee arrived way before his time. Had he arrived in today’s times the audience may have been more receptive of him.So upon whom does the onus lie? Rhetoric does that sound but let’s look upon what followed for the actor post ‘Satya’. ‘Kaun’, ‘Shool’, ‘Fiza’, ‘Aks’, ‘Zubeida’, ‘Pinjar’, ‘Veer Zaara’, ‘Raajneeti’, ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ and ‘Special 26’ are few impressive mentions from his rich body of work. Yet, Bajpayee is only mentioned in tea-time debates over good actors vs good money-making actors.Have we gotten so used to the ‘What is seen is what is sold’ philosophy that we have virtually forgotten a good actor’s existence? That question can be well answered with the way the recent ‘Aligarh’ fared. Both Bajpayee and Fawad Khan in ‘Kapoor and Sons’ picked up roles that were similar in nature (pun intended). Needless to say who fared better.Bajpayee does not need endorsements from bigger stars nor does he need to be a part of multi-starrers to prove his mettle. Take ‘Raajneeti’ for instance, a movie that was more centered on then lovebirds, Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif. That ‘Karaara Jawaab Milega’ still reverberates like music to the ears.Maybe, we as a cinema-loving country, do not deserve good actors like Bajpayee. Or maybe, Bajpayee needs a more efficient team behind him. Time will tell which is the easier alternative to choose.Here’s Why Manoj Bajpai Is An Exceptional Actor Caught Up In The Wrong TimesAll we're saying is, Irrfan is a great actor, but so is Manoj Bajpai.What if there hadn't been a Satya, would we still have Manoj Bajpai? And mind you, he has worked in the times in Bollywood when it was easier for character actors to get typecast in a particular kind of role.There was a phase in Manoj Bajpai's career when he delivered great, almost unbelievable performances one after the other in films like Satya, Kaun, Shool, Fiza, Aks, Zubeida, Pinjar. However, what's heartbreaking is that despite winning 2 national awards in this duration, it still took him 10 more years to break through to the mainstream audiences with Gangs of Wasseypur.Does it all boil down to the PR machinery of an actor?As much as we'd hate to believe but there's a certain amount of truth to the popular saying in Bollywood circles, "Joh dikhta hai, woh bikta hai". So, is it really about the appearances one makes? Is that what it takes for our media to cover someone like Manoj Bajpai?Or is it that we see actors in a new light altogether once they cross over to Hollywood?Because let's face it, how much did we celebrate Irrfan Khan before he ventured into international projects?Source: Urbanasian—————————————————————————————————————Debut and breakthrough (1994–2001)Following his one-minute role in Govind Nihalani's Drohkaal (1994),Bajpayee acted in the biographical drama Bandit Queen (1994). Tigmanshu Dhulia, the casting director of the film suggested his name to its director Shekhar Kapur.Bajpayee was considered for the role of dacoit Vikram Mallah in the film, which eventually went to Nirmal Pandey.Bajpayee got the role of dacoit Mann Singh in the film. During that time, he also did a television serial called Kalakaar, directed by Hansal Mehta and Imtihaan (Doordarshan).Bajpayee was a struggling actor when Mahesh Bhatt offered him the soap opera Swabhimaan (1995), which aired on DoordarshanHe agreed to do the serial at a low fee.Next, Bajpayee appeared in minor roles in films such as Dastak (1996) and Tamanna (1997).Director Ram Gopal Varma discovered Bajpayee when he was casting for Daud(1997), a comedy film, where he had a supporting role. Following completion of the filming, Varma expressed his regret for offering Bajpayee a minor role.He then promised Bajpayee a prominent role in his next film.Satya (1998), a crime drama, was their next film together. In the film, Bajpayee essayed the role of gangster Bhiku Mhatre, who accompanies the title character to form their nexus in the Mumbai underworld.Satya was mostly shot in the real slums of Mumbai.It was screened at the 1998 International Film Festival of India and opened to mostly positive reviews.Anupama Chopra called Bajpayee and others' performances "..so good that you can almost smell the Mumbai grime on their sweaty bodies."The film was a commercial success, and Bajpayee won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor and Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor for his performance.Filmfare later included his performance in the 2010 issue of Bollywood's "Top 80 Iconic Performances".Bajpayee then