After playing a morally upright cop in the recently released Satyameva Jayate, Manoj Bajpayee is exploring the other end of the spectrum with his next release, Love Sonia. The actor admits that slipping into the character of Faizal — who is at the forefront of women trafficking — was a "hellish experience", given the dark nature of the subject.

"I have played negative characters before, but they weren't as evil as Faizal. Since the issue of women trafficking has always been close to my heart, I wanted to be part of the film. It's the most horrific crime happening in this world, and doing a film on it was my small way of fighting the issue. But it was hard to understand my character's logic and the motive behind his actions," says Bajpayee of his role in the drama, that has done the rounds of several international film festivals, including Indian Film Festival of Melbourne and London Indian Film Festival.