Manoj Bajpayee wept privately as Hansal Mehta faced protestors’ ink

Manoj Bajpayee is known for his candid nature when it comes to discussing his professional and personal experiences. The actor does not hesitate to address questions related to his disagreements with colleagues and friends.

In a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan, Manoj opened up about his past fallout with filmmaker Hansal Mehta. He expressed remorse over the differences they had during the initial stages of his career. Manoj recounted how he felt when protesters targeted Hansal by throwing ink at him. 

The actor’s willingness to discuss these sensitive topics reflects his transparent approach to his journey. He seems to believe in the importance of addressing such matters openly, rather than shying away from them. Manoj’s openness and honesty in these interviews provide valuable insights into the challenges and experiences he has faced throughout his career.

The actor said, “It was a difficult time for all of us. My career was slipping away from me, a career which I got after a lot of hard work. Many other unwanted people got into the project, some because of me, some because of Hansal. Things weren’t right after that. Yes, you feel bad, but I’m not the sort of person who lets arguments affect him. What I feel bad is that Hansal had to go through all that protest and people putting ink on his face. When that happened, he doesn’t know this, I went to my bathroom and cried. How can this happen to someone like him? No matter what, Hansal always has been very supportive to me. When his mother died, my heart was broken because she used to feed me. The first thing she used to do whenever I used to land up at his (Hansal Mehta’s) place is to get food in front of me thinking he must not have eaten.”

He further added, “Even if you are strong, you can break down after a point. Because of what happened, we ended up shouting at each other. But if you ask me today, I am not carrying it. It was all a part of the journey we went through, be it Hansal and me, be it Anurag (Kashyap) and me or be it Ramu (Ram Gopal Varma) and me. We had many fallouts. But the only problem I had was that my emotion was more of an anger. I used to take it out in an angry way. That used to offend my friends more. If I would have cried in front of them, they would not have been offended but my emotions always came out as anger. So whenever I used to vent out my frustration, the other person used to be thrown off completely.”