collaborated with Verma in the year 1999 with Kaun and Shool; with Verma directing the former and producing the latter. Kaun, was a whodunit with only three characters in a house, where Bajpayee played an annoying talkative stranger.The film was a box office disappointment.Shool saw him play the role of an honest police officer who finds himself in the politician-criminal nexus of the Motihari district in Bihar. Sify labelled Bajpayee's performance in the film as "truly amazing [..] especially the emotional scenes with Raveena Tandon."The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi, with Bajpayee winning the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance.He also acted in the Telugu romantic film Prema Katha (1999).The year 2000 started for Bajpayee with the comedy Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar!! and the crime drama Ghaath, both alongside Tabu.A dialogue from the former sparked controversy in some political parties.Bajpayee's first release in 2001 was Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's supernatural thriller Aks. His negative portrayal of Raghavan Ghatge, a criminal who dies and is reincarnated in the body of Manu Verma (played by Amitabh Bachchan),garnered him the Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Rolenomination.It was followed by Shyam Benegal's Zubeidaa, co-starring Rekha and Karishma Kapoor. He played Maharaja Vijayendra Singh of Fatehpur, a polo enthusiast prince with two wives. His character was inspired by Hanwant Singh, the Maharaja of Jodhpur.Career struggle (2002–09)Bajpayee's sole release of 2002 was the road thriller Road. He played the antagonist in the film, a hitchhiker who turns out to be a psychopathic killer, after taking a lift from a couple (played by Vivek Oberoi and Antara Mali).Bajpayee received another Filmfare nomination for Best Performance in a Negative Role, for the film.Pinjar (2003), a period drama, set during the partition of India, was Bajpayee's first release of the year. Directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, the film was based on a Punjabi novel of the same name.He received the National Film Special Jury Award for his performance in the film.He subsequently portrayed Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav in J. P. Dutta's ensemble war film LOC Kargil.It was based on the Kargil War, and Bajpayee was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for it.Both the films were commercially unsuccessful.Bajpayee's next roles were in Jaago (2004) opposite Raveena Tandon, Makrand Deshpande's Hanan and the thriller Inteqam.In Jaago, he played the role of a police officer who takes the situation into his own hands, after his 10-year-old daughter is raped and killed.The same year, he appeared in a supporting role in Yash Chopra's romantic drama Veer Zaara (2004). The film was screened at the 55th Berlin Film Festival, and grossed over ₹940 million (US$13 million) globally, becoming the highest-grossing film of the year.In 2005, Bajpayee acted in Dharmesh Darshan's drama Bewafaa, the thriller Fareb, and the English language film Return to Rajapur.He also acted in the Telugu romance Happy (2006).In 2007, Bajpayee played Major Suraj Singh in 1971. The film tells the story of six Indian army soldiers, who escape from the Pakistani prison after they were captured during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN, criticised the film but wrote: "[Bajpayee] is in great form, he holds back mostly and in the process, constructs a character that says more with his eyes than with words."He next starred opposite Juhi Chawla in Ganesh Acharya's drama film Swami.Bajpayee's final release of the year was the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan. He acted in the Sanjay Gupta – directed story Zahir alongside Dia Mirza.All of his 2007 releases were financial failures. Next year, he starred in the ensemble comedy Money Hai Toh Honey Hai (2008), which was also a box office disaster.Bajpayee's shoulder got injured while filming the Telugu film Vedam, and was absent from the screen for nearly two years.He then returned in a major role with the comedy Jugaad (2009), which was based on the 2006 Delhi sealing drive incident.His next release was the mystery thriller Acid Factory (2009), which was a remake of the 2006 American film Unknown.He played a comic role of one among the people who are kidnapped and locked in a factory with no memory of how they came there. The film did not do well at the box office.The string of financial failures continued with his next release.In Madhur Bhandarkar's Jail (2009), he played the role of a convict serving life imprisonment. He called his role a "narrator" and "mentor" of its protagonist (played by Neil Nitin Mukesh).Raajneeti and beyond (2010–present)[edit]In 2010, Bajpayee starred in Prakash Jha's big-budget ensemble political thriller Raajneeti. It was inspired by the Indian epic Mahabharata. Bajpai's role was of Veerendra Pratap Singh (based on the character of Duryodhana), a greedy politician, who considers himself the rightful heir of a political family. Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India in her review mentioned that Bajpayee "..grab[s] eyeballs in [his] scenes" and "..brings back memories of his mesmeric performances".Indian trade journalists were apprehensive of Raajneeti recovering its ₹600 million (US$8.3 million) investment.The film, however, proved to be a major commercial success, with worldwide earnings of over ₹1.43 billion(US$20 million).Bajpayee received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at Filmfare for the film.He then acted in two Telugu films; Vedam (2010) and Puli (2010), followed by the comedy Dus Tola (2010).He also provided the voice of Rama in the animated film Ramayana: The Epic, which was based on the Indian epic Ramayana.Bajpayee promoting Aarakshan in 2011.Aarakshan (2011), a socio-drama based on the issue of caste based reservations in Indian, was Bajpayee's next film. The film sparked controversy in some groups and was banned in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh before its theatrical release.Trade journalists had high expectations for the film, but it ultimately flopped at the box office.Bajpai's followup was the thriller Lanka(2011).In 2012, Bajpayee appeared in Anurag Kashyap's two-part crime film Gangs of Wasseypur. His character Sardar Khan appeared in the first one. To prepare for his role, Bajpayee shaved his head and lost four kilogram of weight.It premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,Toronto film festival,and the Sundance Film Festival in 2013.Gangs of Wasseypur released in India on 22 June to positive response. Anupama Chopra called it his best performance since Bhiku Mhatre in Satya.For his performance in the film, Bajpayee was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor.His next film was the historical drama Chittagong (2012), based on the Chittagong armoury raid. Bajpai portrayed the Bengali independence fighter Surya Sen in it, for which he charged no money.His final release of the year was Chakravyuh, where he played a Naxalite; a role which required him to lose 5 Kilograms weight.Writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar called Chakravyuh "the best film of last 20 years".On the contrary, a review carried by India Today called it an "amateurish attempt", but praised Bajpayee's acting.In 2013, Bajpayee had five releases: Samar, his Tamil debut film, was the first release. He appeared in a supporting role in the film.He then appeared in Neeraj Pandey's heist thriller Special 26. Based on the 1987 Opera House heist, he portrayed a CBI officer in the film.It was followed by the crime film Shootout at Wadala, where he played a character inspired by the gangster Shabir Ibrahim Kaskar.Bajpayee collaborated with Prakash Jha for the fourth time with Satyagraha. The film was loosely inspired by social activist Anna Hazare's fight against corruption in 2011,featuring an ensemble cast, the film was highly anticipated by trade journalists due to its release coinciding with the Mumbai and Delhi gang rape public protests.Satyagraha earned ₹675 million(US$9.4 million) domestically.Bajpayee then provided the voice of Yudhishthira for Mahabharat, a 3D animation film based on the Indian epic of the same name.In 2014, Bajpayee played the antagonist in the Tamil action film Anjaan.Bajpayee continued to play negative roles with his next film Tevar (2015). A remake of the 2003 Telugu film Okkadu, the film opened to negative reviews and was a box office failure.The same year, he along with Raveena Tandon, appeared in the patriotic-themed short film Jai Hind. With a run-time of 6 minutes, the film was released on YouTube by OYO Rooms, right before the Indian Independence Day.Bajpayee acted in another short film titled Taandav in 2016. Directed by Devashish Makhija, the film showcased the pressure and scenarios faced by an honest police constable, and was released on YouTube.The same year, he portrayed professor Ramchandra Siras, in Hansal Mehta's biographical drama Aligarh. The story followed the life of