Hansal Mehta revealed that the story of `Gangs of Wasseypur` first came to him before Anurag Kashyap. In this conversation for Mid-day`s The Bombay Film Story, Mehta recalls how he was approached for the film by Zeeshan Qadri. Mehta took the film to Manoj Bajpayee who was willing to put some money in it as well. Watch the video to know how Anurag Kashyap ended up directing the cult classic

Seasoned actor Manoj Bajpayee who is gearing up for the release of his film `Bhaiyya Ji` recalled his first meeting with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in this old interview with Mayank Shekhar on Sit With Hitlist. Bajpayee trained under Barry John and his company Theatre Action Group (TAG), to secure a place in Delhi`s National School of Drama — that ultimately rejected him four years in a row. It`s at TAG that he first met Khan: "No matter how talented we were, girls always flocked to Shah Rukh." Nothing`s changed. "Shah Rukh, along with Divya Seth, Jeeturaj, were English theatre actors, from privileged backgrounds in South Delhi," Bajpayee said. Watch the video for more.
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