When Manoj Bajpayee gave up on his dancing dream because of Hrithik Roshan

National Awardwinning actor Manoj Bajpayee celebrates his birthday on April 23 The actor who is known for his films like Gangs of Wasseypur Satya Aligarh The Family Man shared that he was really fond of dancing and thought to exhibit his skills as a dancer on the screen until he saw Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshans danceTalking about his affinity for singing he once said Since Im 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 wellManoj also revealed that he is a trained Chhau dancer Main Chhau dance mein trained hoon par fir jab maine Hrithik ko dekha toh maine socha aaj se dancing ka khwaab band Im 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 cant learn this nowAround three decades ago a freshfaced young actor named Manoj Bajpayee travelled to the socalled City of Dreams to make a name for himself and with his sheer hard work he undoubtedly set an example of how an outsider can survive in the industry despite various challengesManoj Bajpayee who got a major break in films with Satya has now 100 movies in his filmography Working in more than 100 movies clearly shows the longevity of the veteran actors careerIn a recent interview with ANI Manoj reflected on his journey in the Indian film industry which he described as cutthroat and unpredictableYou know I did not tell my parents and friends that I got Satya until the films release date was locked because I did not want to jinx it Earlier it used to be unpredictablethey would sign you and then they would not do itsometimes films would also get shelved So I did not tell them till the release was planned Satya became a super duper hitI feel its a very unpredictable and cutthroat industryNo journey is fought aloneit is fought with the help of a lot of people At the end of the day destiny plays a very big part he expressedManoj also talked about how the industry has changed over the years highlighting the representation of women in the film businessIt feels like I just travelled yesterdayour industry is very tough because it is a small industry Everyone knows everyoneeveryone is vying for that one roleit has gone through so many changes Now its digitalsets have been changedtheres such a great presence of women on sets now Earlier there used to be hairdressers or heroines onlyNow people get bound scripts when I started there was only narration and had to go by the words of the directors he saidSpeaking of Manojs latest work projects he is currently being lauded for his powerpacked performance as ACP Avinash in Silence 2 The Night Owl Bar Shootout which is the sequel to Silence Can You Hear It I could not the 2021 crime thrillerOn how to make a franchise successful Manoj said Whenever you are doing a franchise its really important for actors to go back and watch it all over again revisit itthen you will get to know what are the things that you have to retain and what are the things that you should take out and then add more new things A little bit of work is always requiredBy doing this you are helping the directorStreaming on ZEE 5 the film also stars Prachi Desai Sahil Vaid and Parul Gulati Aban Bharucha Deohans has directed itWith inputs from ANI