a homosexual professor who was expelled from Aligarh Muslim University because of his sexuality. Bajpayee watched a few clippings of Siras to prepare for his role.The film was screened at the 20th Busan International Film Festival, and the 2015 Mumbai Film Festival.Aligarh was released on 26 February 2016 to positive reviews.Bajpayee won the Best Actor award at the 10th Asia Pacific Screen Awards and his third Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor.He next played a traffic constable in Rajesh Pillai's swan song Traffic (2016). A remake of the Malayalam film of the same name, the film was released on 6 May 2016.His subsequent release of the year was the biographical sports film Budhia Singh – Born to Run, where he played the coach of Budhia Singh; the world's youngest marathon runner.It was followed by the comedy film Saat Uchakkey (2016) and the short film Ouch directed by Neeraj Pandey.Bajpayee's first release of 2017 was the spy thriller Naam Shabana, a spin-off to the 2015 film Baby with Taapsee Pannu reprising her role as Shabana.The same year, he reunited with Ram Gopal Varma for the crime drama Sarkar 3. It was the third installment in the Sarkar film series.In the film, his character was loosely based on Arvind Kejriwal.Later that year, Bajpayee appeared briefly in the drama film Rukh.In 2018, Bajpayee reunited with Neeraj Pandey with the crime thriller Aiyaary, where he played the role of Colonel Abhay Singh who is in pursuit of his protege Major Jai Bakshi (Sidharth Malhotra). Film critic Namrata Joshi criticised the film's plot and called Bajpayee and one song, the "film’s only saving graces".He later appeared in Ahmed Khan's Baaghi 2, alongside Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani.Later that year, Bajpayee acted and made his debut as a producer with the psychological thriller Missing, co-starring Tabu. The film mostly received negative review from critics.Shubhra Gupta called it a "shoddy mess".He next appeared alongside John Abraham in the vigilante action film Satyameva Jayate (2018).The same year he appeared in the psychological drama Gali Guleiyan, directed by debutant Dipesh Jain, where he played the role of an electrician living in Old Delhi, who starts losing his grasp over reality.He won the Best Actor award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.The film premiered at the 22nd Busan International Film Festival and was also screened at the 2017 MAMI Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, Atlanta Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival and the Chicago International Film Festival.His final release of the year was Tabrez Noorani's ensemble drama Love Sonia, a film about sex trafficking. It had its premiere at the 2018 London Indian Film Festival and was released in India on 14 September, 2018.In 2019, he was also given India's 4th highest civilian honor Padma Shri for his contributions to art.Acting styleBajpayee is often regarded as a method actor and a director's actor, and is known for his unconventional roles in films.Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui has cited Bajpayee's performance in Aks as the inspiration for his role as the antagonist in Kick (2014).Bajpayee has also been vocal about the disparity in the pay he commands, in comparison to the top actors in the film industry.He has cited Amitabh Bachchan, Naseeruddin Shah and Raghubir Yadav as his inspirations.Director Ram Gopal Varma considers him to be "an education" for himself and said he is "simply the best actor I've ever worked with."Shekhar Kapur, who directed him in Bandit Queen, recalls: "Manoj had the ability to portray a lot just by doing little. He never tried to overplay a scene and seemed totally comfortable with a minimalist statement."According to director Hansal Mehta, Manoj "has the ability to transform himself like few others."Bajpayee's performance as Bhiku Mhatre in Satya is considered to be one of the most memorable characters of Hindi cinema, along with his dialogue in it: "Mumbai ka king kaun? Bhiku Mhatre" (Who is the king of Mumbai? Bhiku Mhatre).Kay Kay Menon credits this character as a turning point for other method actors: "If it were not for Manoj’s brilliant performance in Satya, actors like Irrfan and me might still be waiting to be accepted. Manoj opened the doors for us."Writing about the character in his book Popcorn Essayists, journalist-writer Jai Arjun Singh wrote that the "earthiness" and the "authenticity" [of the character], was the subtle result of a persistence in Bajpai's performance.- Wikipedia